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To Meet AgriPV Capacity Of 20 GW In India By 2040, 1.1 Lakh Jobs To Be Created-Report

India’s potential for Agri-Photovoltaic (APV) varies significantly across districts, ranging from 3,156 GW to 13,803 GW for various APV technologies according to recent report. In a report by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, EY, and CSTEP they projected APV capacity from 2024 to 2040, to achieve a cumulative addition of 20 GW and […]

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MoP Issues Viability Gap Funding Guidelines For BESS Project

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued the guidelines for the Rs 94 billion program to provide viability gap funding (VGF) of up to 40% to develop 4,000 Mh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) capacity across the country. According to the MoP, the budget that has been allocated to the programme stands at $37.6 […]

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J&K Forms Committee To Implement 12 Crore RE Projects

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government recently constituted an appraisal committee for renewable energy projects in the state. As per its recent order, the government sanctioned the constitution of the Technical Appraisal Committee (TAC). This TAC was formed for the implementation of renewable energy projects worth more than 12 crores. These projects are expected to […]

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MNRE Finalises BESS Mechanisms For ‘Round-the-Clock’ Renewable Energy

A meeting was held by Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh on February 22 regarding finalising the structure for operationalizing the scheme for Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for the development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with a capacity of 4,000 Megawatt Hours (MWh). The minister emphasised that the price […]

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PSP Emerges Cost Competitive To BESS: CareEdge Ratings Analysis

CareEdge Ratings a research-based company in its recent estimate for this year found PSP and BESS to be two leading technologies for energy storage. The CareEdge report found that Pumped Storage Projects (PSP) and Battery-Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) technology can become leading technologies in the mainstream mediums for energy storage. It holds the potential to […]

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PM Inaugurates NHPC’s 300 MW Solar Power Plant In Bikaner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for NHPC’s 300 MW Karnisar-Bhatiyan Solar Power Plant Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The ceremony was conducted through a video conference today. It was launched by the government of India’s Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) scheme, Phase-II Tranche-III, the solar project used bifacial modules manufactured in India. […]

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SECI Issues Bids For 4 GW Offshore Wind Projects Near Tamil Nadu

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for the development of offshore wind energy of a total capacity of 4 GW. The bids invited are for four blocks of 1 GW each on an open access basis, for the development of offshore wind power projects off the coast of Tamil Nadu, through […]

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India Awards More Than 8GW Of Energy Storage Tenders: IEEFA Report

Indian policymakers have recognised the importance of energy storage systems (ESS) to the country’s evolving power landscape and have already awarded more than 8 gigawatts (GW) of such tenders, allocating 60% of these in 2023 alone, according to a new joint report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research […]

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India Joins Battery Storage Consortium To Boost BESS Deployment

India has now joined the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Consortium, at the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP28) Summit at Dubai. The consortium is an initiative of the Global Leadership Council (GLC) of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP). Through the BESS Consortium, India is among the first-mover countries as a part […]

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