MNRE Issues Policy To Repower Wind Turbines Below 2MW Capacity Updated On Fri, Dec 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued its Wind Repowering and Life Extension Policy for wind projects. The ministry said that the initiative will likely boost the potential of wind energy generation from old and inefficient wind power projects by modifying the wind turbine structures (repowering). As per the National Institute of […] Read more
India’s Solar Capacity Touches 72 GW, Rajasthan Takes The Lead Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s total installed capacity of solar power has touched 72 GW. The updated energy data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) was shared on its website. The MNRE data states that the largest capacity came from ground-mounted solar. The latest data said that the Ground-mounted solar capacity stood at the highest of 55 GW. The biggest beneficiary state […] Read more
India Agrivoltaics Alliance Launched To Aid Growth Of Solar With Farming Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy The India Agrivoltaics Alliance (IAA) was launched, during the first India Agrivoltaics Summit held on October 30, by the Joint Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Lalit Bohra. Supported by the India Climate Collaborative (ICC) and Bloomberg Philanthropies, IAA brings together organisations across the entire agriculture and solar value chains. This alliance […] Read more
MNRE Takes Aim At Violators Of Domestic Content Requirement Norms Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has found it necessary to iterate several measures that indirectly seek to give domestic solar manufacturing impetus. The Production-Linked Subsidy (PLI) Scheme and the ALMM (Approved List of Module Manufacturers) are significant measures in this direction. It also mandates the idea of DCR (Domestic Content Requirement) that […] Read more
MNRE Proposes to Hold Bids for 7215 MW Offshore Wind in Tamil Nadu Updated On Fri, Sep 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed to hold bids for the allocation of offshore wind sites off the coast of Tamil Nadu through its nodal agency ‘National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)’. This initiative will look at the development of offshore wind energy projects for sale of power under Open Access […] Read more
Offshore Wind Developers To Get Seabed Area On Lease For Five Years Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued norms for the tenders for allocating seabed to develop offshore wind projects. It comes when the ministry has proposed to hold bids for the allocation of offshore wind sites off the coast of Tamil Nadu. As per the norms, the National Institute of Wind Energy […] Read more
Odisha Issues Tender For Solar Pumps Under PM-KUSUM Scheme Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has now issued a tender seeking suppliers for off-grid solar pumps under the PM-KUSUM scheme. The state agency has sought vendors to install and commission off-grid solar pumps of 1 Horsepower (HP) to 7.5 HP. The agency has asked vendors to submit hard copies of their bids by […] Read more
India, US Teams Meet To Launch RE Technology Action Platform (RETAP) Updated On Wed, Aug 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the US Department of Energy held a meeting recently in New Delhi to launch the new US-India Renewable Energy Technology Action Platform (RETAP) under the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership. RETAP was announced during the June 22, 2023 meeting in Washington between US President Joseph R Biden and […] Read more
IREDA In MoU With Revenue Target of ₹4,350 Cr for 2023-24 Updated On Mon, Aug 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), a Mini Ratna (Category – I) Government of India enterprise under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has signed a performance-based Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. The MoU, in alignment with guidelines issued by Department of Public Enterprises, […] Read more
