In July 2022, India added 268.06 MW of solar capacity which is 66.03% less than what India added in June 2022. If we see the total solar capacity added in July 2021, it’s 1604.63 MW. Comparing it with this year in the same period, it’s almost 83% less than the previous year. The rise in […]
In his Independence Day speech on August 15, the Prime Minister’s advocacy for energy independence (Energy Self Sufficient Nation) must have been reassuring for industry in India. The stress on energy independence was noticeable as the Prime Minister launched into an exhortation to think big for the country. The announcement, coming at a time of […]
Continuing with its efforts to encourage innovation in the solar pumps industry, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published an expression of interest (EoI)inviting innovators to demonstrate their inventions. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) program, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited bids […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked his presence in the grand finale marking the culmination of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya – Power @2047’ and interacted with the beneficiaries of PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan), solar power, DDUGJY (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana), IPDS (Integrated Power Development Scheme) and solar panels respectively. […]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the deadline for its two big solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 1710 MW. The 1710 MW cumulative capacity entails two tenders: a 1680 MW Domestically Manufactured Solar PV Modules tender and a 30 MW Floating Solar PV (FSPV) Plants at Koderma, Mejia, and Raghunathpur […]
Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Bhagwanth Khuba informed the Rajya Sabha in his written reply on July 27 that a solar energy capacity of 123.11 GW has either been commissioned till June or is in the pipeline against the target of 100 GW solar capacity by December 2022. The written reply reads […]
NTPC and other such Central Public Sector Enterprises have finally got a level playing field with private sector companies and can now import from China the materials needed in renewable projects. In a major announcement, the Central government has lifted the curbs imposed on them in 2020 to stop procurement of items from countries involved […]
A few announcements, all in the past 30 days are beginning to prove just how tough it is for countries to counter China’s dominance of the solar supply chain. Notable among these have been moves made, or being contemplated in the US and in India now. These pull backs on actions taken or considered matter, […]
The Members of Parliament were separately informed by the Ministers of New and Renewable Energy in the Parliament on July 19 that India’s renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro) stood at 114.07 GW till June-end this year, while 60.66 GW of projects are under various stages of development. India has set a target of having […]
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