Punjab Plans To Add 66 New Solar Power Plants Updated On Fri, Aug 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Punjab government is planning to set up 66 new solar power plants with each having 4 MW of capacity, Aman Arora, the state Minister of New and Renewable Energy Sources said. With this the Punjab government wants to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and cut the annual power subsidy, he added. As per […] Read more
Top 5 States Spearheading Rooftop Solar in India Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy India has made strides in new solar capacity addition in the last few years. However, a considerable gap exists between rooftop solar (RTS) and utility-scale solar installations. Despite existing national and state-level schemes promoting rooftop solar, including the National Rooftop Scheme and state government subsidies, participation rates remained low. This is mostly because of the […] Read more
MNRE, MoP Launch New Mission ‘MAHIR’ To Locally Develop New Energy Solutions Updated On Wed, Jun 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) have jointly launched a National Mission to quickly identify emerging technologies in the power sector and develop them indigenously, at scale, for deployment within and outside India. The National Mission has been named ‘Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research (MAHIR)’. It aims […] Read more
MNRE Appoints REC GM to The Position of Director (Finance) at IREDA Updated On Tue, Nov 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy In a formal announcement made recently, Bijay Kr Mohanty has been chosen for the job of Director (Finance) at IREDA by a Search-cum-Selection Committee established by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Following an interview, the committee selected Mohanty from a list of four shortlisted candidates. Ajay Mathur, Chief GM, REC Ltd, Gurugram; […] Read more
NIWE & NLCIL Collaborate to Build Onshore, Offshore Wind Power Plants Updated On Thu, Oct 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy To collaborate strategically on the development of onshore and offshore wind power projects in India, Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited India Ltd (NLCIL) and the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)- an independent R&D organization under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed and exchanged […] Read more
Gujarat Becomes 4th State to Meet RE Targets 2022; Maha, AP, UP, MP Fall Short Updated On Thu, Sep 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Global thinktank for energy, Ember has published its most recent analytical report, which revealed that by August 2022, India has reached two-thirds of its 175 GW renewable energy goal for the year. Gujarat achieved this goal alongside Telangana, Rajasthan, and Karnataka. The majority of the shortage is made up of four states: Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, […] Read more
SECI signs MoU with Min of Home Affairs to set up solar panels Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in order to harness the potential of solar energy on the available rooftop areas in the campuses of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and National Security Guard (NSG), an official press release states. […] Read more
DISPA recommends keeping C&I projects outside ambit of ALMM List Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy In response to a petition filed by the Distributed Solar Power Association (DiSPA), the Delhi High-Court has sought clarification from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), on the provisions they have made to protect ongoing projects, which could be negatively impacted with the extension of ALMM to projects under open access and net […] Read more
With formal approval, 20 GW of RE capacity on its way for green corridor Updated On Wed, Mar 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified the President’s approval for the implementation of the “Intra-state Transmission System Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase- II” scheme, which will enable the creation of intra-state transmission infrastructure required for the power evacuation of renewable power projects in the country. The projects, which would have approx. […] Read more
