India soon to be 3rd largest wind energy player: Govt officialIndia will soon surpass Germany to become the world's third-largest wind energy producer. The nation is projected to achieve 107 GW capacit...
02 Sep, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
India aims 30 GW polysilicon manufacturing capacity by 2030: MNRE SecretaryIndia plans to add thirty gigawatts of polysilicon manufacturing capacity by twenty thirty. This ambitious goal aims to attract an investme...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
MNRE mulls incentive scheme to boost polysilicon manufacturingIndia is on a path to significantly increase its renewable energy capabilities, targeting 500 GW by 2030. With government incentives foster...
10 Aug, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
India's clean energy push must shift from capacity to adoption: ExpertsIndia must now integrate its expanding clean energy capacity effectively. Experts highlight transmission and storage as key integration cha...
05 Aug, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
Govt extends exemption for net metering, open access for renewable energy projects till DecemberThe government has extended the exemption for net-metering and open access RE projects. This extension allows these projects to commission ...
18 Jul, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Nidhi Khare given additional charge of MNREThe appointment comes after Prashant Kumar Singh, secretary MNRE, was repatriated to Manipur to serve as the chief secretary. Singh had tak...
14 Jan, 2025, 11.42 PM IST
Govt plans Rs 17,000 cr incentive scheme for electrolyzers, green hydrogen production: MNRE Secy Bhupinder BhallaThe government has planned over Rs 17,000 crore in incentives to promote the manufacturing of electrolyzers and green hydrogen in the count...
28 Jun, 2023, 05.18 PM IST
MNRE organising webinars on renewable energyThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Tuesday said it has been conducting a series of webinars on achievements in clean energy...
15 Jun, 2021, 03.51 PM IST
Only DISCOMS are authorised to install rooftop solar plants, empanel vendors: GovtThe ministry informed that almost all the DISCOMS have issued online processes for this purpose and residential consumers willing to set up...
15 Jan, 2021, 10.07 PM IST
Duty concessions for wind turbine components may continueMNRE held several rounds of discussions with Indian wind equipment makers about the duty concessions. It held the view that use of local eq...
17 Sep, 2020, 05.05 PM IST
MNRE cautions against fake websites for PM-KUSUM SchemeOn March 18, 2019 MNRE had issued an advisory advising beneficiaries and general public to refrain from depositing any registration fee and...
03 Jun, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
Government appoints Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi as MNRE SecretaryThe existing MNRE Secretary Anand Kumar has been appointed as the Secretary to Ministry of Culture, an order issued by Appointment Committe...
26 Apr, 2020, 05.01 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
MNRE officers, staff working from home through e-office platformRK Singh, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, also took review meetings with all officers yesterday and today in which it was decided th...
30 Mar, 2020, 01.34 PM IST
MNRE issues clarification on the approved list of models and manufacturers (ALMM) of solar PV cellsThe application fees for PV module manufacturers having total manufacturing capacity less than 50 MW will be Rs. 2,500 per module. Earlier,...
07 Feb, 2020, 05.52 PM IST
Solar PV cells manufactured using ‘blue wafers’ no longer to be classified as domestically manufactured cells: MNREA solar PV cell shall be considered to be domestically manufactured only if the same has been manufactured in India using un-diffused silic...
23 Oct, 2019, 06.38 PM IST
MNRE to launch mega-sized solar power projectsTo give a boost to its efforts to bring down the cost of solar power in India, MNRE is planning to roll out large megawatt size solar power...
14 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST