Power and New & Renewable Energy

Around 69,784 MW of renewable energy capacity has been installed in the country as on 31.03.2018

Renewable energy installations in the country are progressively increasing and do not appear to be facing any major challenges Renewable energy sector in India is attracting companies from across the world In the year 2016-17, aggregate capacity of around 11,322 MW of renewable energy was installed in the country, and in year 2017-18, aggregate capacity […]

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NIWE, has installed a remote sensing instrument- LiDAR for assessment of offshore wind resource at Gulf of Khambat, off the Gujarat Coast

Developers are encouraged to deploy most advanced technologies IREDA, a non-banking financial institution under the Ministry has conducted studies with foreign assistance during the last three years and current year Most of renewable energy projects in the country are being implemented by the private sector developers selected through a transparent bidding process. In order to […]

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Subsidies in Power Sector Should be Routed via DBT: RK Singh

The Power Minister said, center is ready to provide more funds if needed for infrastructure creation and the states meeting their targets speedily will be incentivized. The Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R. K. Singh said that subsidies in power sector should be routed through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). While addressing the Conference of […]

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Delhi Gurudwara Gets 1.5 MWp Rooftop Solar PV Plant

“India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022,” says RK Singh. In the presence of Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh a 1.5 MWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plant has been commissioned at the Gurdwara Rakab […]

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Don’t Grant Loans to Huge Loss Making Discoms, says RK Singh to REC, PFC

He said that many distribution companies have been making heavy transmission and distribution (T&D) losses and it may be difficult for them to repay the loans. In a review meeting, the Union Minister of State (IC) Power and New & Renewable Energy, R K Singh has directed the two financing arms of the Power Ministry […]

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Dedicated R&D Department Needed in CEA, Says R.K. Singh

Only way of improving life and system is questioning. This is the spirit I look for in my system, he added. R.K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, has stressed upon the need of a dedicated R&D department in CEA to coordinate the research in power sector. The […]

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