The Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects was rolled out on 12-12-2014 with aggregate capacity 20,000 MW. Further, the capacity of the Solar Park Scheme was enhanced from 20,000 MW to 40,000 MW on 21-03-2017 to set up at least 50 solar parks by Read more…
Source: MNRE Annual reports
The Ministry launched the above scheme in January 2015 , the Scheme is closed for new sanctions. Under this Scheme, MNRE has sanctioned around 882 MW grid-connected solar PV power plant capacity to 9 CPSUs/Govt. Organizations. As of 31.12.2019, all the sanctioned 882 MW capacity solar PV projects have been Read more…
Government of India, through Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), on 05.04.2019, has approved Implementation of CPSU Scheme Phase-II for setting up 12,000 MW grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects by CPSUs/ State PSUs/ Government Organisations, with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support over 4 years 2019-20 to 2022-23 for Read more…
Shri Anand Kumar, Secretary, Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said that the Government is committed to managing curtailments to enhance the ease of doing business for developers in the renewable energy sector. Speaking at the session on Renewables in India at the India Pavilion, on the Read more…
Most of renewable energy projects in the country are being implemented by the private sector developers selected through transparent bidding process. Government has issued standard bidding guidelines to enable the distribution licensees to procure power at competitive rates in cost effective manner. In order to be competitive, developers are encouraged Read more…
Wind power projects are set up in the country, including in the state of Rajasthan, on the basis of commercial principles taking into account wind resource, land availability, transmission infrastructure, etc. So far, bids for 15,100 MW of wind power projects have been issued, out of which projects of Read more…
The Government have taken, inter alia, following steps to increase solar energy generation in the country: (i) Announcement of a target of installing 100 GW of solar energy capacity by December, 2022. (ii) Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar power for Read more…
The Government of India has set a national target of installing 1,00,000 MW grid connected solar power capacity in the country by December, 2022. As on 31.10.2019, a total grid connected solar power generation capacity of 31,696 MW has been set up in the Country, projects of 17998 MW capacity Read more…
A total capacity of 56.34 MW has been set up for power generation from waste garbage/material during last three years and current year in the country. The State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-I. The details of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) provided by the Government to the private developers in different States/UTs for Read more…