India Gets a $10.75 Billion Incentive Plan to Boost Solar, Battery & Auto Manufacturing
The central government has approved a 'production-linked incentive' (PLI) plan in ten critical sectors to enhance India's manufacturing capabilities and exports under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. The government said in ...
Kerala Government to Hire 50 Electric Buses Under FAME Program for Thiruvananthapuram
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has invited bids for hiring 50 electric buses on wet lease for the Thiruvananthapuram zone. The tender has been floated under the Faster ...
Bids Invited to Set Up Charging Stations for 225 Electric Buses in Uttar Pradesh
The Construction and Design Services of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam has invited bids to set up charging stations for 225 electric buses at Prayagraj, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, and Kanpur. The last ...
No Road Tax for Electric Vehicles in Delhi
The Delhi Government has exempted road tax on all battery electric vehicles (EVs). The transport department issued a notification saying that the Delhi government has exempted the tax on all ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Boeing Turns to Solar; Jinko, Risen, ZNShine Announce Supply Orders
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: JinkoSolar said that it had supplied the Trung Nam Group with 611 MW of Tiger bifacial transparent ...
No Hike in Delhi’s Power Tariff for FY 2020-21 Due to COVID-19 Disruptions
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has announced that it would not raise the electricity tariffs for the financial year (FY) 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In its press ...
Weekly News Wrap-Up: Jinko’s Solar Cell Efficiency at 24.79%, Sungrow Launches New ESS
Here are some noteworthy cleantech news and announcements from the around the world week: Jinko Solar announced the launch of its new generation of 610W Tiger Pro High-efficiency monocrystalline transparent ...
BMW Targets Seven Million Electric Vehicles on the Road by 2030
The BMW Group, a Germany-based luxury automobile manufacturer, announced that it hadset a target of producing seven million electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030, making resource efficiency and sustainability central to ...
Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from India’s Renewable Sector in June 2020
June was an eventful month as the global economy slowly tried to get back on its feet amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Indian renewable industry saw quite a few ...
Researchers Claim Carbon Cloth Collector Improves Sulfur Utilization of Batteries
Researchers at Monash University, Deakin University, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB)-Monash Research Academy, have claimed that that using a carbon cloth collector can improve the sulfur utilization ...
Kerala Empanels Eight Companies for Setting Up EV Charging Stations
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has disclosed the list of empaneled bidders that intend to set up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for commercial operations at specified locations in ...
India Should Start with a Focus on EV Technology and Design: Magenta Power Interview
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has severely affected the Indian economy, which was already losing pace. The electric vehicle (EV) industry, like all others, is reeling under the unprecedented challenges posed ...
UK’s Faradion Inks Deal with Indian Startup for the Use of Sodium-Ion Batteries
U.K.-based Faradion Ltd, a manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, has announced a partnership with Infraprime Logistics Technologies (IPLTEC) to provide batteries for commercial vehicles in the Indian electric vehicle market. IPLTech ...
Government Notifies Eligibility Criteria for EV Components Under FAME Program
The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (MHIPE) has issued a notification to all the testing agencies under the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric ...
Rising Purchase of Two-Wheelers Pushes India’s EV Sales Up by 20% in FY 2019-20
The sale of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country went up by 20% in 2019-20. The EV industry sold 156,000 electric vehicles in the financial year (FY) 2019-20. Out of ...
BYD and Toyota Join Hands to Design, Develop Battery-Run Electric Vehicles
China-based BYD Company Ltd (BYD) and Toyota Motor Corporation have announced that the operation of their new company will be launched in 2020. The name of the new company will ...
EESL Tenders Power Conversion Systems and Fast Combo EV Chargers
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has invited bids for power conversion systems and fast combo electric vehicle (EV) chargers. The scope of work includes the planning, supply, installation, and ...
The United Kingdom to Co-Chair India-Led Climate Change Initiative
The government of the United Kingdom (U.K.) has said that the country will co-chair the governing council on the India-led global ‘Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).’ Established by Prime ...
Karnataka Focuses on Electric Mobility in New Budget
In the recent state budget announcement, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announced that ₹100 million (~$13.56 million) would be allocated to establish an electric vehicle and energy storage manufacturing cluster ...
EESL Seeks Service Providers for EV Fleet Management in Jharkhand
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has invited bids from management agencies for the deployment of its electric cars to various government organizations and public sector undertakings (PSUs) on lease ...
News Highlights from India’s Renewable Sector in January 2020
The beginning of the year 2020 witnessed some exciting developments in the renewable energy sector. There were several major company and government updates in January. Here is a recap of ...
Amazon India to Add 10,000 Electric Vehicles in its Delivery Fleet by 2025
E-commerce giant Amazon India has announced that its fleet of delivery vehicles in the country will include 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025. The fleet will include three-wheeler and four-wheeler ...
2,636 EV Charging Stations Approved Across 24 States under FAME II Program
The Department of Heavy Industries (DHI) has so far approved 2,636 electric vehicle charging stations in 62 cities across 24 states and union territories (UTs) under the second phase of ...
Delhi Cabinet Approves Electric Vehicle Policy
As a send-off to the year 2019, the Delhi government has approved a policy for electric vehicles (EVs) with an intent to make the city “the EV capital of India.” ...
EESL Joins Hands with SDMC to Install 75 EV Charging Stations Across Delhi
Facilitating the adoption of e-mobility in the national capital, the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to ...
