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MERC Notifies Generic Tariff for Rooftop Solar at Rs 3.05/unit

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in its suo motu order, has notified the generic tariff for the net-meter consumers of Maharashtra at Rs 3.05/unit for 2023-24. The Commission said that the solar rooftop prosumers using net meters can now sell their surplus solar energy to the local discoms at the latest tariff. The latest tariff […]

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MNRE, States Discuss Ways To Achieve 500 GW Renewable Target  

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) discussed with different states in the national capital to review the progress of various renewable energy programmes in the country. In its brainstorming session, the ministry told the states that India had already achieved 172 Gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy while works are in different stages to […]

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J&K Offers Mega Subsidies On Solar Panels, Solar Pumps

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta, in his latest announcement, said that the power consumers wishing to install rooftop solar in the state would get a 65 percent subsidy from the government. In comparison, those opting for solar-powered pumps would get up to 80 percent subsidy. With the latest move, the deployment of […]

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Maharashtra Discom To Get Solar Energy At Rs 3.30/Unit Under Rural Solar Scheme

  The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is now all set to procure 150 Megawatt (MW) of solar power on a long-term basis under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY) at the rate of Rs 3.30 per unit.  The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) also approved these rates recently. The scheme allows farmers or […]

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PEDA Issues Tender for 7 MW Ground Mounted & Rooftop Solar Projects

Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has issued a tender for design, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning including operation and maintenance of grid interactive ground mounted and rooftop solar projects of 7 MW. The EMD is INR 10 lacs. The document fee is INR 5000. The start date of document collection is May 10, 2023. […]

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Icon Solar Aims To Touch USD 200 million sales by 2025: Shakti Dubey, Director 

Shakti Kumar Dubey is the Director of Icon Solar-En Power Technologies Private Limited (En-Icon), an Indian solar module manufacturing company. The company started its operations nine years ago and has expanded its base since then in the country. En-icon has also been important in supplying solar pumps under the PM-KUSUM and other solar pump schemes.  In […]

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Maharashtra Sees Launch of Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana – 2.0

‘Mission 2025’ of the Maharashtra Government has set sights on operating at least 30 per cent of agricultural feeders on solar energy. The timeline for this has been set at December 2025. In another similar initiative, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis have revealed that the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana […]

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MNRE Outlines Calendar For 50 GW RE Tenders

In a measure of intent that is as strong as it can get, the MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) has published a full calendar for the financial year FY23-24, outlining the bidding targets for the 4 key central implementing agencies. These include SECI, NTPC, NHPC and SJVN.   Adding up to the announced target […]

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Maharashtra Introduces Land Lease Model for Solar-Powered Agriculture

Maharashtra Government has revealed that it is looking to encourage agriculture driven by solar power across the state. This is with an aim to make sure that the farmers get power supply without any hinderances during daytime since rural areas are prone to power outages during the day. Towards this, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said […]

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