751.52 MW of RE Capacity Added in August, Total at 88.65 GW: MNRE Updated On Tue, Sep 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a monthly summary for August 2020, revealing that a total of 751.52 MW of RE capacity was added during the month, which took India’s total to 88.65 GW. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a monthly summary for the Cabinet for […] Read more
Revised Priority Sector Lending Guidelines by RBI a Boost for Renewables Updated On Mon, Sep 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy RBI has issued revised guidelines for priority sector lending to enable better credit penetration to credit deficient areas, a boost for the renewables sector. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines for priority sector lending to enable better credit penetration to credit deficient areas and increase lending to small and marginal farmers […] Read more
CMERI Installs World’s Largest Solar Tree at Durgapur Updated On Wed, Sep 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy CMERI, Durgapur has revealed a massive new solar tree structure at its residential colony, which it claims to be the world’s largest solar tree. The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur has revealed a massive new solar tree structure at its residential colony, which it claims to be the world’s largest solar tree. The solar tree has been […] Read more
The Triple Challenge Dragging Down Solar In India Updated On Fri, Aug 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy On August 21, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the premier national body tasked with laying down the roadmap to power for all citizens, and the policy interventions to get there, released a report on India’s solar and wind sector. Titled simply as “ Report of Under Construction Renewable Energy Projects”, the bland title laid bare […] Read more
TERI Makes the Case for Rs 40 Lakh Crore Green Stimulus Updated On Wed, Aug 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy TERI has proposed to revive the Indian economy by exploiting the potential of around Rs 40 lakh crore in green energy projects over the next 10 years The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has proposed to revive the Indian economy by exploiting the potential of around Rs 40 lakh crore in clean energy projects over […] Read more
Cabinet Relaxes Working Capital Limit for Loans to Discoms Updated On Thu, Aug 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Union Cabinet has approved a one-time relaxation to PFC and REC for extending loans to Discoms above limits of the working capital cap The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a one-time relaxation to Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) for extending loans […] Read more
Maharashtra has Achieved 9.7 GW of its 22 GW by 2022 RE Target Updated On Mon, Aug 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy As of June 2020, Maharashtra has an installed renewable energy capacity of 9.7 GW, which is 44 percent of its 2022 target of 22 GW. Maharashtra has renewable energy potential of 75 GW, which is 8.3 percent of the country’s total potential. As per the state’s National Electricity Plan 2018, Maharashtra has a renewable energy […] Read more
MNRE Puts ‘One World One Sun One Grid’ on Hold Updated On Tue, Jul 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has announced that the RfP for the central governments’ One World One Sun One Grid’ initiative has been put on hold until further notice. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that the Request for Proposals (RfP) for the central governments’ One World One Sun One Grid’ initiative has been put […] Read more
MNRE Extends Timelines for ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ Updated On Wed, Jul 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has announced that it has extended the timelines of the RfP for implementing the One Sun One World One Grid initiative. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that it has extended the timelines of the Request for Proposal (RfP) for developing a long term vision, implementation plan road map, and […] Read more
