The supposed drag in the renewable energy sector remained prevalent during 2014 as the central government changed in India. But the new government is expected to push for renewable energy expansion aggressively. Solar power capacity added in India during 2014 was 883 MW, consulting firm Mercom Capital reported recently. This … [continued]
Taking inspiration from Gujarat’s Charanka Solar Park, during the 2014–15 financial budget, India’s Finance Minister had amongst other things announced a fund of Rs5 billion ($80 million) in order to promote Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects (UMSPP) across states with good solar potential. Accordingly, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had prepared a draft scheme for … [continued]
India has about 750 GW of solar power potential, according to a new report from the National Institute of Solar Energy. With 3 GW of installed capacity, the country has a lot of room for growth.
As a part of the national push to build our solar capacity, the Indian state of Punjab is building the world’s largest rooftop solar power project.
Responding to energy shortages produced by inadequate coal supplies, the Indian state of Punjab plans to build out 2000 MW of solar power capacity.
Indian renewable energy company Welspun Energy has announced plans for investing $2.5 billion in solar and wind energy projects across the country.
States across India are competing with each other to install large-scale solar power projects. A number of states have announced ambitious solar power policies and also organised competitive auction of solar power projects, reaping massive response in most cases. A number of these auctions took place in late 2012 and … [continued]
The Indian state of Gujarat is planning to expand on its revolutionary initiative to cover canals with solar panels. The state government already has a 1 MW canal-top solar power project operational. A number of other states in the country are also planning to emulate this program which saves water … [continued]
The north Indian state of Punjab has issued a fresh tender for installation of 300 MW of solar power capacity. The state joins list of several others like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh to issue huge tenders for setting up solar power capacity. Punjab lies in the west north-west … [continued]
Here’s some more cleantech news from around the interwebs from the past few days or so (enjoy!): Clean Energy (In General) Punjab’s New Energy Policy Aims For 10% Renewable Energy By 2020: “On Thursday, the Punjab government gave its nod to ‘New and Renewable Sources of energy (NRSE) Policy- … [continued]
