Over 1.3 crore families applied for PM Surya Ghar Yojana: PM Modi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 1.3 crore families applied for PM Surya Ghar Yojana: PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stated that so far more than 1.3 crore families have registered for the PM Solar Rooftop Scheme since its launch. Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the 4th Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo, in Gandhinagar. "So far, over 1 crore 30 lakh families have registered for the PM Solar Rooftop Scheme, and the installation work has been completed for 3.75 lakh homes. "A small family consuming 250 units of electricity per month and selling 100 units back to the grid will save approximately ₹25,000 annually," PM Modi added.

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A.P. to set up two million roof-top solar units in a year
5 days, 19 hours ago

A.P. to set up two million roof-top solar units in a year

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that the State government has set a goal of setting up 10,000 rooftop units in each Assembly constituency under the PM Surya Ghar scheme. The district Collectors have to take steps to set up 2 million rooftop solar units in the State this year, he said during the third Collectors’ conference …

‘J&K has tapped just 3,540 MW of 18,000-MW hydel power potential’
1 week, 1 day ago

‘J&K has tapped just 3,540 MW of 18,000-MW hydel power potential’

Hindustan Times  

Though river-rich Jammu and Kashmir has an estimated power potential of 18000 megawatt, of which 14867 megawatt stands identified but 3540 megawatt has been harnessed to date. Responding to a query of NC MLA Mubarak Gul, the minister for Jal Shakti, Javed Ahmad Rana, today informed the J& K legislative assembly that J&K has an estimated hydro power potential of …

Odisha Residents Show Strong Interest in PM Surya Ghar Yojana; Over 93,000 Applications Registered
1 week, 5 days ago

Odisha Residents Show Strong Interest in PM Surya Ghar Yojana; Over 93,000 Applications Registered

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana has garnered significant interest among Odisha residents, with 93,367 applications registered so far. The scheme, launched in 2024, aims to promote solar energy adoption by providing subsidies for installing rooftop solar panels in residential households. The Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana is a central government initiative designed to encourage solar energy adoption in …

PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: 8.46 lakh households benefitted, says Shripad Naik
1 month, 3 weeks ago

PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: 8.46 lakh households benefitted, says Shripad Naik

The Hindu  

A total of 8.46 lakh households have benefitted under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, which aims to boost rooftop solar installations in the country. The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is the world's largest domestic rooftop solar initiative, transforming India's energy landscape with a bold vision to supply solar power to one crore households by March 2027. …

PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: Over 8.6 lakh homes get solar panels in first year
1 month, 4 weeks ago

PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: Over 8.6 lakh homes get solar panels in first year

India TV News  

PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, with the goal of encouraging solar energy usage in homes across India, has reached a milestone as it has successfully installed 8.6 per cent of its targeted number in the first phase. This scheme plans to install solar panels on 1 crore homes within three years and has successfully covered 8,61,240 homes with rooftop …

One year down, 8.5% of targeted households have rooftop solar installations
2 months ago

One year down, 8.5% of targeted households have rooftop solar installations

The Hindu  

Nearly a year after the Centre launched the ₹75,000 crore PM Surya Ghar scheme, 8.5 lakh households have installed rooftop solar connections, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said at a public event on Wednesday. Only five lakh installations, of a total 20 lakh applications made on the Surya Ghar portal, had been completed as of October …

MP, Collector urge public to install solar panels on roof tops
2 months ago

MP, Collector urge public to install solar panels on roof tops

The Hindu  

Every citizen should register their names for solar panel installations on their roof tops as part of the Central scheme ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijili Yojana’ for a greener future, said NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha and Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath. The duo participated in an awareness rally held from the NTR Circle to Guru Nanak Colony in Vijayawada on …

AP to develop 5 model solar villages per district
2 months, 1 week ago

AP to develop 5 model solar villages per district

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief secretary K. Vijayanand chaired the first state-level coordination committee meeting on Wednesday at the state secretariat to discuss the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Suryagarh and PM-Kusum schemes. Under the schemes, Discoms will install solar rooftops, with the goal of solarising 100 per cert of Nadimuru village in Chittoor and Naravaripalle village in Tirupati as model solar villages. …

The power of rooftop solar systems
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The power of rooftop solar systems

The Hindu  

The global energy crisis is driving renewable installations worldwide. Emerging solar technologies, such as distributed solar PV and rooftop solar are also set for rapid growth due to higher retail electricity prices and growing policy support to help consumers save on their energy bills. Decentralised energy generation Rooftop solar, both connected to the grid or off-grid, is also an important …

Maharashtra to provide additional subsidy to EWS for rooftop solar panels
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra to provide additional subsidy to EWS for rooftop solar panels

