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MNRE to Remotely Monitor Solar Assets Under KUSUM Program

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 17, 2021

The United Kingdom (U.K.)-India Power Sector Reforms (PSR) Program will assist the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in the conceptualization, design, and development of the Solar Energy Data Management (SEDM) platform. The platform will be implemented at the...

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MNRE invites EoI for installation of innovative solar pumps

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2020

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited Indian innovators, manufacturers and service providers to submit an expression of interest to participate in the government’s scheme to promote innovative solar pump technologies. The applicants must submit a...

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Subject Tags: India , MNRE , Renewable energy

EESL's EVs reduce air pollution, mitigate 5,604 tonne of CO2 emissions

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 10, 2020

New Delhi: Energy Efficiency Service Ltd (EESL) on Wednesday said the electric vehicles deployed by the company have helped reduce air pollution and mitigate 5,604 tonne of CO2 emissions. EESL is combating air pollution in the nation by driving India's e-mobility transition....

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‘Letter of Comfort’ From PFC/ REC/ IREDA now at Par With Bank Guarantees

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 16, 2020

To improve the business environment for clean energy projects and attract investments, the government has decided to treat a letter of comfort (undertaking) issued by state-run shadow banking firms like Power Finance Corporation (PFC), REC and Indian Renewable Energy...

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Wind-Solar hybrid tenders: Allowing multiple energy injection points will kill energy storage in its infancy

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 28, 2020

Lobby group the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has raised concern that the draft competing bidding guidelines for hybrid renewable energy projects being prepared by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) are not in sync with the objectives of...

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Draft Policy Suggests ‘Reverse Bundling’ For Round-The-Clock Power Supply

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 21, 2020

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has proposed a draft policy for the supply of round-the-clock power to distributors through a mix of renewable energy and electricity generated in coal-based thermal power plants. Addressing issues of intermittency, limited hours of...

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Govt forms team to certify facilities of solar power equipment makers

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 16, 2019

India has set up a team to certify all solar power generation equipment makers who want to do business in the world’s largest green energy market. The move aims to boost domestic manufacturing and protect its domestic companies from cheap and sub-standard imports....

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Delhi: NDMC wants to run all areas on green energy

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2019

Lutyens’ Delhi, home to areas such as Sarojini Nagar and Kasturba Nagar, could soon witness a significant drop in its carbon footprint. As per a new plan put into motion by the Ministry of New...

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MNRE launches State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2019

Power and renewable energy minister, R K Singh, today launched the State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index (SARAL) to evaluate states based on their attractiveness for rooftop development. It...

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Green energy companies see red due to cancelled tenders, low tariffs

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 29, 2019

India’s rapidly growing renewable energy capacity, a major achievement of the Modi government, faces a serious slowdown as investors are disappointed by the unrelenting focus on reduction of...

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