India needs a whopping USD 2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), offering the private sector an investment opportunity of over USD 1.12 trillion by 2030, according to a report. India needs a whopping USD 2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), Read more…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had started ‘Akshay Urja Aur Hum’, a Radio Sponsored Programme (RSP) from September 16, 2016, on every Friday and Tuesday. The concluding episode (104th episode) was aired on All India Radio on September 12, 2017. The programme covered various areas of renewable Read more…
Source: REN21 Renewables 2017 Global Status Report Source: IRENA
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the implementation of Phase-III of the off-grid and decentralized Solar PV (photovoltaic) Application Programme to achieve additional 118 MWp off-grid solar PV capacity by 2020. Phase-III of Off-grid and Decentralized Solar Read more…
University of British Columbia researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that converts light to energy. Their cell generated a current stronger than any previously recorded from such a device, and worked as efficiently in dim light as in bright light. This innovation Read more…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, is organizing the 2nd Global RE-Invest INDIA-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo from October 3–5, 2018, at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, National Capital Region of Delhi, India. The 2nd Global RE-INVEST will host the First Assembly of International Solar Read more…
The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) and the State Health Department have collaborated to install, operate, and maintain solar PV systems in 900 health centres across the state, improving health outcomes. The programme is seen as an exemplar of best practices and of interdepartmental collaboration. This is part of a Read more…
Softbank-backed SB Energy, AMP Energy and French state-run power major EDF won 600 MW, 100 MW and 300 MW, respectively, at a tariff of Rs 2.50 per unit, while Renew Power won 200 MW at Rs 2.51 per unit. BENGALURU: Solar Energy Corporation of India has auctioned 1,200 MW solar Read more…
It was in 2017 that the government announced that a 500 MW solar photovoltaic park would come up at Kadaladi. Former CM J Jayalalithaa had in 2016 announced a 4,000MW thermal power plant at the same site Chennai: In a major setback to Tangedco and the Tamil Nadu government, the Read more…
India has evolved from being a power-deficit country to having sufficient power. Further, the Central government’s Saubhagya Scheme is working towards ensuring complete village electrification by 2019. Public– private partnerships (PPP) can help realize that vision by plugging the gaps in the power-supply chain and providing clean, reliable, and affordable Read more…