Govt to auction wind projects of 4 GW capacity in FY18The government plans to auction wind power projects of about 4 gigawatt (GW) capacity in tranches this year, a senior official said on Frid...
22 Apr, 2017, 12.50 AM IST
Government halves the size and financial aid for its largest-ever rooftop solar projectThe renewable energy ministry has reduced the tender for installation of 1 GW of rooftop solar plants across buildings of 12 central minist...
19 Apr, 2017, 01.25 AM IST
SECI to call 2,300-mw solar power bids soon: Ashvini KumarPPAs to produce 3,200-mw are already in place and tendering process for remaining 2,300-mw of solar power projects are at various stages of...
09 Jan, 2017, 02.29 PM IST
Wind power reverse auction deferredAlthough India has been holding solar auctions for the past three years, this is the first one for wind energy and the response to it will ...
15 Dec, 2016, 11.18 AM IST
Solar tariffs set to reach a record low with reserve price at Rs 4/kwHState discoms have often shown reluctance in buying solar and other forms of renewable power, since power from conventional sources is chea...
10 Nov, 2016, 12.21 AM IST
Solar tariffs about to touch record lowBhadla has the highest solar radiation in the country and thereby can generate the cheapest solar power.
09 Nov, 2016, 09.48 AM IST
Solar auction: Companies seeking lowest state support winCompanies that sought the lowest viability gap funding – state support on capital costs – won projects in the auction by the Solar Energy C...
06 May, 2016, 09.42 AM IST
Solar Energy Corporation of India plans to set up more solar plants“We have asked the World Bank to finance 50% of the project cost or about $200 million,” said Ashvini Kumar, Managing Director of SECI.
03 May, 2016, 03.56 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh solar projects find bidders at Rs 4.43/ kwHRattanIndia arm, SolaireDirect accept price slightly higher than record low of Rs 4.34 per kwH
29 Mar, 2016, 07.50 AM IST
SECI keen to advance deadlines for projects but developers jitteryThe Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is considering shortening the period for completing projects from 13 months to 12.
10 Mar, 2016, 07.18 AM IST
100-GW solar power target can be achieved, says Ministry of New and Renewable Energy joint secretaryThe government’s target of 100 GW solar power by 2022 is definitely achievable given the progress made in the last two years, said Tarun Ka...
24 Feb, 2016, 01.57 AM IST
Installed solar power capacity touches 5,000 MW in JanuarySECI has been made implementing agency and out of Rs 374 crore sanctioned, it has released Rs 54.93 crore to respective States development ...
20 Feb, 2016, 03.24 PM IST
Big step for energy programme: Storage battery at 750-MW Andhra Pradesh solar plant likelyIt is the first hybrid tender of the SECI in which every bidder will have to include a small storage system alongside its solar plant.
10 Feb, 2016, 06.15 AM IST
Solar, wind projects may attract $20 bn investment: IREDASolar and wind projects in the country would attract $20 billion investment each year from next fiscal until 2018-19, state-owned Indian Re...
04 Feb, 2016, 06.09 PM IST
Akshay Kumar unveils the first look of 'Singh is Bling' on TwitterAkshay completed the second schedule of 'Singh is Bliing' in Goa. On May 2, Lara Dutta began shooting with Akshay for the movie, directed b...
26 May, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
- Solar Energy Corporation to be fully functional by June
State-run Solar Energy Corporation, formed primarily for executing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), will be fully funct...
25 Apr, 2012, 01.15 PM IST
- Air India executive wins libel action against London newspaper
The court was told the article appeared before the end of Sharma's four-year tenure as Air India's director for the UK and EU. Combat Helic...
01 May, 2008, 12.35 AM IST