Rooftop Solar: MNRE To Incentivize Discoms For Performance Updated On Fri, Jul 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now decided to incentivize the power distribution companies (Discoms) in the country for their good performance in the rooftop solar business. The ministry also issued a set of guidelines on the same under the PM Surya Ghar scheme to bring a clarity on the incentivization intervention. […] Read more
11% Of Indian Module Capacity With ALMM Is TOPCon Production Updated On Thu, Jul 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar module makers in India revealed that several enlisted companies have now added new TOPCOn technology production lines. This is in addition to the production lines for mono-PERC which has now dominated the Indian solar market and the phasing out of redundant polycrystalline technology. A […] Read more
India’s Solar Capacity Crosses 85 GW, Installations Pick Pace Updated On Thu, Jul 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy India’s total solar energy capacity has now surpassed 85 Gigawatt (GW), latest data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said. The ministry said that with the addition of the new solar capacities in June this year, India’s total renewable capacity (excluding large hydro) touched 148 GW. The ministry’s monthly progress report said […] Read more
ALMM: India’s Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity Touches 50.8 GW Updated On Tue, Jul 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy India’s total enlisted solar module manufacturing capacity has now touched 50.8 Gigawatt (GW), the latest ALMM list issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) revealed. The recent Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) lists a total of 93 solar module manufacturing plants in India, against the earlier figure of 90. The […] Read more
MNRE Revises Rule For Micrositing Of Onshore Wind Turbines Updated On Mon, Jul 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) recently issued an amendment to the guidelines for onshore wind project development, updating the 2016 framework to emphasize optimizing energy production through precise micrositing of wind turbine generators. This amendment enables developers and investors to strategically place turbines within available land, fostering repowering and intercropping initiatives without […] Read more
MNRE Releases Rules For Solar Module, Inverter Enlistment Under PM Surya Ghar Updated On Mon, Jun 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy The government introduced the PM-Surya Ghar Yojna this year to boost rooftop solar adoption. In tandem, it established eligibility criteria for solar module enlistment under the same initiative. The key criteria included, The policy set laid down that the module must be enlisted as a star rating of a minimum of three stars under star […] Read more
MNRE To Verify DCR Claims Of Solar Modules, Launches Website Updated On Fri, Jun 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy In the wake of alleged fraudulent claims of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) by a few solar module manufacturers, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has come up with a dedicated website to track and verify the DCR claims of Indian solar module manufacturers. DCR compliance is mandated in several government projects like the […] Read more
Despite National Portal Glitches, India Adds 450 MW RTS Capacity In May Updated On Thu, Jun 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Notwithstanding the technical glitches in the PM Surya Ghar portal, India added a 450 MW of new rooftop solar capacities in the month of May, 2024. This data was revealed from the latest renewable capacity data of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). As per the latest data from the MNRE, India’s total […] Read more
India Adds 11GW Solar Capacities In The First 5 Months Of 2024 Updated On Wed, Jun 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest statistics from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) revealed that India added around 11 GW of new solar capacities in the first five months of 2024. However, wind capacity additions remained on a lower side. The latest monthly renewable energy capacity report from the MNRE said that India added 2463.82 MW […] Read more
