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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, has been conferred the Skoch Award for national significance at an event held in…
Read insight — Ministry of New and Renewable Energy conferred Skoch Award for National SignificanceIn India’s electricity output; in April–October 2018, this share touched the 10% threshold. The share of renewables in the total installed power capacity is also…
Read insight — Ten Per Cent of India’s Total Electricity Output Now Comes from Renewable PowerResidents of a Navi Mumbaibased cooperative housing society recently installed a 31 kilowatt-power (kWp) rooftop solar power system in a bid to reduce its carbon…
Read insight — Navi Mumbai Society Switches to Solar to Reduce CO2 EmissionsCancellation of auctions for renewable energy projects because of high bids has saved central and state governments Rs 3,405 crore, a top official said, although…
Read insight — Scrapping renewable energy projects saved Rs 3,400 cr: MNRE SecretaryThe Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has directed its officials to explore the possibility of installing ‘solar trees’ in residential complexes of government employees. The…
Read insight — CPWD to Install ‘Solar Trees’ in Residential ComplexesAuctions for around 8,000 MW solar capacities worth Rs 40,000 crore were cancelled in 2018-19, leavig developers and investors high and dry, according to an…
Read insight — 8 GW solar bids worth Rs 40,000 cr cancelled in FY’19, irks investorsThe 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…
Read insight — Cabinet Approves Continuation of Off-Grid and Decentralized Solar PV Applications Programme : Phase IIISeveral power-consuming small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India are hesitant to install rooftop solar panels due to perceived performance risks, according to a survey…
Read insight — SMEs hesitant to install rooftop solar panels: Deloitte surveyThe government will come out with a single bid for setting up 25 GW of solar capacity in Ladakh, Power and New and Renewable Energy…
Read insight — Government to Bid out 25 GW Solar Capacities in LadakhInstalling solar panels on your terrace to generate power can be a rewarding idea in many ways. If you face frequent power-cuts, a rooftop plant…
Read insight — Shedding some light on solar power