RE capacity bidding: Power sector CPSUs to get nod at start of year based on balance sheet strengthAccording to the statement, it has been decided to consider the proposal for waiver of transmission charges for renewable energy capacity u...
08 Sep, 2021, 09.00 PM IST
View: Policy soon to boost solar manufacturingThere’s certain degree of consensus that there will be major breakthroughs in storage and hydrogen technologies. There will be a large numb...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.11 AM IST
Govt plans tenders for storage to smoothen clean energy supply"This (intermittent power) is one of the major concerns brought up by grid operators, power companies and utilities. With solar, we have al...
27 Nov, 2020, 08.26 PM IST
Govt plans to impose 20% customs duty on solar power equipment to cut imports: Anurag ThakurWhile the government has taken a number of steps to increase capacities in the renewable energy sector in the last few years, it is now tim...
16 Jul, 2020, 03.21 PM IST
MNRE urges states to provide incentives to manufacturersThe proposal has so far attracted interest from Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and the Tuticorin Port Trust in Tamil Nadu to set up designated equi...
19 Apr, 2020, 03.01 PM IST
MNRE urges states to set up renewable energy equipment parks, make India global hub"MNRE has initiated action in big way towards setting up new hubs for manufacturing renewable energy equipments in the country to meet both...
18 Apr, 2020, 11.22 AM IST
Decoding the National Wind-Solar Hybrid PolicyThis policy aims at establishing a structure on the basis of which large-scale wind-solar hybrid power projects can be promoted.
24 Oct, 2019, 06.10 PM IST
Govt amends solar bidding norms, developers can now pass on duty hikeDevelopers can now pass on the burden of any increase in duties on solar equipment to discoms. It would mean that duty hike will ultimately...
04 Apr, 2018, 08.49 AM IST
Solar companies ask regulators of Haryana, Uttarakhand to remove bottlenecksIn one petition, the Distributed Solar Power Association has noted that the HERC has yet to implement a key recommendation of the Haryana S...
04 Jan, 2018, 11.49 PM IST
Government unlikely to scrap customs duty on import of solar panelsDIPP backed the revision, maintaining it would help local solar manufacturers compete with global ones and was thereby in keeping with the ...
26 Dec, 2017, 11.43 PM IST
MNRE's rooftop installation incentive not enough: Bridge to IndiaIn a new policy move, the ministry has announced financial incentives for DISCOMs to support rooftop solar installations.
09 Jan, 2017, 08.05 PM IST
GST poses a big risk for Indian solar industry: ReportBridge to India, a renewable analyst house, feels if GST is implemented, input cost or tariff will rise by anything between 12-20% in the s...
14 Mar, 2016, 06.53 PM IST
Government expects Rs 36K-crore investment in green energy corridorsThe government is expecting an investment of Rs 36,000 crore in green energy corridors across the country.
15 Sep, 2015, 05.16 PM IST
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy requests all states to come out with a solar policyIn a separate question, Goyal informed that World Bank had shown interest to finance solar park in Andhra Pradesh.
19 Mar, 2015, 05.19 PM IST
Government yet to devise policies for scaling up solar capacity to 100 GW by 2022The government’s ambitious plan to install solar plants with 1 lakh megawatt capacity looks set to be a non-starter in 2015-16.
17 Mar, 2015, 06.16 AM IST
Government, IIT-Bombay launch solar project to reduce kerosene subsidyIIT Bombay started a programme last year to distribute solar lamps to students living in non-electrified areas of the country.
13 May, 2014, 07.25 AM IST
India may settle solar case with US out of courtThe Dispute Settlement Understanding of WTO has given India ten days to file a reply.
18 Feb, 2013, 05.43 AM IST