MNRE Orders Timely Payment and ‘Must-Run’ Status to Renewable Stations During Lockdown
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a clarification regarding the payment to renewable energy generating stations during the moratorium provided to distribution companies (DISCOMs) by the ...
Uzbekistan Seeks Foreign Investors to Develop 400 MW of Solar Projects
The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from international investors to develop nearly 400 MW of solar independent power producer (IPP) projects ...
MERC Rejects Petition for Selecting Solar Project Contractor Through EPC Route
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has rejected Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited’s (MSPGCL) petition seeking approval for divergence in Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) guidelines for ...
EESL Joins Hands With NIIF for Roll-Out of Smart Meter Program in India
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), have announced a new joint venture called Intellismart Infrastructure Private Limited or ‘IntelliSmart.’ This joint venture has ...
CERC Charts Plan to Redesign India’s Power Market
In a recent discussion paper titled Market Based Economic Dispatch of Electricity: Re-designing of Day-Ahead Market (DAM) in India, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has analyzed India’s power market, ...
Solar Accounted for 2 Percent of India’s Total Power Generation in FY 2017-18
During the financial year (FY) 2017-18, India produced approximately 25.90 billion units (BUs) of solar power, according to data released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). This was an increase ...
NTPC May Raise $2.49 Billion to Expand Electricity Generation Capacity
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) may hit the market next year to raise ₹160 billion (~$2.49 billion) for the expansion of its electricity generation capacity. According to a report by ...
Solar in India Generated 8.4 Billion Units of Electricity in the Eight Month Period from April to November 2016; 87% increase over the same period in 2015
Solar energy now accounts for 1 percent of the total electricity generated in India and 14.3 percent of total renewable power generated in the country. During the eight-month period from ...