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India to be Electricity-Based Economy Eventually: RK SinghBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 26, 2020
Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh has said that India is on route to becoming an electricity-based economy, as it embarks on power usage for all its needs from cooking to running vehicles. Speaking at the function organised to mark 10 years of... Read more.. |
Solar ‘prosumers’ to get 50 percent subsidyBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 28, 2019
To incentivise production of solar power in the state, the cabinet has approved amendments to the Goa State Solar Policy 2017 where small and large prosumers (consumers and producers of solar... Read more.. |
Government to announce 30% subsidy to milk farmers, co-ops in bid to go solarBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 10, 2019
The government is planning to shift the country’s entire milk sector to solar energy—from farmers onward to processors—through an upfront subsidy of 30%. A policy, in the works, will be... Read more.. |
Goa government proposes to tweak solar policy to incentivise productionBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2018
To incentivise production of solar power in the state, the government has proposed a 50% subsidy for small prosumers (consumers and producers of solar power) as an amendment to the Goa State... Read more.. |
UP government to offer subsidised solar pumps to farmers for irrigationBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 15, 2018
Uttar Pradesh government will give subsidy up to 70% for solar pumps for irrigation purpose to the farmers under a state government scheme, said Agriculture minister, Surya Pratap Shahi. ... Read more.. |
States ask for subsidies, support, protection, right policies to boost clean energy in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2018
States on Wednesday urged the Centre to provide a level-playing field for domestic investors in the renewable energy sector and categorise large hydro projects as clean energy source to give a... Read more.. |
Maharashtra regulator rejects surcharge on solar rooftop prosumersBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 14, 2018
In a major relief to solar rooftop consumers, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has rejected the proposal of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL) to levy... Read more.. Subject Tags: gross metering , India , MSEDCL , net metering , prosumers , Solar Rooftop , subsidy , wheeling charge |
Government asks farmers to use crop residue for biogas productionBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2018
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today appealed to farmers not to burn crop residue and asked them to adopt new methods to manage it, including using the waste for biogas production. ... Read more.. |
Maharashtra: One arm of govt snubs solar power, another renews subsidyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2018
On one hand, MSEDCL wants to discourage them by proposing to levy a surcharge and going in for gross metering instead of net and on the other, its sister concern Maharashtra Energy Development... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy policy , gross metering , MEDA , MSEDCL , net metering , Solar Rooftop , subsidy , tariffs |
Rs 5,500 cr FAME II scheme finalised; all EVs to get subsidy supportBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 24, 2018
An inter-ministerial panel has finalised the roadmap for the second phase of FAME India scheme with an outlay of around Rs 5,500 crore spanning over five years and subsidy support for all types... Read more.. Subject Tags: automotive industry , Electric Vehicles (EV) , FAME II Scheme , incentive , India , subsidy , sustainability |