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CEA To Verify Captive Status Of Power Plants Every Year: Draft Rules

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) released a draft guidelines on the issue of verification of the captive status of power generation plants. It has now asked the stakeholders and other people concerned to send in their comments on the issue by December 1, 2013.  These norms will be applicable for the generating plants where the […]

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What is ailing the growth of solar irrigation in Bihar? 

Birender Singh is a 68-year-old farmer based at Azamgarh village in Sitamarhi district of Bihar. Buoyed by his interest in solar, he installed a 2HP, off-grid solar pump in 2016. It was installed under the state government’s Chief Minister New and Renewable Energy Solar Pump Scheme.  Singh was among the 2,771 farmers who received the subsidized solar pump under the […]

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Bids For Standalone Wind In Tranche XIV In June 2023 Awarded Between INR 3.18-3.24 Per kWh: GWEC

The India’s Wind Energy Market Outlook 2023-2027 released by the Global Wind Energy Council, says that by the end of 2022, total renewable energy installed in India stood at 121 GW of total installations with wind contributing 35% of this, making India the fourth-largest wind market in the world, in terms of cumulative installed capacity. […]

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At 268.7 MW, India’s Sept Solar Additions Lowest In 5 Years

The latest installed capacity data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) shows that India could add only 268.77 Megawatt (MW) of new renewable energy capacities in September this year. An analysis of the older records by Saur Energy revealed that this was the lowest addition of green power in the month of September in the last […]

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What Is Delaying Commissioning of India’s 96 GW Under-Construction RE Projects?

A quarterly report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for the period ending July 31 claims that renewable energy projects of up to 96 Gigawatt (GW) are under construction in the country. These projects are related to the renewable energy projects tendered through the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and other central public sector […]

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India’s Renewable Capacity Addition In Aug ’23 Drops 38%

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has now issued the monthly installed capacity report for the month of August 2023. As per the details furnished by the government entity, India added a total of 628 Megawatt (MW) of renewable capacity during the month. It was possible due to the addition of solar power, wind power and biomass/cogeneration capacities.  […]

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KREDL Issues Tender for Consultancy Services for 500 MW Solar Park

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) intends to develop a solar park of 500 MW AC in Aurad taluk, Bidar District, Karnataka under ISTS mode and requires consultant services for the same. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has finalized the location in Malegaon village of Aurad Taluk for establishing 765/400/220kV Bidar Pooling Station. The last […]

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Increased Wind, Hydro Power Surged Renewable Generation In July

An analysis of the latest monthly renewable energy generation data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) claimed that the increased generation of clean energy from wind power projects and small and hydropower projects led to an overall increase in non-fossil fuel energy generation in July this year. However, the data also revealed that solar energy generation during […]

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Govt Releases Framework For Promoting Energy Storage

The Ministry of Power has now released a detailed framework for promoting energy storage systems (ESS) in the country. The framework includes the promotion of battery storage systems as well as pumped storage systems.  The ministry guidelines advocated for a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) of up to 40 percent of the project’s capital cost to make […]

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