Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi is all set to do business this week in the US, and renewable energy is really big on his agenda. As per news coming in from several sources, Mr. Modi will seek assistance of the United States to set up 100 GW each of solar and wind … [continued]
RenewEconomy. Analysts predict that the solar leasing model that has dominated the solar rooftop market in the US could soon become commonplace in China too, as that country tries to encourage more homes and business to install solar. In Beijing on Thursday, China’s National Energy Administration released its key policy … [continued]
India will not follow several European countries & retrospectively cut solar PV tariffs, according to an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity ruling.
Solar energy would be high on the agenda of a government led by Narendra Modi. This notion was clear even before the first ballots were cast in the world’s largest election that concluded earlier this year. India’s 14th Prime Minister has now taken the first steps to deliver on that … [continued]
Armed with a new sense of urgency to fix the problems of power supply, rising power costs, and increasing dependence on imported coal, the Narendra Modi-led Indian government is planning to enhance the country’s ambitious National Solar Mission. Currently, the mission entails installation of 20,000 MW of grid-connected and 2,000 MW of distributed … [continued]
India’s new government, led by Narendra Modi, plans to use solar power to bring electricity to the homes of 400 million people who currently do not have access to it. This announcement comes after BJP’s historic election win last week by securing clear majority. According to a report filed by … [continued]
The man who can very well be credited to have kickstarted India’s ongoing march towards solar power capacity of 22,000 MW by 2022 — Narendra Modi — has been handed a historic mandate in the world’s largest-ever democratic exercise. The Narendra Modi–led Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) secured a simple majority … [continued]
The largest democratic process in the world kicked off on April 07, 2014. Over 800 million people are eligible to vote to choose their representatives for the lower house of the Indian parliament. It is only apt that the major political parties, and an attractive newcomer, sought to address a … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australian coal producers – in particular the billionaire miners Gina Rinehart and Clive Palmer – face another major roadblock to their dreams of digging up the Galilee Basin and other coal-rich resources: The likely new prime minister of India is not a big fan of coal. … [continued]
