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Government Disbursed ₹9.08 Billion Under the Rooftop Solar Program: R K Singh

To encourage the widespread adoption of rooftop solar, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has disbursed ₹9.08 billion (~$108.8 million) as of November 31,...

December 13, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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8,738 Public EV Charging Stations Operating in India as of June: Minister

As India strives towards decarbonizing the transport sector, the country has installed 8,738 operational public electric vehicle charging stations, as of June 30, 2023,...

July 24, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Green Hydrogen Can Help India Save ₹1 Trillion on Fuel Imports by 2030

Union Minister of Renewable Energy and Power R. K. Singh informed the Rajya Sabha that the government aims to reduce a total of ₹1 trillion (~$12 billion) worth of...

March 17, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Projects Worth ₹308.02 Billion Approved to Strengthen Power Distribution Network

Projects worth ₹308.02 billion (~$4.12 billion) have been approved to date under the Integrated Power Development Program (IPDS), Minister of Power and New and Renewable...

February 9, 2022

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Harsh Shukla

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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India’s Installed Renewable Energy Capacity Including Hydro Crosses 150 GW: MNRE

India has crossed the 150 GW milestone of installed renewable energy capacity, including hydro, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said in a tweet. In...

December 3, 2021

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Staff

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Renewable Energy
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AT&C Losses Among Distribution Companies Dips by 2% Between FY 2016 and 2020

Union Minister R.K. Singh replied to a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether the government has reviewed the assistance provided to states and power distribution...

August 12, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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AT&C

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Grid
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MNRE Provided ₹1.92 Billion to States for Biogas Projects in the Last 3 Years

Union Minister R.K. Singh, responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, stated that the government has provided central financial assistance of ₹1.92 billion (~$25.88...

August 4, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Other

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Waste to Energy
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All Government Vehicles in Delhi To Switch to Electric by August 2021 – Nitin Gadkari

All vehicles owned/leased by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) will transition to electric by August 6, 2021, Minister of Road Transport...

March 9, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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IIT Bombay and BHEL to Develop High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Researchers at the National Center for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE) at IIT Bombay are developing crystalline silicon solar cells with targeted efficiency...

February 12, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar

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Technology
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Nearly ₹29 Billion Allotted for Off-Grid Renewable Generation in Last 3 Years

A corpus of ₹29.37 billion (~$0.43 billion) has been provided for off-grid renewable energy generation sources in the past three consecutive budgets, beginning with the...

July 24, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Renewable Energy
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National Electric Mobility Plan 2020 Targets Deployment of Up to 7 Million EVs Across India

The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 targets the deployment of up to 7 million hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) in India by 2020. This is a...

July 9, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Interest Costs of DISCOMs Reduced by Rs.119.89 Billion (~$1.83 Billion) Under UDAY Program

In the first nine months of India’s current financial year (FY) 2016-2017, the interest costs of states and union territory DISCOMs that have joined the Ujwal DISCOM...

March 24, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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