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MNRE May Do Away with CPSUs’ Involvement in Rooftop Solar Program

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 300 units of free electricity through rooftop solar projects installed under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the...

February 15, 2024

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Satish Shetty

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PM Surya Ghar Program to Offer ₹78,000 for 3 kW Residential Rooftop Solar Systems

A new program to install rooftop solar systems on 10 million households across India will be called ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’ and will have an outlay of ₹750...

February 14, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar’s Share in Renewable Capacity Rises to 40%

Solar power accounted for 16.9% of the total installed power capacity and 40.1% of the total installed renewable capacity at the end of December 2023. Solar power’s...

February 12, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Unjustified Load-Shedding Will Attract Penalties, R K Singh Warns DISCOMs

Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh has warned distribution companies (DISCOM) that unjustified load-shedding will be penalized going...

January 19, 2024

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Grid

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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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Rooftop

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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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Solar
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India’s Energy Sector Presents Lucrative Investment Opportunity: R K Singh

Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R. K. Singh has assured the investor community that India’s power sector is sounder than ever and exhorted...

May 29, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Karnataka Tops State Energy Efficiency Index 2021-22

Karnataka topped the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) for the second year running with an overall score of 82.5 points out of 100 on impactful measures taken in...

April 11, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Efficiency

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Other

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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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India to Ramp Up Solar Manufacturing and Hydrogen Generation, Says RK Singh

At a recent virtual conference held by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Union Power Minister R.K. Singh said that the government was planning to develop 3 GW...

July 21, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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RK Singh Addresses Renewable Industry Stakeholders, Emphasizes on Self-Reliance

The Union Power Minister, RK Singh, recently interacted with developers of generation and transmission projects in the power and renewable sectors. The minister...

June 25, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Over 12 GW of Wind Capacity Awarded as of October 2019: MNRE

According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), wind power projects with the capacity of over 12 GW have been awarded across the country against 15.1 GW of...

December 6, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Wind
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Government has Released Nearly ₹85 Billion on Solar Programs Since 2016: RK Singh

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Union Power Minister R.K Singh explained the state of solar generation in the country, highlighting the key facts, progress made towards...

December 3, 2019

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Nithin Thomas

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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State Should Not Revisit Solar, Wind PPAs Based on ‘Apprehensions’: RK Singh to Andhra CM

In yet another letter to the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Power Minister R.K. Singh has urged Jaganmohan Reddy not to revisit power purchase agreements (PPA) for...

September 27, 2019

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Shaurya Bajaj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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