Ministry of Power and USAID launches portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings Updated On Fri, May 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy 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 […] Read more
India Added 87,397 kms Of Power Lines In Last 6 Years: Power Ministry Updated On Fri, Dec 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Power Minister R.K Singh in his written reply to the Parliament informed the House that, the national grid national electricity grid capacity has been expanding in line with the increasing electricity demand and capacity. He said that, till 31st October 2023, based on the MNRE data, about 179 GW Renewable Energy capacity (including hydro) […] Read more
Power Ministry Notifies New Amendments To Green Energy Open Access Rules Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has notified the second amendment to the Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022. The new notified rules envisage to amend three provisions of the original rules, published by the ministry in June, last year. The new notified rules have been named Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) (Second […] Read more
Power Ministry Says Imposing Tax / Cess On Power Generation By States’ Illegal’, Asks To Withdraw Such Orders Updated On Wed, Apr 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power, in its latest order, has termed the collection of taxes and cess by states on power generation as ‘illegal and unconstitutional.’ In a letter to all the Chief Secretaries, the government order asked states to take steps to withdraw any such order. The ministry has said that it was informed that […] Read more
Power Ministry Issues New Draft Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2023, Seeks Comments From Stakeholders Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power on Friday released its latest Draft Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2023 and sought comments from stakeholders by the end of May 11, 2023. The new draft rules have proposed changes in Section 15 and Section 19 of the Electricity Rules 2005. The new rules have been named ‘Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2023’. The notification […] Read more
Power Ministry Notifies Initiation of Bidding For North Eastern Region Expansion ISTS Project Updated On Wed, Apr 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power, in its latest notification, issued documents related to the initiation of the bidding process for the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) project under the North Eastern Region Expansion Project-XVI scheme. It comes after the REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Power, sought global bids for setting up the ISTS […] Read more
Power Ministry Prepares for Summer Peak; Coal and Gas to be Pivotal Updated On Thu, Mar 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Union Power Ministry has said that it has devised a multi-pronged strategy to ensure adequate availability of power during the upcoming summer months. Power and MNRE Minister RK Singh chaired a review meeting with senior officers from power sector, coal and railways to discuss aspects to meet the high electricity demand in the upcoming […] Read more
The Power Ministry Report Card For 2022- Renewables Push, Reforms Lead Agenda Updated On Mon, Jan 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy When it comes to energy and its countrywide distribution, the Power ministry is the responsible limb of the government. We look at the growth of clean energy and its distribution in India, while also assessing the various measures taken to promote clean energy in the seventh-largest country in the world. India is the world’s third […] Read more
Power Ministry Puts Phase-1 Of Emission Control Gear On Hold Basis IIT Report Updated On Wed, Aug 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Power Ministry has been effectively implementing pollution management methods (emission control) in selected energy crops to examine the benefits before rolling out the predicted 2 lakh crore of funding in all initiatives that would raise electrical energy rates. The government has indicated that the application of Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) techniques increases carbon dioxide […] Read more