Maharashtra’s Solar Association Alleges Mismanagement of Solar Subsidies by DISCOM
The Maharashtra Solar Manufacturers Association (MASMA) has expressed its displeasure with the way Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has been handling the state’s solar sector. The association has ...
Students in Gujarat Can Buy Cheaper Electric Vehicles through State Subsidies
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced that the state government would offer subsidies to encourage battery-operated two-wheelers and three-wheelers. Students studying from classes IX up to colleges will receive a ...
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 ...
Farmers in Andhra Pradesh To Receive Power Subsidies Through Direct Benefit Transfer
Andhra Pradesh government has decided to introduce Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) on the subsidy extended as free electricity to farmers. This program will initially start with one district by December ...
China Likely to Improve its Subsidy Policy for Electric Vehicles
The Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China has issued a notice on ways to promote financial subsidies for new electric vehicles. The ministry said it had issued ...
Installers in Punjab Unhappy with Unrealistic ₹22,200 for 1kW Rooftop Solar Price
Punjab’s Renewable Energy Member Welfare Association (REMA), a body of solar integrators in the state, has written to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Patiala, expressing its concerns about ...
A 1 kW Rooftop Solar System to Cost Just ₹22,200 for Residential Consumers in Punjab
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has announced subsidies for grid-connected rooftop solar systems ranging between 1 and 10 kW in the residential sector, which could make solar very ...
Gujarat Announces Subsidy on Battery-Operated Vehicles for Students
To promote eco-friendly vehicles, the government of Gujarat has implemented a program for the distribution of battery-operated vehicles (BOVs), especially two-wheelers to the students of grade nine and above. Those ...
Delhi Cabinet Approves Electric Vehicle Policy
As a send-off to the year 2019, the Delhi government has approved a policy for electric vehicles (EVs) with an intent to make the city “the EV capital of India.” ...
Gujarat Seeks EV Manufacturers To Market and Distribute Battery-Operated School Vans
The Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for the authorization of manufacturers for marketing and distribution of 100 battery-operated school vans in Gujarat. The project ...
Solar and Other Renewable Policy Roundup: Key Announcements From September 2019
Central and state government agencies made several key policy announcements in September aimed at removing the bottlenecks in the solar industry. The most important announcement of the month was made ...
Tamil Nadu’s New EV Policy Aims to Mobilize ₹500 Billion for Manufacturing in the State
The government of Tamil Nadu has launched the state’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2019. The policy aims to mobilize ₹500 billion ($7 billion) investment in EV manufacturing in the state ...
Haryana DISCOM Calls for Empanelment of Agencies for Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVN), a Haryana power distribution company, has issued an expression of interest (EoI) to empanel agencies to install grid-connected rooftop solar systems between 1kW-500 ...
Rooftop Solar Subsidies Should be Transferred to Beneficiaries, Not System Integrators
The Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Developer Association (UPSEDA) has written a letter to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the additional secretary of the cabinet secretariat highlighting ...
MNRE Clarifies Residential Rooftop Solar Subsidy Applicability
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a clarification regarding the subsidy applicable for rooftop solar installations by individual residential households under phase-II of grid-connected rooftop solar ...
North East Tea Planters Demand 90% Subsidy for Solar Projects in Tea Gardens
The tea planters of North East India have urged the central government to allow 90% subsidy on the installation of solar projects in the tea industry. The representatives of the ...
Karnataka Sets New Generic Tariff for Solar Projects
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued an order setting the generic tariff for solar projects in the state for the period starting April 1, 2019, and ending March ...
Gujarat Seeks EV Manufacturers for Marketing and Distribution Authorization
The Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has invited expression of interest (EoI) from reputed manufacturers for their authorization to market and distribute battery operated two and three-wheelers. The EoIs have ...
Arunachal Pradesh Floats Tender for Over 1 MW of Off-Grid Solar Projects
The Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA) has introduced a tender for over 1 MW of off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to be installed in the state. Through this tender, ...
Jammu and Kashmir to Soon Add 30 Electric Buses in Srinagar’s Fleet
The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government has decided to deploy electric buses in the state’s summer capital Srinagar. Tata Motors has already supplied ten electric buses to the Jammu and ...
China Allocates $435 Million for Solar Project Subsidies in 2019
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has confirmed that it will allocate approximately RMB 3 billion ($435 million) for solar projects this year. This is the first time that the country ...
Punjab’s Akal University Installs a 1.2 MW Solar Project to Fuel its Energy Needs
Akal University in Punjab’s Bhatinda is the latest entrant in a rapidly evolving league of educational institutions that have chosen to harness solar power to take care of their electricity ...
Haryana Announces Subsidy of ₹15,000 for Installing Solar Home Systems
Haryana government recently announced that it would provide subsidy to the tune of ₹15,000 (~$214.75) to consumers for installing solar home systems under the ‘Manohar Jyoti Yojana’ which aims to ...
Himachal Pradesh Gives Out Consent Letters to 150 Prospective Rooftop Solar Installers
In an effort to expand the reach of rooftop solar in the state, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPREC) has issued a notification that allows consumers to install rooftop ...
Japan’s Proposal to Rollback Solar Subsidy Angers Investors and Operators
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has proposed that companies granted permits for solar projects between the fiscal years of 2012 to 2014 under Feed-In-Tariffs (FiT) should submit ...
