1. Introduction Government of India is encouraging adoption of solar energy by every Indian. To promote convenient adoption and use of solar energy, public sector banks & private banks have been given statutory instruction by Ministry of Finance to offer loan at reasonable cost as per Government of India & Read more
Calls by homeowners to protect their solar panels against the potential impact of neighbours’ extensions have prompted a review of planning policy. There is currently no legislation to protect residents who have invested in panels in the expectation of financial returns. Milton Keynes Council is to examine planning rules after Read more
Ministry of New and renewable Energy (MNRE) has drawn a scheme to set up number of solar parks across various states in the country, each with a capacity of Solar Projects generally above 500 MW. The Scheme proposes to provide financial support by Government of India to establish solar parks Read more
A report titled “Scaling Up Private Investment in Rooftop Solar” was launched on March 17, 2016 by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, and New & Renewable Energy. The product of an in-depth study by the Solar Rooftop Policy Coalition—which consists of The Nand and Jeet Khemka Read more
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, issued the National Wind–Solar Hybrid Policy on May 14, 2018. The objective of the policy is to provide a framework for the promotion of large grid-connected wind–solar PV hybrid system for efficient utilization of transmission infrastructure and land. It also Read more
KOLKATA: Grid interconnection regulations and processes remain challenging in most parts of India despite almost all states announcing net- and gross-metering policies for rooftop solar.This is despite, India’s rooftop solar market growing rapidly with the country adding more capacity in the past 12 months than all previous years put together.According Read more
While India remains one of the most attractive markets when it comes to renewable energy, the industry needs a better regulatory environment and clarity on policies, industry players argued at the CII partnership summit in Mumbai on Sunday. “I think renewables is one industry in India where you have tariff Read more
New Delhi: Union Minister Raj Kumar Singh Wednesday pitched for creating a policy framework to further propagate the use of solar energy in the dairy cooperative network for benefit of farmers. The entire dairy chain from village-level milk pooling to product delivery is energy intensive. Extensive use of solar energy in dairy Read more