While solar projects take lots of land and using barren land is difficult as the land available is in isolated areas, a new trend and a large number of agriculture farms are looking for solar plants to meet their requirements. There is a growing interest among agriculture farm owners to Read more…
In the recent guideline issued by MNRE for bidding mechanism for procurement of solar and wind power, MNRE has removed the tariff cap for reverse bidding in the solar and wind project. This will be adopted in all upcoming future bids for solar and wind power project. The detail can Read more…
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Thursday postponed the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet, which was to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 30. The ministry did not specify the reason for postponing the meet. It said fresh dates would be 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…
India needs a whopping USD 2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), offering the private sector an investment opportunity of over USD 1.12 trillion by 2030, according to a report. India needs a whopping USD 2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), Read more…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the implementation of Phase-III of the off-grid and decentralized Solar PV (photovoltaic) Application Programme to achieve additional 118 MWp off-grid solar PV capacity by 2020. Phase-III of Off-grid and Decentralized Solar Read more…
University of British Columbia researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that converts light to energy. Their cell generated a current stronger than any previously recorded from such a device, and worked as efficiently in dim light as in bright light. This innovation Read more…
The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) and the State Health Department have collaborated to install, operate, and maintain solar PV systems in 900 health centres across the state, improving health outcomes. The programme is seen as an exemplar of best practices and of interdepartmental collaboration. This is part of a Read more…
Softbank-backed SB Energy, AMP Energy and French state-run power major EDF won 600 MW, 100 MW and 300 MW, respectively, at a tariff of Rs 2.50 per unit, while Renew Power won 200 MW at Rs 2.51 per unit. BENGALURU: Solar Energy Corporation of India has auctioned 1,200 MW solar Read more…
It was in 2017 that the government announced that a 500 MW solar photovoltaic park would come up at Kadaladi. Former CM J Jayalalithaa had in 2016 announced a 4,000MW thermal power plant at the same site Chennai: In a major setback to Tangedco and the Tamil Nadu government, the Read more…