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India Renewables Capacity On Track to Overshoot Paris Target by 60%

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2019

India is on track to overshoot a key Paris Agreement target by nearly 60% by obtaining close to two-thirds of its installed electricity capacity from renewable sources by 2030, according to a...

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Assam utility opens single window clearance for solar rooftop installations

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2019

Public sector power utility, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has come up with a single window clearance system for accelerating deployment of Grid Connected Solar Rooftop...

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French MNC EDF upbeat on India across renewables, nuclear, T&D sectors

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2019

French power multinational EDF (Électricité de France) is upbeat on India across several areas including renewables, nuclear power, transmission and distribution systems, and smart grids. The...

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Haryana: Government buildings to have rooftop solar power plants

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2019

The new and renewable energy department of Gurugram has asked all heads of departments to send data of government buildings under their jurisdiction for setting up solar power plants on rooftops...

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Andhra Pradesh asks SECI, NTPC to revise tariffs for some solar projects

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2019

The new government in Andhra Pradesh has asked NTPC and Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) to revise tariffs for power from 1,650 megawatt of solar projects to Rs 2.44 per unit retrospectively...

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Unpredictable rains and sudden storms are new risk to India’s renewables goals

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2019

India’s ambitious plan to take the leadership position among nations as one of largest producers of renewable energy may have run into some unfavorable weather. Freak climatic conditions are...

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India's Renewable Energy Capacity Crosses 80GW-Mark, Says R K Singh

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2019

India's renewable energy capacity has crossed the 80GW-mark, which includes 29.55 GW of solar energy and 36.37 GW wind power, Parliament was informed Tuesday. The government has set an ambitious...

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Cap renewable energy tariff at Rs 3 per unit under NTPC, SECI auctions: Ind body

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 16, 2019

National Solar Energy Federation of India has urged the government to cap tariff from all renewable energy sources at Rs 3 per unit for auctions by state-owned NTPC and Solar Energy Corporation...

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5-Fold Increase in Clean Energy Jobs in 5 Years - India

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 15, 2019

With an average age of 27 and projected 7.5 percent economic growth rate, jobs are a key priority in India. Growth in the renewable energy market is a major opportunity to achieve India’s goals...

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Government schools to get solar power plants in Punjab

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 15, 2019

As many as 880 government high and senior secondary schools across the state will be covered under the solar net metering project in which 5kW solar power system (solar panels) will be installed...

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