RK Singh

Three Solar Parks Planned for Odisha: RK Singh, MNRE Minister

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, R.K Singh has announced that the Central Government has approved three solar power parks for the state of Odisha under the Solar Park Scheme. The cumulative capacity of all the three parks will be 340MW. In a written reply to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha, the […]

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Nitin Gadkari Launches Toyota Mirai, a Pilot Study on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has launched Toyota Mirai which is a pilot project on green hydrogen-based advanced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). The minister said that the Toyota Mirai is the first-of-its-kind project in India that has an objective to create an ecosystem for hydrogen based fuel cell electric vehicles in India. […]

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Solar mfg generating 30,000 jobs, govt. tells Parliament

The Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Bhagwanth Khuba has told Parliament that the solar manufacturing industry is providing 29,900 new jobs every year. The employment generated is based on the installed capacity as the Minister informed the Rajya Sabha. Also, Power Minister RK Singh said that India has achieved 40 per […]

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MNRE Minister confirms fresh bids to be called for expanded Solar PLI Scheme

Union minister for Power and Renewable Energy RK Singh has said that the fresh bids will be invited for the setting up of 40,000 MW production capacity for solar modules and cells under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had made an additional outlay of Rs 19,500 crore for the PLI scheme […]

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India Signs LoI with Australia for Solar & Hydrogen JV

At the recently held virtual 4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue, the two countries signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly contribute to the advancement of new and renewable energy technology. The focus of this partnership is planned to be on scaling up manufacture and deployment of ultra low-cost solar and clean hydrogen. “This LoI will pave […]

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Roadmap Ready to Make MP a Leading State in Solar Gen, says CM

Union Power Minister RK Singh has announced an allocation of Rs 13,000 crore for Madhya Pradesh (MP) for modernisation and infrastructure development in the energy sector, especial solar generation an official said on November 26, according to media reports. The news follows some smart progress made by Madhya Pradesh in terms of adding capacity, as […]

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ISA and Bloomberg Philanthropies In Partnership for $1 Trillion Target

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) have partnered to mobilise $1 trillion in global investments for solar energy across ISA’s member countries. The two organizations will kick off the partnership by working with World Resources Institute (WRI) to develop a Solar Investment Action Agenda and a Solar Investment Roadmap, which will be launched at COP26 and in […]

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Cybersecurity For Power Sector in Focus in India, Worldwide

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has prepared guidelines for cybersecurity in the Indian power sector, which were released yesterday. Cybersecurity is a key disruptive force facing companies in the coming years. Companies that excel and invest in these areas now are thought to be better prepared for the future business landscape and better equipped to […]

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970 Government Funded Public EV Charging Station Installed in India so far

Answering questions on progress made by Power Ministry in establishing the EV charging stations in India, RK Singh has detailed the initiatives of the Power Ministry and that 970 public stations have been installed so far. Answering a question raised in the Rajya Sabha on the progress made by government-backed agencies in establishing the Electric […]

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