Ministry of Power

Central Railway Installs 28 Solar Power Plants

Mumbai and Solapur divisions have nine solar power plants each, while Pune, Nagpur and Bhusaval have three plants each and one is at the Matunga workshop in Mumbai To promote green/renewable energy in the country, the Central Railway has installed a total 28 solar power plants with a capacity of 924 kilowatt peak (KWp) on […]

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Telangana and Assam joins UDAY signing MoU with the Ministry of Power

States with over 90% of Total DISCOM Debts covered under UDAY: Piyush Goyal Renewable Energy Minister, Piyush Goyal on Wednesday launched UDAY’ Web Portal and Mobile App at an event.  During the event, the States of Telangana and Assam joined UDAY by signing Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the Ministry of Power, for operational and financial turnaround of their […]

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Himachal Pradesh Joins UDAY, Benefit of Approximately Rs. 823 crores to accrue to the State

Government has signed a MoU with Himachal Pradesh and the State DISCOM under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for operational and financial turnaround of the DISCOM. Himachal Pradesh is the 18th State to join the UDAY scheme. According to Ministry of Power an overall net benefit of approximately Rs. 823 crores would accrue to the State […]

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Ministry of Power sanctioned 4604 DDG Projects to cover 4745 Villages & Hamlets: Piyush Goyal

Ministry of Power is implementing Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) under Deen DayalUpadhyaya Gram JyotiYojana (DDUGJY) through Rural Electrification Corporation to provide access to electricity to un-electrified villages/habitations where grid connectivity is either not feasible or not cost effective. Piyush Goyal Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines in the […]

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Ministry of Power Raises RPO Trajectory for both Discoms and States

Ministry of Power has raised the Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) trajectory for solar power in India. The Renewable Purchase Obligations makes it mandate for both Distribution Companies (Discoms) and states to purchase a certain percentage of their energy from renewable. Distribution Companies in India will now have to purchase 2.75% of their energy mix from […]

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India and US signs MoU to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy & climate change

Indian government and US signed Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) on 2nd June, 2016, to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change through increased bilateral engagement and joint initiatives for promoting sustainable growth. These activities are intended to increase incentives for innovation including research and development, and voluntary and mutually-agreed technology transfer, […]

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Lakshadweep signs 24×7 ‘Power for All’ document

Lakshadweep became first Union Territory (UT) in the country to sign “24×7 Power for All” document. The document was signed by representative of Government of India and the Administration of UT in presence of P.K. Pujari, Secretary, Ministry of Power. The document delineates a plan to upsurge solar capacity of the region from 2.15 MW to 8.45 […]

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Ministry of Power and USAID launches portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings

Ministry of Power with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched country’s first integrated web portal (www.nzeb.in) to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB). The portal offers complete information about Net Zero Energy Buildings –  that generate as much energy as they use – as well as how to achieve near-zero […]

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