Kejriwal unveils new solar policy, says will help cut power bill to zero
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kejriwal unveils new solar policy, says will help cut power bill to zero

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday unveiled the Delhi Solar Policy-2024, under which consumers installing solar power panels on their rooftops will be given generation-based incentives. The Chief Minister said the scheme would help cut households’ power bills to zero if their electricity consumption is below 200 units a month after adjusting against the electricity they generate. Mr. Kejriwal said a domestic consumer could earn ₹700-900 per month after installing rooftop solar panels, which would help recover the installation costs within four years. “Let us say a residential consumer’s average monthly consumption is 360 units and the consumer installs a 2kW rooftop solar plant at an approximate cost of ₹90,000 with taxes and subsidy included.

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Explained: From ₹290 cr to ₹3,250 cr – a decade of AAP govt’s free power spending in Delhi
2 weeks ago

Explained: From ₹290 cr to ₹3,250 cr – a decade of AAP govt’s free power spending in Delhi

Live Mint  

In the run up to Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party – the two opposition parties – have promised to continue giving free electricity to the residents, if they come to power defeating the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. 77 % subsidies on zero electricity bills The AAP government in Delhi offers its flagship schemes – …

Gujarat leads India in solar rooftop installations under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Gujarat leads India in solar rooftop installations under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana

New Indian Express  

As part of its ambitious renewable energy goals, the Union Government aims to achieve 1 crore rooftop solar installations in the residential sector by 2027. A senior official remarked, “The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana aligns with India’s broader goals of transitioning to clean energy, reducing carbon emissions, and empowering citizens with affordable and sustainable power. This initiative will …

Delhi govt inaugurates one-stop solar power portal
1 month ago

Delhi govt inaugurates one-stop solar power portal

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Atishi on Wednesday launched the “Delhi Solar Portal”, a one-stop window for consumers to access empanelled vendors for installation of rooftop solar panels, register for subsidies and incentives, as well as estimate the solar power generation potential and earnings from their rooftops. The “Delhi Solar Policy” was launched in March, to transform at least 25% of power …

Solar panel owners face new payment system from 2027
1 month, 1 week ago

Solar panel owners face new payment system from 2027

Dutch News  

As expected, MPs have voted in favour of ending the way in which households with solar panels are paid for the excess electricity they produce and feed back into the grid from January 2027. “We can now focus on the future and work towards encouraging people to use more of the electricity that they produce,” said Nold Jaeger, a spokesman …

Will give Rs 75,000 to Rs 80,000 to every household for installing solar panels: PM Modi in Jharkhand
1 month, 1 week ago

Will give Rs 75,000 to Rs 80,000 to every household for installing solar panels: PM Modi in Jharkhand

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed an election rally in Jharkhand and said the Centre will give Rs 75,000 to Rs 80,000 to every household for installing solar panels. We will give Rs 75,000 to Rs 80,000 to every household for installing solar panels. The electricity that will be generated from it will have zero electricity bill and if …

How well the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, a solar revolution, is faring across India
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How well the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, a solar revolution, is faring across India

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious PM Surya Ghar Yojana is bringing significant relief to residents across India through solar power subsidies and installations. The power department also gave their full support.” Surendra, who works as a teacher, installed a 3 KW solar panel for Rs 1.8 lakh and got a subsidy of Rs 1.08 lakh. He spoke about the installation …

Delhites can get free electricity for consuming 400 units under new Solar Policy
9 months, 1 week ago

Delhites can get free electricity for consuming 400 units under new Solar Policy

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party notified the Delhi Solar Policy 2023 on Saturday, under which residents consuming over 400 units of electricity, and having solar panels installed on their roofs, will get zero electricity bills. The Delhi government already provides 200 units of free electricity to every household and, under the Delhi Solar Policy 2023, even those consuming over 400 units …

AAP govt notifies new solar policy in Delhi
9 months, 1 week ago

AAP govt notifies new solar policy in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party government in the Capital on Saturday notified the new Delhi Solar Policy, 2024, rolling out larger incentives and subsidies for people to install solar power systems at their homes and businesses so that they can reduce electricity costs. Under the new policy, the government will look to triple Delhi’s solar power consumption — from 1500MW to …

