20 Lakh Farmer will produce Solar Energy: Union Budget
By Sanjay Chaturvedi, PhD Finance Minister has revealed the agenda of the Government by inserting and providing for Solar operated Pumps to generate energy. More than 20 lakhs farmers are…
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Renewable Energy Sector Makes rapid Strides in 2019
By Solar Times Bureau YEAR END REVIEW, 2019, MNRE As a part of Nationally Determined Contributions as per the Paris Accord on Climate Change, India has made a pledge that…
Union Power Minister releases State Energy Efficiency Index 2019
By Solar Times Bureau Shri Raj Kumar Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New & Renewable Energy and Honourable Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurshiptoday…
ADB, India sign $250 million loan to expand energy efficiency investments in India
By Solar Times Bureau The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on 16th December 2019 signed a $250 million loan to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to…
Uses of Solar Energy at Home
By Solar Times Bureau In today’s life where our energy resources are exhausting day-by-day and other side our energy demand is constantly increasing, as population and urbanization is increasing. It…
Government is committed to manage renewable energy curtailment and enhance ease of doing business
By Solar Times Bureau Shri Anand Kumar, Secretary, Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said that the Government is committed to managing curtailments to enhance the ease…
Renewable Energy Projects announced by govt of India
By Staff Reporter Most of renewable energy projects in the country are being implemented by the private sector developers selected through transparent bidding process. Government has issued standard bidding guidelines…
Status of Rural Electrification (RE) under DDUGJY
By Solar Times Bureau Government of India has launched the scheme “Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana” for rural electrification. The erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) scheme for village…
CCEA approves proposal for setting up 12,000 MW grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects
By Staff Reporter The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy’s proposal for implementation of…
India attains global 4th and 5th positions in wind and solar power installed capacities
By Solar Times Bureau The Government has declared the trajectory of bidding 60 GW capacity of solar energy and 20 GW capacity of wind energy by March 2020,leaving two years’…