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Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana launched in Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat recently launched Mukhyamantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana in Dehradun. The scheme promotes self-employment of the youth. It also promotes production of green...
GoI sets Hydrogen Energy Development Targets
The Government of India has planned to include hydrogen energy development under its renewable energy Future Plans. Highlights Currently the Government of India has set a target to...
NTPC to acquire Solar Projects with Local Equipment
The largest power producer of India, the National Thermal Power Corporation, has invited bids to buy operational solar power projects with unspecified capacity. This is the first time...
PM Modi dedicates “Rewa Solar Project” to the nation
On July 10, 2020, PM Modi will inaugurate the 750 MW of Rewa Solar Project. It is Asia’s largest solar power project. It is located in the Rewa...
Indian Railways to become Net Zero Carbon Emission Mass Transportation Network by 2030
Indian Railways is to utilize solar energy and become a complete “Green Mode of Transportation” by 2030. Highlights The present demand of the Indian Railways is to be...
Adani Green Energy bags world’s largest solar bid
The company has bagged the world’s largest solar bid which requires building a photovoltaic (PV) power plant of 8,000 MW and also setting up of a domestic solar...
Investment Capacity of India in renewable sector reached 500-700 billion USD
The Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis published a study according to which India has increased its potential of renewable energy investments to 500-700 billion USD. This...
International Energy Agency: India the third largest producer of Electricity
On March 19, 2020, the Ministry of Power quoted International Energy Agency ranking in the Parliament. According to the ranking, India is the third largest producer of electricity...
Gujarat has highest number of Solar Rooftop Installations
Gujarat has topped solar roof top plants across the country. The state government has taken up dedicated schemes in order to achieve renewable power goals. Highlights There are...
EEESL of GoI completes one successful year in making India Energy Efficient
The EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Limited) recently celebrated its 10 years of successful operation. The Company adopted the policy of making India Energy Efficiency a year back. It...
Railways: First Solar Power and plans to Link J&K with rest of India
On January 9, 2020, Indian Railways announced that it will source 1000 MW of solar power and 200 MW of wind power to zonal railways by 2021-22. Also,...