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175 GW renewables by December 2022, clarifies governmentBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2019
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) clarified on Wednesday that the deadline for installing 175 giga-watt (GW) of renewable energy is December 31, 2022. “At places the date for achieving the stated target is mentioned differently, i.e, by the year 2022 or by FY22... Read more.. Subject Tags: Renewable Energy , renewable energy capacity , renewable energy goals , renewable generation capacity |
Policy blues, tariff caps may curtail renewable energy capacity additions: reportBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2019
Due to policy uncertainty and tariff glitches, the country’s installed capacity in renewable energy (RE) could increase by just 40 GW to 104 GW by fiscal 2022 from 64.4 GW in fiscal 2019, ending about 42 per cent short of Government’s target of 175 GW. The sector has... Read more.. |
Andhra Pradesh: Bad weather hits supply of renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 1, 2019
Energy secretary Dr N Srikanth on Monday said power shortage in the state was not due to non-purchase of solar and wind power. He said solar and wind plants could not operate at optimum level due to inclement weather. In a statement, the energy secretary said they got a... Read more.. Subject Tags: Renewable Energy , renewable energy capacity , renewable energy supply , solar power , wind power |
Javadekar: India has met 50% of renewable energy targetsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2019
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of scaling up clean energy capacity, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday stated that the country has already met around 50% of its 2022 targets. Speaking at the India Climate Leaders’ Dialogue here,... Read more.. Subject Tags: climate action summit , international solar alliance , Renewable Energy , renewable energy capacity |
77 nations commit to cut emissions to net zero by 2050By : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2019
Major announcements by governments including India, France, Germany, the UK along with private sector leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit boosted climate action momentum, and demonstrated growing recognition that the pace of climate action must be rapidly accelerated. A... Read more.. Subject Tags: carbon emissions reduction , carbon neutrality , renewable energy capacity , UN climate action summit |
To Attract Investors & Developers, India Announces Incentives For Solar Energy ParksBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 17, 2019
We recently covered a story about the Indian government planning to set up large-scale renewable energy parks through public sector companies to speed up the renewable energy capacity addition. The government of India has now revealed new details about this program. According... Read more.. |
NLC India exceeds 1GW installed renewable energy capacityBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2019
Public sector NLC India Ltd, formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, on Wednesday said it has surpassed the 1 GW installed renewable energy capacity at its facility. The Tamil Nadu-based 'Navratna' company under the Ministry of Coal had a present mining capacity of 30.6... Read more.. |
Surat’s renewable energy capacity increases by 30% in 18 monthsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 11, 2019
Renewable energy production capacity has seen an increase of 30 per cent in Surat in the past 18 months. Of the 25 crore units of electricity that the city produces, share of wind and solar energy is 90 per cent. Surat happens to be the only city in the country whose captive... Read more.. |
DVC ramps ups solar power capacityBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2019
Damodar Valley Corporation plans to increase its renewable energy capacity through floating solar and pumped storage projects. The thermal and hydroelectric power PSU plans to install floating... Read more.. |
UP govt clears state's first floating solar power plant on Rihand DamBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2019
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cleared a floating solar power plant on Rihand Dam with an investment of Rs 750 crore. It will be the first water surface... Read more.. |