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Proposal to bring hydro power under renewable energy ambit in Cabinet soonBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 5, 2018
The power ministry is planning to place a proposal to bring large hydro power units under the ambit of renewable energy before the Union Cabinet in a month, power minister R K Singh has said.... Read more.. Subject Tags: hydropower , India , large hydro , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , proposals , small hydro |
Government may ask RBI to classify renewable energy projects under priority sector lendingBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 21, 2018
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is expected to write to RBI, seeking to bring renewable energy projects under priority sector lending, senior officials said. ... Read more.. |
Solar project developers seek reversal of cap in tariffsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2018
Solar project developers have cautioned the government that the decision to cap tariffs in future auctions at Rs 2.50 per unit needs to be reversed because it will make projects unviable as... Read more.. Subject Tags: capacity addition , electricity tariffs , India , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , safeguard duty , solar projects |
MNRE proposes shortening commissioning period for solar projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 6, 2018
Project developers are unhappy with the suggestion, maintaining the shortened deadline will put too much pressure on them. Subject Tags: India , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , PPA , project commissioning , solar capacity addition , solar power projects |
India conducts first LiDAR-based wind profiling to set up offshore farmsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 4, 2018
India has successfully conducted a first-of-its-kind LiDAR-based offshore wind profile measurement at the Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat, the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) said in a... Read more.. |
India tries one-off smaller solar tender with low ceiling to shrink tariffsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 31, 2018
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has written to the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) directing it to hold a one-off smaller 1.2GW solar tender with a significantly... Read more.. |
Government sets schedule for state entities to float solar power tendersBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 24, 2018
The government has set a schedule for state companies and official agencies to float solar tenders in a move aimed at spacing out the offer of large project capacities and preventing distortion... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , schedule , solar energy , solar power tenders , solar tariff |
India’s draft National Energy Storage Mission focuses on reducing costs of domestic EV batteriesBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 16, 2018
Battery manufacturing represents a... |
MNRE seeks exemption from safeguard duty for current solar power projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2018
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has urged the finance ministry to exempt solar power projects under implementation from 25% safeguard duty imposed on imported solar equipment... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , safeguard duty , solar energy , solar power projects , tariff |
India Needs $125 Billion In Four Years To Meet Renewable Energy TargetBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 4, 2018
India needs $125-billion investments to more than double its renewable energy to the targeted 175 gigawatts in four years as the nation looks to move to cleaner energy. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , Renewable Energy , solar energy , Wind Energy |