India can save $7 billion per annum by use of LED bulbs: Piyush Goyal
March 28, 2015: India can save up to US $7 billion per annum by changing incandescent lamps with energy efficient LED bulbs, said power minister Piyush Goyal. While speaking at a seminar held in New...
View ArticleAffordable Power for all by 2019: Piyush Goyal
April 13, 2015: For the first time in the North Eastern region of India, especially in Assam, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India is organising a 2-day conference of Power, Renewable Energy and Mines...
View ArticleRooftop solar power plants scheme takes off in the country
May 1, 2015: So far, 351.60 MWp aggregate capacity of grid-interactive rooftop solar projects has been sanctioned and 47.64 MWp have been commissioned in various States. State Electricity Regulatory...
View ArticleList of solar parks coming up in India
May 1, 2015: The Government has rolled out a scheme for development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects in December 2014 which envisages supporting the States in setting up solar parks...
View ArticleRenewable energy generation targets defined in the country
May 2, 2015: The achievement of targets was 76.68 per cent, 84.15 per cent and 108 per cent for generation of renewable energy during the last 3 years i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively....
View ArticleJharkhand inks MoA with NTPC for 4000MW power project
May 4, 2015: A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) has been signed between State Government of Jharkhand and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd., a public undertaking of the Ministry of Power,...
View Article50 cities covered under the development of solar cities programme
May 4, 2015: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has sanctioned projects for 50 cities under the Development of Solar Cities Programme so far. State-wise details of solar cities are given below:-...
View ArticleSetting up of renewable energy projects in India
May 4, 2015: In order to provide low cost finance to renewable energy projects, Government announced its commitment in the budget for 2013-14 to provide funds from the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF)...
View ArticlePiyush Goyal inaugurates new solar passive building of the National Institute...
May 15, 2015: Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, inaugurated today “ Surya Bhawan” the New Solar Passive Building of the National Institute of...
View ArticleSolar Special: Harnessing the sun in the north
May 19, 2014: Electronics Bazaar continues its travels across the country to find out more about India’s solar power potential. In this issue, we cover the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,...
View ArticleIndia’s LED Bulb Incentive to Be Implemented Nationwide by 2019
The country’s national LED programme titled Unnat Jyoti Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) will be implmented all over the country by the year 2019. This was recently told by Piyush Goyal, Minister of...
View ArticleInterface of Solar with DC Technology will help secure energy security: Goyal
Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, Mines and New & Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal on Friday said that the interface of solar technology with DC technology inspired me most and It will help to...
View ArticleIndia’s total power generation capacity crosses 300 Gw mark
India’s total installed power generation capacity has crossed the 300-Gw mark, which includes 42 Gw of renewable energy sources, including solar and wind. India’s total power generation capacity was...
View ArticlePiyush Goyal to unveil largest street light programme
Power Minister Piyush Goyal will unveil the world’s largest street light replacement in South Delhi Municipal Corporation area where two lakh LED lights will replace inefficient lamps. Street Lighting...
View ArticleMNRE receives Rs 102390 million from NCEF since FY’15
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has received Rs 102390 million from the National Clean Energy Fund in the three fiscals to 2016-17. “From FY 2014-15 up to the current financial year,...
View ArticleSolar power to light up remote Arunachal Pradesh villages
India will power close to 900 remote villages in Arunachal Pradesh bordering China using advanced off-grid renewable energy kits that will bring electricity to about 16,000 households, power minister...
View ArticlePiyush Goyal administered companies to switch to e-cars
Officials and state firms under the power, coal, renewable energy and mines ministries will start using electric vehicles, catalysing the governments plan to make zero-emission cars popular, informed...
View ArticleCabinet clears proposal to build ten atomic reactors
Seeking to give a fresh impetus to India’s domestic nuclear power production, the Union cabinet cleared a proposal to indigenously build 10 atomic reactors, the largest ever approval granted for such...
View ArticleIndian government issues draft quality order on solar modules
The draft order, Quality Control Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order 2017, which has been forwarded to the World Trade Organization (WTO), will apply to all future...
View ArticleGST rate on coal, solar, wind will not be impacted: Piyush Goyal
Power, coal,renewable energy and mines minister Piyush Goyal today welcomed the GST council’s decision to keep coal in the lowest tax slab of 5 percent and said a higher tax slab of 18 percent for...
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