Kejriwal government notifies Delhi Solar Policy, 2023
9 months, 1 week ago

Kejriwal government notifies Delhi Solar Policy, 2023

Hindustan Times  

Under the policy, the consumers who do not get subsidy for using more than 400 units per month can now install rooftop solar panels and get zero bills. She said the Kejriwal government aims to have 50 per cent of Delhi's total electricity usage from solar energy by 2027. Additional income: at the end of the year, in case the …

Rooftop solar panels to be installed on 645 government buildings in Delhi
9 months, 1 week ago

Rooftop solar panels to be installed on 645 government buildings in Delhi

India Today  

The Delhi government has approved a proposal for the installation of 50 megawatt grid-connected rooftop systems on 645 buildings of different departments and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Delhi Power Minister Atishi, who has approved the solar plant installation initiative, said the move is aligned with the recently approved solar policy of the government. Under the approved plan, around 645 …

Delhi govt says power subsidy to continue till March 2025
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi govt says power subsidy to continue till March 2025

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi cabinet on Thursday approved the extension of the power subsidy scheme for the financial year 2024-25. In a meeting chaired by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, it was announced that the scheme would be in force till March 31, 2025, even as Kejriwal and power minister Atishi alleged the Opposition has made repeated attempts to derail the Aam Aadmi …

Free electricity, subsidies till 2025 - Highlights from Delhi cabinet meeting
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Free electricity, subsidies till 2025 - Highlights from Delhi cabinet meeting

Live Mint  

Arvind Kejriwal's Delhi government has extended the scheme for zero electricity bills and subsidies till 2024-25, said Minister Atishi after CM's emergency cabinet meeting on Thursday. “I am extremely glad to announce that in today's cabinet meeting, it has been decided that free electricity bills and subsidies will continue in 2024-2025 as well for the people of Delhi,” said AAP …

Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government will set up solar plants on the rooftops of all government buildings in 2024-25 to give a targetted push towards green energy, finance minister Atishi said during the Delhi Budget address on Monday, adding that a target of generating 4500 MW or around 25% of Delhi’s total power supply through solar energy by 2027 has been set. …

Solar power scheme gets Modi Cabinet's nod, Rs 60,000 subsidy, 300 units free for 1 crore homes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Solar power scheme gets Modi Cabinet's nod, Rs 60,000 subsidy, 300 units free for 1 crore homes

India TV News  

Families will get up to Rs 60,000 subsidy for setting up rooftop solar panel systems, and 300 units of free electricity under Centre's mega push for switching to solar power after the Modi cabinet gave its approval for PM-Surya Ghar: Mufti Bijli Yojna. The government will invest Rs 75,021 crore, under which one crore households will get financial assistance for …

Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena suspends Delhi Solar Policy 2024
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena suspends Delhi Solar Policy 2024

The Hindu  

Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, on February 28, suspended the solar policy of the Delhi government announced by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal last month. Making amendments to State Solar Policy 2016 that resulted in 1500 MW of solar power installed capacity in Delhi, the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government has come out with a more consumer-friendly Solar …

India wants to hook its population onto clean energy by boosting rooftop solar
10 months ago

India wants to hook its population onto clean energy by boosting rooftop solar

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Just a few years ago, someone who wanted to install a rooftop solar connection in India faced getting multiple approvals, finding a reliable company to install the panels and spending heavily before seeing the first surge of clean energy. “We had to get 45 signatures to set up a small rooftop solar connection in 2021,” said Shreya …

A sunshine initiative: The Hindu Editorial on the government’s rooftop solar panel plan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A sunshine initiative: The Hindu Editorial on the government’s rooftop solar panel plan

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim Budget day speech reiterated a plan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to supply power to one crore households in the country using rooftop solar panels. What is known so far is that households that have a monthly electricity consumption of less than 300 units a month will be able to install a mid-sized system with …

Centre likely to bear ₹1 lakh-crore bill of PM rooftop solar scheme
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre likely to bear ₹1 lakh-crore bill of PM rooftop solar scheme

