MNRE Announces Extension to its Waste to Energy Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that its waste-to-energy program would be extended beyond March 31, 2020. It said that the program would continue without any ...
CERC Prepares Blueprint for New Tariff Regulations for Renewable Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has come out with the draft tariff regulations 2020, which will come in force from July 01, 2020, and will remain in force until ...
MNRE Releases List of Technically Qualified Organizations for Biogas Study
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released a list of technically qualified organizations for independent third-party evaluation study for the New National Biogas and Organic Manure Program ...
India Has Set Up 186 Waste-to-Energy Projects So Far
To recover energy from waste and effluent generated from industries, India has set up 186 waste-to-energy projects for generation of biogas, bioCNG power with a cumulative capacity of 317.03 MW ...
MNRE Seeks Bidders for an Evaluation Study of its Biogas and Thermal Energy Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for an independent third-party evaluation study of its biogas-based power generation (off-grid) and thermal energy ...
EBRD Approves $329 Million to Support Kazakhstan Renewables Framework
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved ~$329 million (₹23.6 billion) for the Kazakhstan Renewables Framework to support the country’s drive as a regional leader to promote ...
Uttar Pradesh Proposes 6% Banking Charges for Solar and Wind Energy
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued draft regulations for captive and renewable energy generating projects in the state. These regulations will be effective beginning April 1, 2019, ...
Bloom Energy to Develop the First Natural Gas-Powered Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Project in India
The U.S.-based Bloom Energy along with real estate developer Atelier Global, India’s leading natural gas companies GAIL (India) Limited and Indian Oil Corporation, and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), recently ...
India Plans to Utilize Compressed Biogas as Alternative Green Transport Fuel
India is poised to utilize its huge biomass potential in the coming years. Biomass and organic waste sources like paddy straw, farm stubble, agricultural residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, ...
Renewables to be ‘Must Run’ in the Draft Tariff Guidelines for Goa, Union Territories
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the state of Goa and union territories has issued draft regulations for determining tariffs from renewable sources including solar. The draft is up ...
Rajasthan Amends Regulations for Tariff Determination of Biomass and Biogas Projects
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued new guidelines to amend its regulations concerning the terms and conditions for the determination of tariff for renewable sources-(biomass, biogas and biomass ...
Rajasthan Commission Issues Draft Tariff Regulations for Biomass and Biogas Projects
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued draft terms and conditions for the determination of tariff for biomass, biogas, and biomass gasifier energy. These regulations will come into force from ...
MNRE Approves Program on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved a program called “Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Waste/Residue” with modified terms and conditions from 2017-18 to 2019-20. The ...
Interview: Well-Defined Value Chain Required for Biofuels Sector to Grow in India
In a country like India, where the overall economic growth is fueled by its agrarian sector, biofuels assume great significance in light of the country’s ambitious goals of doubling farmers’ ...
CERC Issues Generic Tariffs for Select Renewables in FY 2018-19
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued a set of levelized generic tariffs for the purchase of electricity from a host of renewable power generation sources during financial year ...
