Tariffs, Tax Breaks, & Incentives: Solar Sector Has Big Expectations from Budget 2022
India is looking at some large capacity additions in the years ahead to reach the target of 300 GW of solar by 2030. The country’s cumulative installed solar capacity at ...
Assam’s Electric Vehicle Policy 2021 Aims at 200,000 EVs to be Deployed by 2026
Assam is the latest Indian state to announce an electric vehicle (EV) policy. The Electric Vehicle Policy of Assam, 2021 aims for 25% EV penetration in all vehicle registrations by ...
Odisha Announces EV Policy, Aims 20% Electric Vehicle Registrations by 2025
The Odisha Government has announced the Electric vehicle (EV) Policy, 2021, which aims to accelerate the adoption of EVs, especially in the category of electric two-wheelers (E2W), three-wheelers (E3W), and ...
Maharashtra’s Draft EV Policy, 2021, Aims 25% E-Public Transport by 2025
The Maharashtra Government has announced the Draft Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy, 2021. The policy aims to support the adoption of sustainable and clean mobility solutions in Maharashtra. The recommended policy ...
Meghalaya Announces Electric Vehicle Policy with Purchase Subsidy for Early Adopters
The Transport Department of the Government of Meghalaya has issued the 'Meghalaya Electric vehicle Policy, 2021', which aims to see electric vehicles (EV) representing 15% of the state's overall vehicle ...
No Registration Fee or Road Tax for First 200,000 Electric Two-Wheelers in Telangana
The Government of Telangana has released its new Electric Vehicle (EV) and Energy Storage Policy for 2020-2030, announcing subsidies, policy measures, and other incentives to turn the state into an EV and ...
Delhi to Disburse Subsidies Within Two Days of Electric Vehicle Purchase
The Delhi Government announced that it would soon introduce a subsidiary plan under its recently launched electric vehicle (EVs) policy for buyers of electric vehicles, according to a Press Trust ...
“Nothing in it for Us”: Solar Industry Reacts to 2019 Budget
The interim budget announced by interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal did not offer much for India’s renewable energy sector. Mercom had reported that the budget could be an opportunity to help ...
Gujarat Announces RfS for 500 MW of Solar Projects
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has issued Request for Selection (RfS) for the purchase of power from 500 MW grid connected solar photovoltaic power projects to be set ...
Electricity Demand in India Will Almost Triple Between 2018 and 2040: World Bank
More than 250 million people in South Asia live without access to electricity, which is a quarter of the global population living off the grid, reveals a new report In ...
Gujarat Provides Subsidy to 2,000 Consumers for Purchasing Two-Wheeler EVs
Around 2,000 people have been provided subsidies for the purchase of two-wheeler Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the state of Gujarat. Each beneficiary has been provided a subsidy of 10,000 (~$156) ...
Economic Survey 2018 Calls for Review of Subsidies for India’s Green Energy Sector
Concerns about tumbling tariffs and frequent Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) renegotiations were just a few of the items highlighted by the Economic Survey 2018, which was tabled in Parliament by ...