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Bihar Plans To Solarise Panchayat Offices, Allows Hybrid Systems

The Bihar government has now planned to solarise its panchayats spread across 38 districts. The Panchayati Raj department of the state has planned to rope in hybrid inverters in several weak grid areas to maximise the usage of solar energy and counter blackouts. In a latest development, the state Panchayati Raj department issued a tender […]

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MNRE’s Plan To Boost Off-Grid Solar In Tribal Areas Gets Impetus

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has secured the sanction of the President for the implementation of its revised funding for the Solar Power Scheme (for tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under PM JANMAN and Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM JUGA). This replaces the previous New Solar Power Scheme (for Particularly Vulnerable […]

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CERC Takes Into Account PSPs, Offshore Wind, Changes Transmission Rules

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has made changes to the rules about how costs are shared for using the Inter–State Electricity Transmission System (ISTS) These new rules have been named CERC (Sharing of Inter-State Transmission Charges and Losses) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024. For power plants that connect to both the national (inter-State) and local […]

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Oriana Power Secures 75 MW Solar Power Project At Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh-based Oriana Power secured an order to develop 75 MW solar power plant from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) at Maharashtra. MSEDCL seeks to implement feeder level solarisation under Component C of PM-KUSUM Scheme with land and transmission line. The company has made a steady progress in the renewable energy segment as […]

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India’s Coal Sector Need Rs. 3,29,651 Cr Investment For Green Makeover: iForest

Internationally, countries like the United Kingdom (UK) have recently shut down their last coal power plant. India, despite being the third largest emitter globally, simply cannot follow suit, even as it has established its first committee to develop a just transition framework. This framework aims to prepare guidelines for the government to transition away from […]

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Gujarat Set To Build Its First Long Duration BESS

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), the state electricity regulatory body, has taken the first step to transition from a battery energy storage project to developing its first Long Duration Energy Storage System (LDES) in Gujarat. It has released a draft tender to select developers for an 800 MW (200 MW x 8 Hrs) battery […]

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Gensol and Matrix Gas Launch India’s First Green Steel Facility

Gensol Engineering Limited and Matrix Gas & Renewables have partnered to establish India’s first and largest Green Steel production facility. This facility will utilize 100% Green Hydrogen for production. The project is one of three pilot projects sanctioned under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. MECON, the Ministry of Steel, and the Ministry of New and […]

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JSW Neo Energy Limited to Acquire Hetero Group RE Portfolio

JSW Neo Energy Limited (JSWNEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Energy Limited, signed definitive agreements this week, to acquire three Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) from Hetero Labs Limited and Hetero Drugs Limited (Hetero Group). These SPVs collectively hold a cumulative wind energy generation capacity of 125 megawatts (MW). The transaction is subject to the […]

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Green Stocks Oct 18: Green Stocks See Minor Revival After Jolt

A day after jolt to the stock prices of most of the Indian green energy companies, several of these green firms seem to have revived their plunged prices. The highest growth was seen by Indian wind energy company Inox Wind which witnessed a surge of 4.5% in its stock prices compared to its price yesterday. […]

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