RK Singh asks Battery Makers to Set-up Units in India; Assures all Possible Support Updated On Sat, Mar 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The future bids will be for solar/ wind hybrid coupled with storage, says Singh. The Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh held talks with battery manufacturers and discussed with them about the creation of an ecosystem for incentivising battery manufacturing in India. During talks, the Minister exhorted the industry […] Read more
MNRE to set up 65,180 biogas plants in current year under the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) Updated On Thu, Mar 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy About 49.6 lakh household size biogas plants already installed under the programme The National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) aims at setting up of family type biogas plants for providing biogas as clean cooking fuel and a source of lighting. The slurry produced from biogas plants as a by-product is an organic bio-manure for […] Read more
Government making efforts to reduce dependence on traditional biomass cooking Updated On Thu, Mar 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy 36,940 family type and 849 community type improved cook stoves distributed under the Unnat Chulha Abhiyan About 7.05 lakh solar cookers distributed/sold through the State Governments 3.45 crore LPG connection given under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana As per Census 2011, about 65.9 per cent of households depend on solid biomass, including firewood, crop residue and […] Read more
Mirzapur Solar Plant gets Rs 74.25 lk per MW Viability Gap Funding from Govt Updated On Thu, Mar 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy The electricity generated by the project will be supplied by ENGIE at the rate of Rs 4.43 per unit for a period of 25 years. The Mirzapur’s 75 MW solar power plant, set-up by the French firm ENGIE at a cost of around Rs 528 crore, has got Rs 74.25 lakh per MW Viability Gap […] Read more
Policy measures for promotion of new & renewable energy Updated On Thu, Mar 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy Total capacity of 65 GW renewable energy installed in the country so far The Government of India has undertaken a number of policy measures for increasing share of renewable energy in India’s energy mix. These, inter-alia, include: a) Provision of Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) under the National Tariff Policy; b) Notification of the long term […] Read more
70% Safeguard Duty on Solar to Dampen Investor Sentiment: Par Panel Updated On Wed, Mar 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Custom Duty on Solar Cells/Modules/Panels should not be levied and they should continue to enjoy exemption from custom duty as before. Safeguard Duty should not be of the tune (70 per cent) that will hamper our own programme and it should not affect the bids which have already taken pace, panel has said. A Parliamentary […] Read more
1 Mn Solar Study Lamps Scheme Successfully Implemented: R.K Singh Updated On Tue, Mar 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The scheme was sanctioned in January 2014 for empowering underserved communities of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The government has successfully implemented the one million solar study lamps scheme, said R. K Singh, Minister of State (IC) for New and Renewable Energy and Power, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. […] Read more
One Million Solar Study Lamps Scheme successfully implemented Updated On Tue, Mar 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy A new project for distribution of 70 lakh solar study lamps in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand Odisha and Uttar Pradesh which was sanctioned by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in December 2016, is currently under implementation. The One Million Solar Study Lamps Scheme which was sanctioned in January 2014 for […] Read more
MNRE Leads from the Front to Push Solar Sector Updated On Sat, Feb 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The latest move by MNRE should be seen at a time when India had failed to comply with a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on solar power. The government of India, through its MNRE, seems to have woken up by issuing the latest amendments to accelerate the growth of the solar photovoltaic sector. The recent […] Read more
