Solar Energy Power Projects, Renewable Resources

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is providing subsidy up to 30% of the benchmark cost of the solar water pumps to the farmers under Off-grid and Decentralized Solar PV Applications Programme.  Till date over 1.85 lakh solar water pumps have been reported installed in the country under the Programme. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy provides financial support to various R&D/academic institutions for research in the field of solar, wind, biogas, biofuel, storage, etc. for technology development and demonstration leading to commercialization. A comprehensive policy and guidelines for research, development and demonstration (RD&D) for new and renewable energy sector are in place. Under these guidelines Central Financial assistance up to 50% of the project cost can be provided for the projects that involve partnership with industry / civil society. However, for proposals from academic institutions, Government/non-profit research organizations and...

India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), as submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under Paris Climate Agreement, inter-alia, include achieving about 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030. India has taken various initiatives, including setting up of National Solar Mission and announcing target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 for increasing share of carbon free energy in the energy mix. The Government is confident of achieving the target of 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022. This information was provided by Shri R.K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Power and New & Renewable Energy in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Total capacity of 65 GW renewable energy installed in the country so far The Government of India has undertaken a number of policy measures for increasing share of renewable energy in India’s energy mix. These, inter-alia, include: a) Provision of Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) under the National Tariff Policy; b) Notification of the long term growth trajectory of RPO for solar and non-solar energy for next 3 years from 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19; c) Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects; d) Development of power transmission network through Green Energy Corridor project; e) Making roof top solar as a part of housing loan provided by banks; f) Waiver of Inter-State Transmission Charges and losses; g)  Repowering of Wind Power Projects for optimal utilization of wind resources; h) Offshore wind energy policy for development of offshore wind energy in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone; i) Supporting research and development on va...

Solar water pumps to be installed in remote areas for irrigation needs  Farmers can get extra income by selling surplus solar power to DISCOMs The Government of India is in the process of formulating a Scheme  ‘Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) ’ which, inter alia, provides for: (i)         installation of grid-connected solar power plants each of capacity up to 2 MW in the rural areas; (ii)        installation of standalone off-grid solar water pumps to fulfill irrigation needs of farmers not connected to grid; (iii)       solarization of existing grid-connected agriculture pumps to make farmers independent of grid supply and  also enable them to sell surplus solar power generated to DISCOM and get extra income ; and (iv)       solarization of tube-wells and lift irrigation projects of Government sector. ...

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) has been conferred with  CBIP   award for  ‘Outstanding Contribution for Development in Renewable Energy'.   The award was presented by Dr. Satya Pal Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to Mr. K.S. Popli, CMD, IREDA at the “CBIP Awards 2018” function held on 3 rd  January, 2018 at New Delhi.

According to the California Solar Initiative (CSI),  California  leads the nation in solar projects with a reported 580,741 solar energy projects installed in the last 12 months. While a solar power investment aligns homeowners with the popular green energy movement, there are also solid financial reasons to invest in solar. Gilmore Heating, Air, Solar offers advice to  Sacramento -area homeowners about why investing in solar energy is a good idea. "Solar power is not a new initiative for  California . We've been leading the U.S. in solar energy installations for the past decade," said  Darrin Gilmore , general manager of Gilmore Heating, Air, Solar. "However, there have been a lot of changes in policies that have caused some Californians to pause their plans to go renewable for fear the incentives and savings have dried up. We know high utility bills are a concern for many  Sacramento -area homeowners, so we want to get the facts out about th...