The Hindu  

As part of a renewed thrust to increase adoption of household rooftop solar systems via the Pradhan Mantri Suryoday Yojana, the Centre will effectively bear the entire cost of setting up such systems for households that consume less than 300 units of electricity per month. Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget Speech on Thursday said that one crore households …

Budget 2024 | One crore households to get 300 units free electricity every month through rooftop solarisation
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024 | One crore households to get 300 units free electricity every month through rooftop solarisation

The Hindu  

Taking cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurance following the Ayodhya temple consecration that one crore households will be electrified via rooftop solar installations, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Interim Budget 2024-25, reiterated that commitment. “Through rooftop solarisation, one crore households will be enabled to obtain up to 300 units free electricity every month. Limited consumption India’s low …

Budget 2024: Households to get up to 300 units of free electricity under rooftop solar scheme | 5 points
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Households to get up to 300 units of free electricity under rooftop solar scheme | 5 points

Hindustan Times  

Every month, free electricity of up to 300 units will be provided under the Centre’s proposed rooftop solarisation scheme, which was announced by prime minister Narendra Modi last month, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared in her budget speech on Thursday. The Rooftop Solarisation and Free Electricity scheme was PM Modi’s first decision after the Ram Temple ceremony. Here is …

Rooftop Solar Program - Budget 2024: Free Electricity to 1Crore Houses, Saving ₹18,000 Crore Annually
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rooftop Solar Program - Budget 2024: Free Electricity to 1Crore Houses, Saving ₹18,000 Crore Annually

The Hindu  

The rooftop solar programme of the Central government will enable one crore houses to get 300 units of free electricity every month, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday as she presented the interim Budget 2024. “Savings of ₹18,000 crore are expected for households annually through free energy and selling their excess generation to the grid,” the Finance Minister …

Kejriwal’s power sop: Zero bill for domestic consumers soon
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kejriwal’s power sop: Zero bill for domestic consumers soon

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has formulated a new solar policy that will ensure zero electricity bill to domestic consumers and also give them an opportunity to earn by installing solar panels on their rooftops. While the Delhi Solar Policy 2016 took the capital’s solar capacity to 1,500 MW, the 2024 policy targets to provide 4,500 MW installed capacity by …

Kejriwal criticises Nitish Kumar for aligning with NDA in Bihar, asserts 'he has made a wrong move'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kejriwal criticises Nitish Kumar for aligning with NDA in Bihar, asserts 'he has made a wrong move'

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday criticised Nitish Kumar for breaking ties with the I.N.D.I.A bloc ahead of the Lok Sabha elections slated to take place this year. Kejriwal made the remark at a press conference responding to a question about Nitish forming a new government with BJP in Bihar. Hailing this as the most …

India will see solar revolution by 2030, says IEA
1 year, 1 month ago

India will see solar revolution by 2030, says IEA

Firstpost  

India has set a target of achieving 500 GW of installed capacity from non-fossil fuels, including around 270 GW of solar capacity, by 2030 According to the International Energy Agency, solar energy will generate 18% of India’s electricity by 2030, up from its current 6% share. According to the IEA’s latest World Energy Outlook 2023, which was released on Tuesday, …

Plan for solar panels along Najafgarh drain in Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Plan for solar panels along Najafgarh drain in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Authorities plan to install more than 10,000 solar panels along a 6-km stretch of the Najafgarh drain as a pilot project, people aware of the proposal said on Monday, adding that the project, which will be executed jointly by the Solar Energy Corporation of India and BSES, will generate around 5MW of power. An environment department official said after multiple …

Centre extends timeline for solar projects’ completion
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre extends timeline for solar projects’ completion

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: In a bid to provide relief to solar power projects stuck amid a shortage of modules, the Centre has extended the deadline for completion of projects for which bids were finalized before the announcement of the basic customs duty on modules. On 9 March, 2021, the Centre announced that from 1 April, 2022 imported solar PV modules would …

Only one-fourth of sanctioned solar power projects took off, says Minister
2 years ago

