Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri RK Singh held bilateral meetings with Madame Amina Moumouni, the Minister of Energy, Niger; Mr Marc Dederiwe Ably- Bidamon, Minister of Energy and Mines, Togo; and Mr Poasi Mataele Tei, Minister of Read more…
In a major decision to fast-track the deployment of Renewable Energy (RE) in India, Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri R K Singh has approved a proposal for early regulatory approval by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) for Read more…
By installing rooftop solar power plants in 662 buildings with a total capacity of 3,030 kilo watt (KW), the Greater Chennai Corporation plans to save ₹1 lakh per day on its power bill. Through funds from the Chennai Smart City Mission, the Corporation is implementing the solar energy project at Read more…
The growth of renewable energy has boosted the need for developing power balancing infrastructure that can come to the rescue in the event of sudden fluctuations. This is an opportunity for developing battery-based balancing infrastructure that can ramp up or down power output in a very short period. “There is Read more…
India has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to US$1,559 per tonne on imports of a certain type of sheet used in the solar cells from China, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand for five years. India solar panel This is done in order to safeguard domestic players against cheap imports. Read more…
Increased warming in the Indian Ocean and the resultant weakening of the Indian summer monsoon may come in the way of India’s goal of leading the world’s wind power generation. Analysing the available wind and atmospheric data from 1980-2016, researchers from Harvard University, U.S., and National Climate Center in Beijing, Read more…
India’s power sector is experiencing a paradigm shift, driven primarily by a strong demand growth, and the government’s target to achieve 40 percent non-fossil fuel-based generation capacity as per its intended nationally determined contributions. The country’s abundant renewable energy potential is also helping its inclusion in the mainstream power sector. Read more…
GAIL (India) Ltd and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will be working together to develop solar power projects. Under the deal, a company statement said, GAIL shall be the project developer and BHEL shall act as an engineering, procurement, construction and project management contractor. BHEL shall also provide operation and Read more…
NTPC-Simhadri here is setting up a 25 MW floating solar power plant in its water storage reservoir as part of the company’s efforts to diversify into the solar segment, according to AR Maiti, Group General Manager. Addressing the media here on Friday, he said NTPC-Simhadri was also setting up a Read more…
Tamil Nadu may regain the top slot in total installed capacity in renewable energy as the state has bright prospects for capacity addition in wind and solar sectors in the coming year. . Last year, Karnataka had toppled Tamil Nadu. Karnataka is the top State with a total installed capacity Read more…