With 3,000 hours of sunshine every year, which is equivalent to 5,000 trillion kilowatts of energy, India´s solar energy potential is vast. According to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Annual report 2014-15, of the total renewable energy
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Govt approves Rs.5,000 cr tax-free bonds
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has approved the sale of tax free-bonds worth Rs 5,000 crore
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We are planning to invest Rs.23,000 crore this fiscal
Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman and Managing Director, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) shares his views on the company´s plans for doubling its current installed capacity, its capex plan for this fiscal, the Corporate Plan-2032, and CSR activities.
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Solar power enhancement plan
A massive plan to scale up of solar power capacity to 100,000 MW is underway, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
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WB gets Centre’s aid for solar PV projects
The West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency has received financial assistance from Ministry of New And Renewable Energy for various off-grid solar photovoltaic systems and power projects.
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Ministry aims to add 30 gw renewable energy capacity in 12th Plan
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy aims to add 30,000 mw capacity during the 12th Plan period (2012-17) from various renewable energy sources. This information was given by Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah in Rajya Sabha recently. About 27,000 mw renewable power generation capacity has been installed in the country from various rene
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Wind power bodies’ plea for investor-friendly policies
Investor-friendly policies by the government will accelerate wind energy development in the country, hence such policies are the need of the hour, wind energy associations in India have said.
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Policy for offshore wind projects
A sub-committee under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is preparing draft policy guidelines for development of offshore wind energy projects.
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1,000 mw solar park
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is planning to set up a 1,000 mw solar park in the country.The ministry is thinking in terms of mandating local content for projects that would be set up in the park, while those come up elsewhere would not have any such restrictions.
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Solar Cities to be Developed
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposes to develop 60 cities as solar cities. So far,based on proposals received by the government from various sates, in-principle approval has been given to 48 cities to be developed as solar cities in the country. Out of these, 37 cities have been given the green light by the government.
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