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Govt to ask RBI to remove priority lending limit for renewable energy sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2019
In an attempt to further boost India’s emerging green economy, the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) would try to impress upon the Reserve Bank of India for removal of the priority... Read more.. |
India Sets 12.8 Gigawatt Renewable Energy Capacity Addition Target For 2019–2020By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2019
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) recently announced the capacity addition target for 2019-20. The target is the lowest in four years, giving an indication that renewable... Read more.. |
India seeks suitable wind sitesBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2019
The initiative follows a recent announcement by the MNRE to ensure availability of land and transmission facilities for developers that win wind and solar projects in auctions. Recent wind... Read more.. |
States step up policy action on renewablesBy : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2019
The renewables sector in India, which has been expanding at a brisk pace, has seen much action in recent times, with a slew of policy announcements at both the federal and state levels. At the... Read more.. |
Govt plans 400 MW storage-linked renewable projectsBy : Sustainability ..., May 15, 2019
In order to provide a leg-up to the power storage industry — which is still in a nascent stage in the country — the government is coming up with 400 MW of renewable energy tenders for round-the-... Read more.. |
MNRE steps in to help green energy developersBy : Sustainability ..., May 13, 2019
The renewable energy ministry has held discussions with state governments to find out how much land they are willing to set aside for renewable energy parks, a senior official told ET. This follows a recent announcement by the ministry that it will ensure that land and... Read more.. |
Eyeing investment, India considers new solar tender with focus on factoriesBy : Sustainability ..., May 9, 2019
India is considering a new tender to develop solar power equipment manufacturing that doesn’t include a requirement to also generate electricity, a move aimed at sparking investor interest,... Read more.. |
Ministry held session for stakeholders in renewable energy industryBy : Sustainability ..., May 8, 2019
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) today held a brainstorming session for all stakeholders in the renewable energy industry. Major challenges faced by the industry were deliberated upon at the day long meet. "We discussed a lot of land problems like land use --... Read more.. |
Navi Mumbai society switches to solar to reduce CO2 emissionsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2019
Residents of a Navi Mumbai-based cooperative housing society recently installed a 31 kilowatt-power (kWp) rooftop solar power system in a bid to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) by one... Read more.. |
India To Auction Transmission Projects Worth $5 Billion To Support RE ExpansionBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 15, 2019
To ensure that the rapidly expanding renewable energy capacity and planned auctions of large-scale solar and wind energy projects have the adequate transmission capacity to supply power to... Read more.. |