Renewable Energy generation takes a fall while the RE installed capacity soars high
As per recent reports, renewable energy generation saw a decline of …% in the month of August 2019 as compared from July 2019. One of the major reasons for the decline is the variations in the weather. A very known
Union Minister for renewable energy approves Dispute Resolution Mechanism for wind/solar sector
Recently after taking charge of the ministries of Power and New & Renewable Energy, the Power & Energy Minister, Mr. R.K.Singh has approved for a formation of a Dispute Resolution Mechanism for Solar/Wind sector. This decision was taken to facilitate
The government might ask RBI to classify renewable energy projects under priority sector lending
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is expected to write to RBI seeking to bring renewable energy projects under the priority sector lending. The development comes to light post there is stress seen in the conventional power sector
MERC announces generic tariff for various RE sources
Recently the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) announced an order for generic tariff determination of various renewable resources including Solar and Wind. Even after the generic tariff is realized, DISCOMs opt for competitive bidding for tariffs due to the low
National hybrid wind and solar policy announced by MNRE
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced the National Wind-Solar Hybrid policy in a press release on 14th May 2018. The objective behind this is to provide a framework for promoting large grid-connected wind and solar PV hybrid system
EXTENSION ON WAIVER OF INTER-STATE TRANSMISSION CHARGES AND LOSSES FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM SOLAR AND WIND SOURCES
The Ministry of Power has released an order which provides extension on the waiver of intra-state transmission charges and losses for transmission of electricity generated from solar and wind sources. As per the last order dated 14 June 2017, MoP
PORTUGAL RUNS ON RENEWABLES FOR FOUR AND A HALF DAYS
In a remarkable achievement reported by The Guardian, the country of Portugal ran only on renewable power for 107 hours in the month of May. The sources of renewable power that the country relied on were hydro, wind and solar
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission Draft Smart Grid Regulations, 2015
KERC came up with its first draft Smart Grid Regulations on 22nd December, 2015. Smart grid through automation and controls system would deliver electricity more reliably, effectively and environment friendly, thus enabling much wider generation and consumer participation in power
OERC (Procurement of Energy Renewable Sources and its Compliance) Regulations, 2015
Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission released the notification on Procurement of energy from Renewable Sources on 10th October, 2015. This regulation set the basic principle for promoting the sale of power from renewable sources to any person within the state of
National Offshore Wind Energy Policy 2015
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy released its first ever National Offshore Wind Energy Policy on 1st October 2015. India has already achieved significant success in the onshore wind power development with about 24 GW of wind energy capacity