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MNRE extends ALMM enlistment date for solar cell and module manufacturersBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 9, 2020
Solar cell and module manufacturers now have additional six months—until September 30, 2020—to get enlisted with the MNRE’s Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). Only products and companies making to the list will be eligible for a wide range of government-backed... Read more.. |
MNRE Issues Draft Guidelines for Installation of Innovative Stand-Alone Solar PumpsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 7, 2020
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had issued updated specifications for stand-alone solar pumps in July last year. And since then it claims to have received representations from innovators claiming that by using different design/software for the stand-alone... Read more.. |
MNRE Asks States to not Halt Payments for RE GeneratorsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 3, 2020
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked states to continue to buy power from renewable energy producers and clear their dues “on a regular basis as was being done prior to the lockdown”. The MNRE on April 1, 2020, wrote to all states and electricity... Read more.. |
MNRE announces scheme for 100% solarization of Sun-temple town Modhera in GujaratBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 30, 2020
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced a scheme that aims at 100 per cent solarization of Modhera in Gujarat. The town, located in Mehsana district, houses the famous Sun Temple, a hindu temple dedicated to the sun God. Under the scheme the domestic and... Read more.. Subject Tags: central schemes , Gujarat Government , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , pilot project , solar city , subsidy |
NISE Postpones Next Advanced Solar Training Prog amid Covid-19 PandemicBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 27, 2020
The MNRE-backed National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) has postponed its six months advanced solar professionals course due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the country. The order has been issued by Dr A.K. Tripathi, Director General, NISE, stating that “six months... Read more.. |
COVID-19: Renewable industry gives thumbs up to MNRE notification on free passage of material, staffBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 27, 2020
Renewable energy (RE) players have given a thumbs up to the latest notification by the ministry of new and renewable energy asking states to allow movement of material and staff to ensure continuous renewable power generation following the nationwide lockdown. “While it is... Read more.. Subject Tags: coronavirus , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , power demand , renewable energy sector |
Government to Set up 26 gigawatts Solar Power Capacity in Agriculture Sector by 2022By : Sustainability ..., Mar 25, 2020
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has once again reiterated its promise to set up around 26 gigawatts solar power capacity in agriculture sector by 2022. Minister RK Singh said that a huge portion of this capacity would be installed in the form of conventional land-based... Read more.. |
India’s renewable energy generation capacity has grown 72 per cent in six yrs: R K SinghBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 25, 2020
The installed capacity of renewable energy generation in the country has grown 72 per cent from 80 gigawatt (GW) to 138.9 GW during the past six years, according to new and renewable energy minister R K Singh. He also added that the foreign direct investments of $6.1 billion... Read more.. |
IIT Bombay group suggests method of detecting early-stage discoloration in EVA encapsulantsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2020
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, funded by a Ministry of New and Renewable Energy grant, have proposed a new, non-destructive method of detecting early-stage photobleaching and discoloration in EVA encapsulants. Identifying early-stage... Read more.. Subject Tags: IIT Bombay , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , solar manufacturing , solar module |
Investments in RE Sector Fell 14% to Rs 68550 Cr in 2019By : Sustainability ..., Mar 20, 2020
Investments in the country’s renewable energy sector fell by 14 percent to Rs 68,550 crore in the calendar year 2019, the Parliament has been informed. In 2018, the estimated investment in the domestic RE sector was at Rs 79,606 crore, Minister of Power, New and Renewable... Read more.. |