Centre will give housing societies ₹18,000/kW under new rooftop solar programme
Ahead of polls, the Centre approved a rooftop solar scheme—PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana—with a…
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India’s solar capacity additions fell by 44% in 2023 due to delays
Solar installations in India dropped 44.1% in the calendar year (CY) 2023, with a capacity…
NTPC tenders land and transmission package for 2.4 GW solar projects
State-owned National Thermal Power Corporation has floated tenders to develop inter-state transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar…
Hope to raise $50 million for solar in next few months; focus on Africa: ISA chief
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is training 20 startups in Africa to build up their…
Decentralised solar plants a win-win for farmers, govt: Report
Decentralised solar power can benefit farmers by improving quality of water supply and predictability of…
Six Indian states above the global average as wind and solar reach a record 12% of global electricity in 2022: Report
An analysis of 2022 data from 78 countries, representing 93% of global electricity demand, shows…
India installed 13 GW solar in 2022, need 28 GW to meet 280 GW by 2030 solar target
According to Mercom, India installed a record 13 GW of solar capacity in 2022, up…
Fossil fuel power projects clubbed with renewables can dispatch power without agreement
Under new norms, thermal power plants can set up renewable energy projects anywhere and dispatch…
Centre proposes group net metering to boost rooftop solar in villages
The Indian government proposed a scheme to set up virtual net metering and group net…
Centre opts for feed-in tariffs over reverse auctions that earned DISCOMS low tariffs
The government is planning to introduce state specific feed-in tariffs from April 1, 2023, instead…