Only one-fourth of sanctioned solar power projects took off, says Minister

The Hindu  

The Union government has so far sanctioned the development of solar projects with a capacity of nearly 39,000 MW but only a fourth have actually been commissioned so far, reveal figures presented by R.K. Singh, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, at the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Under the ‘Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power …

Solar energy can help India achieve net zero
2 years, 1 month ago

Solar energy can help India achieve net zero

Hindustan Times  

The world is on the cusp of a solar revolution. Solar energy is playing a key role not only in the developing world to tackle energy access and energy security, but also in developed countries to facilitate energy transition through integration with battery energy storage, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and hydrogen production. The long-term financial sustainability of solar energy manufacturing …

With ₹19,500-crore PLI plan, sun shines on solar cell units
2 years, 3 months ago

With ₹19,500-crore PLI plan, sun shines on solar cell units

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a ₹19,500-crore scheme to incentivise manufacturing of domestic solar cell modules to reduce the industry’s reliance on China-made panels. Officials from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the nodal body charged with administering the programme, estimate manufacturing capacity worth 65,000 MW of fully and partially integrated, solar PV modules to be installed over …

Power subsidy in Delhi on opt-in basis from October 1
2 years, 3 months ago

Power subsidy in Delhi on opt-in basis from October 1

The Hindu  

Delhiites will get subsidy on domestic power bills only on an opt-in basis from October 1, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced here on Wednesday. The decision, Mr. Kejriwal said, was based on public demand that consumers get the option of accepting or declining the power subsidy towards which an estimated ₹3,000 crore is spent by the Delhi government annually. “Out …

Delhi residents can get power subsidy only if they apply for free electricity scheme: Kejriwal
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi residents can get power subsidy only if they apply for free electricity scheme: Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhiites can avail the free electricity scheme from October only if they opt for it, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on September 14. With this move, the option to get Delhi government’s power subsidy will no longer be available by default and every year, power consumers will be given an option to continue with power subsidy or not. In his …

India likely to miss year’s solar capacity target
2 years, 8 months ago

India likely to miss year’s solar capacity target

The Hindu  

India is likely to miss its 2022 target of installing 100 gigawatts of solar power capacity, largely due to inadequate uptake of rooftop solar, according to a report by JMK Research and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. As of December 2021, India’s cumulative installed solar capacity was 55GW, with grid-connected utility-scale projects contributing 77% and the rest …

Delhi govt revisits solar power plan as previous targets fall behind
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi govt revisits solar power plan as previous targets fall behind

Hindustan Times  

Despite substantial subsidies and other incentives by the Delhi government, solar power installations at homes have failed to generate much interest among home owners, with the city only managing to add 220 mega watts of power through this medium, less than 1/10th the target of generating 2,762MW by the end of this year. In addition to reduced bills and refunds …

‘Gargantuan task': Why India’s renewable push will be hard
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Gargantuan task': Why India’s renewable push will be hard

Associated Press  

NAGAON, India — Plans to build a sprawling solar park on land cultivated for generations by indigenous farmers in India’s Himalayan foothills erupted in violent clashes with police last year after their crops were bulldozed for the development. These short-term energy targets won’t do much to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius — the level beyond which scientists warn of …

Solar energy has the potential to power 40% of US electricity by 2035, new DOE report shows
3 years, 3 months ago

Solar energy has the potential to power 40% of US electricity by 2035, new DOE report shows

CNN  

CNN — A new blueprint from the Biden administration shows how solar energy could play a massive role in transitioning the United States’ power sector to clean energy, and achieve the President’s ambitious goals to decarbonize the US economy. The Solar Futures Study from the Department of Energy, released Wednesday, shows that by 2035, solar energy has the potential to …

India’s solar power tariffs hit a new record low of ₹2 per unit
4 years, 1 month ago

India’s solar power tariffs hit a new record low of ₹2 per unit

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s solar power tariffs hit a new record low of Rs2 per unit on Monday during a bid conducted by state run Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd, said a government official aware of the development. Saudi Arabia’ Aljomaih Energy and Water Company and Singapore headquartered Sembcorp’s India arm’ Green Infra Wind Energy Ltd. placed the winning bids …

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