An amount of Rs 600 crore has been allocated for the projects under ‘Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar power Plants Programme’ and Rs 508.84 crore has been released till January 31, 2017. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Read more…
The discom has claimed that despite repeated efforts by MSEDCL to procure power through renewable energy sources but was not receiving responses from the bidders. Nagpur: MSEDCL has filed a petition in Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) urging the Commission not to levy any penalty on it for failing to Read more…
The Government has approved a new scheme to provide financial assistance in the form of capital subsidy to small powerloom units for installation of solar photovoltaic (SPV) plants. The scheme aims to alleviate the problem of power cuts faced by the decentralized powerloom units in the country. The funds requirement Read more…
The Haryana Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a leading company Prestige Ocean Holding and Investments Limited for the setting up of 100 MW solar power projects in the State with an investment of Rs 500 crore. Haryana Principal Secretary, New and Renewable Energy Department, Shri Ankur Read more…
As per the agreement, the RSDCL will develop infrastructure in the solar park and NTPC will develop the solar projects. The agreement is likely to bring investment of more than Rs 4,000 crore in the state. New Delhi: Public sector major NTPC and Rajasthan Solarpark Development Company Ltd (RSDCL), a Read more…
Gamesa India, a renewable energy company, has inaugurated its Greenfield integrated manufacturing facility at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The company invested around Rs 300 crore in the facility. The plant was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri N Chandrababu Naidu. This is Gamesa’s largest facility in India and forms Read more…
In another shining example of renewable energy leadership, in 2016, Germany used more renewable electricity than ever before, receiving 32 per cent of the gross amount of electricity consumed in the country from sun, wind, and other renewable sources. The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and Read more…
A significant amount of work goes into the complex process of designing and planning a photovoltaic (PV) power plant, whether on the rooftop of a building or ground-mounted on the field. This then translates into an efficient, working PV power plant in situ. With the rapid uptake of PV, it Read more…
With this project, North Macedonia shows an excellent example of how coal regions can be profitably transformed, providing new employment opportunities for former coal workers and driving sustainable regional development. SKOPJE: The European Union energy watchdog praised North Macedonia on Wednesday for a pioneering project among EU aspirants to transform Read more…
In what appears to be a distinct improvement in developers response to solar tenders, SECI’s latest bid submission of 1200MW drew 3500MW of bids. The Solar Energy Corporation of India is the renewable energy ministry’s nodal agency through which it holds solar and wind auctions. BENGALURU: In what appears to Read more…