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India Auctions Eight Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks in Fourth Tranche

The Ministry of Mines has auctioned eight critical and strategic mineral blocks across five states under Tranche IV, bringing the total auctioned blocks to 22. Tranche...

November 7, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy

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Tenders and Auctions
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Government to Develop Framework for Trading in Carbon Credit Certificates

The Union government plans to develop the Indian carbon market with a national framework to decarbonize the country’s economy through the trading of carbon credit...

May 12, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Government to Begin Auction for Lithium Reserves Found in J&K in December

The Government of India will auction the 5.9 million tons (mt) of lithium reserves found in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Reasi district in December this year, the...

May 2, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Government Adds Solar Modules to Ambit of E-Waste Management Rules

Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy R.K.Singh  informed the Rajya Sabha that the management of waste generated from solar photovoltaic modules, panels, and...

March 15, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Waste to Energy
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Heavy Penalty Prompts DISCOMs to Clear Dues Worth ₹246.8 billion Since June

The prospect of heavy penalties on delayed payments has prompted the state-owned power distribution companies (DISCOMs) to clear outstanding dues worth ₹246.8 billion...

December 1, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Electric Vehicle Battery Standards Amended for Enhanced Safety

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has amended battery safety standards to prevent fire incidents in electric two-wheelers (E2W). The amendments provide for...

September 2, 2022

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Vijayalakshmi Sridhar

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Solar and Wind Developers Fret Over Cost of Undergrounding Power Lines in the GIB Habitat

The fate of renewable energy projects in the Great Indian Bustard habitat in Rajasthan and Gujarat hangs in the balance as a section of developers is concerned about the...

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Defense Ministry Invites Bids for Ground-Mounted, Floating Solar Projects

The Ministry of Defense has invited expressions of interest to set up a combined ground-mounted and grid-connected floating solar project on a turnkey basis at the...

January 6, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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No Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems Over 10 kW: Ministry of Power

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued The Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 laying down the rights of power consumers to minimum standards of quality. The...

December 22, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Ministry of Finance Reduces Performance Security Deposits For Solar Tenders to 3%

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued a notification revising the performance security deposits for tenders to 3% of the contract value from the previous range of...

November 19, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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MNRE Raises Solar Capacity Addition Targets for KUSUM, Cuts Central Assistance

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has ramped up the targets of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM–KUSUM) program. The...

November 9, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Proposals Invited for Installing EV Charging Infrastructure on Highways & Expressways

The Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) inviting proposals for setting up public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure...

October 13, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from India’s Renewable Sector in September 2020

Here is a recap of some of the most important headlines from September 2020: The government of Andhra Pradesh approved ₹9 billion (~$123 million) to meet the expenditure...

October 5, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Renewable Energy
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No ISTS Charges on Solar and Wind Projects Commissioned Before June 30, 2023

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has waived interstate transmission system (ISTS) charges and losses on all solar and wind projects commissioned before June 30, 2023. This...

August 6, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from India’s Renewable Sector in July 2020

Here is a recap of some of the most important headlines from the month: The Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance issued a notification imposing safeguard...

August 5, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Renewable Energy

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