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170,000 Acres of Land Allocated to Solar Park Program: RK Singh

The Indian Government has to date approved 50 solar parks across 12 states with a combined capacity of 37,990 MW. Of the approved parks, 11 with a total 8,521 MW project...

July 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Power Ministry Mulls Shorter PPA Tenure to Help DISCOMs and Power Markets

The Ministry of Power is considering cutting the tenure of prospective long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) to 12-15 years from the extant 25 years to provide more...

December 30, 2022

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Sumit Jha

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Indian Railways Aims Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2030

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from India and around the world: Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha that the Indian...

December 9, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Establish Carbon Credit Trading Markets

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The Lok Sabha passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2022, which provides for...

August 10, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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Renewable Energy
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Demand Incentives of ₹2.54 Billion Provided to Deploy 85,626 Electric Vehicles

The Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar, responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, stated that the government has supported the deployment of 85,626 electric vehicles...

July 21, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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FAME II Certificates for Electric Vehicle Models Will be Valid for a Year

The Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprise (MHIPE) has announced that the validity of ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles...

April 14, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Sembcorp Awarded 60 MW Rooftop Solar Project in Singapore

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Sembcorp Industries said that its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore has...

March 15, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Renewable Energy
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NTPC To Add 16.5 GW of Renewables Between 2022-2027: RK Singh

NTPC Limited has installed 1,083 MW of solar, wind, and small hydropower projects and plans to add 16.5 GW of renewables between 2022-27, Union Power Minister R.K. Singh...

February 9, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Over 2.9 GW of Projects Approved in Solar Parks in Uttar Pradesh and Northeastern States

Over 2.9 GW of solar power park projects with central financial assistance (CFA) of over ₹384 million (~$5.3 million) have been approved in Uttar Pradesh and the...

February 5, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Power Sale Agreement for 16.8 GW of Renewable Projects Yet to be Signed: RK Singh

The Minister of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), R.K. Singh, told the Lok Sabha that power supply agreements (PSAs) for 16.8 GW of renewable energy projects are yet to...

September 24, 2020

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Rahul Nair

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Renewable Energy
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Nearly 300,000 Households Electrified Through Off-Grid Solar Solutions: RK Singh

Over 300,000 households have been electrified through solar-based standalone systems, the Minister of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) R.K. Singh said in Lok Sabha...

September 22, 2020

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Rahul Nair

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Off-grid

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Solar
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Committee on Energy Skeptical About India’s Chances of Meeting its 2022 Solar Target

The Standing Committee on Energy has presented the third report on the demands for grants of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the year financial year...

March 24, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Over 181,000 Solar Water Pumps Installed in India

In response to an inquiry raised in the Lok Sabha, Union Power Minister R.K. Singh announced that over 181,000 solar water pumps had been installed across the country by...

January 6, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Off-grid

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Solar
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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...

December 23, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Waste to Energy
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Committee on Energy Sceptical of India’s Ability to Achieve its Solar Target for 2022

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy has expressed its concerns about the performance of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the country’s...

December 13, 2019

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Nithin Thomas

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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