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…
India has overtaken the US to become the second-most attractive country after China for renewable energy investment, according to a report by a UK accountancy firm EY. In an annual ranking of the top 40 renewable energy markets worldwide in terms of allure, China was ranked at the top, followed Read more…
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to raising of bonds of Rs 2,360 crore for renewable energy. The bonds will be raised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) through the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) during the Read more…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH India on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany have signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the ‘Indo-German Energy Programme— Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC)’. The main objective Read more…
Renewable energy tariffs that have already tumbled to a record low will fall further and help India achieve its ambitious targets for generating green electricity, Secretary, MNRE, Shri Anand Kumar said. “In the years to come, with the technology improving, we expect that the tariffs would go down further, both Read more…
Source: REN21, Renewables 2018 Global Status Report
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Ltd. have signed a loan agreement for a second line of credit (LoC) of Euro 150 million on nonsovereign basis on March 10, 2018, in New Delhi. The line of credit is for tenure of 15 years including a Read more…
Bamboo and its derivatives fall within the category of biomass, a biodegradable substance, essentially a product of photosynthesis and a natural solar cell storing in some form or other, solar energy, and this energy can be meaningfully extracted through application of appropriate technology. The energy stored in biomass is measured Read more…
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), signed the Host Country Agreement in New Delhi on March 26, 2018. The agreement will give ISA a juridical personality and gives it power to contract, to acquire and dispose off movable and immovable properties, to institute and Read more…