Deccan Chronicle  

MUMBAI: In a bid to promote rooftop solar power in economically weaker sections of society in Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnasiv government will bring a new policy in a fortnight. The state government will give subsidies to purchase solar panels on line of the central government’s “PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana” to consumers from weaker sections. In a recently held review …

How a Gujarat village on India-Pakistan border is spreading the light with solar empowerment
3 months ago

How a Gujarat village on India-Pakistan border is spreading the light with solar empowerment

India Today  

An Indian village near the Pakistan border in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district has secured uninterrupted power supply by installing rooftop solar panels to generate electricity under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. Magniram Rawal, sarpanch of the Madhapura Masali group gram panchayat, and village leaders said the problem of electricity in the village has been permanently solved. Modhera in Mehsana …

Gujarat leads India in solar rooftop installations under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Uttara Kannada Moves Toward Energy Self-Reliance with Solar Initiative
4 months ago

Uttara Kannada Moves Toward Energy Self-Reliance with Solar Initiative

Deccan Chronicle  

Karwar: Uttara Kannada district is taking significant steps toward achieving energy self-reliance by installing solar panels on government buildings under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana. This initiative aims to promote sustainable energy by setting up solar units on the rooftops of 2,551 government buildings across the district. Installing solar units not only reduces reliance on non-renewable energy but also …

India, Australia Push for Mega Pacts
4 months, 1 week ago

India, Australia Push for Mega Pacts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the launch of the India-Australia Renewable Energy Partnership that will “boost two-way investment in renewable energy projects like solar PV manufacturing, battery and mineral processing, green hydrogen and green iron”. Terming Australia’s relationship with India as “stronger, deeper and more consequential than ever before,” Albanese said, “We’re approaching the fifth anniversary of …

Will give Rs 75,000 to Rs 80,000 to every household for installing solar panels: PM Modi in Jharkhand
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 3 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 …

55 power consumers register for installation of rooftop solar panels at a camp
5 months, 3 weeks ago

55 power consumers register for installation of rooftop solar panels at a camp

The Hindu  

Around 55 power consumers have got registered themselves for the installation of rooftop solar PV plants on their residential buildings at an awareness camp organised by the Electricity Department in Puducherry recently. In a release, Superintending Engineer Cum Head of the Electricity Department T. Chanemougam said around 200 electricity consumers attended a camp held as part of creating awareness on …

Give residents more time to install rooftop solar plants: Kataria to Chandigarh admn
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Give residents more time to install rooftop solar plants: Kataria to Chandigarh admn

Hindustan Times  

In what could bring major relief to around 4,000 homeowners who were served resumption notices for not installing rooftop solar power plants in September, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday advised the Chandigarh administration to give residents more time to comply. Kataria on Friday chaired a review meeting with the department of science and technology and …

Blockchain, smart materials, among innovative projects mooted in PM solar scheme
6 months, 1 week ago

Blockchain, smart materials, among innovative projects mooted in PM solar scheme

The Hindu  

As part of the ₹75,000-crore PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced a ₹500-crore sub-component for “Innovative Projects”, according to a draft notification from the Ministry. Some examples of innovative projects envisioned include “.blockchain-based peer-to-peer RTS, digital solutions for RTS, smart building materials, RTS with EV, grid responsive RTS with battery storage …

Solar, wind, hydro and nuclear to power India in years to come: PM Narendra Modi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Solar, wind, hydro and nuclear to power India in years to come: PM Narendra Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India has decided to build its future based on solar, wind, nuclear and hydro power. Under the PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme, PM Modi said every power consumer can become a power producer. “Today’s India is preparing a base not only for today but for the next thousand years”, PM Modi said …

RE-INVEST 2024: India best bet for 21st century, its solar revolution a golden chapter: PM Modi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

RE-INVEST 2024: India best bet for 21st century, its solar revolution a golden chapter: PM Modi

The Hindu  

India is unique in terms of diversity, scale, capacity, potential as well as performance and the world feels the country is the best bet for the 21st century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday in his address at the 4th edition of Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo in Gandhinagar. “When the history of the 21st century will …

PM interacts with rooftop solar unit scheme beneficiaries in Gujarat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PM interacts with rooftop solar unit scheme beneficiaries in Gujarat

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with beneficiaries of the 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijlee Yojna' in Vavol area of Gujarat capital Gandhinagar. He arrived at Shalin-2 society at around 10 a.m. and interacted with people from several households who have installed solar panels on rooftops as part of the ambitious Central government scheme launched on February 29 with …

Andhra Pradesh Govt Signs Solar MoU With NVVN
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Govt Signs Solar MoU With NVVN

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday signed an MoU for the solarization of government buildings with the support of NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited. Naidu said the government of Andhra Pradesh is keen to promote solar rooftop systems in the domestic sector and government institutions under the PM Surya Ghar scheme launched by the Centre. The NTPC Vidyut …

A.P. Energy Minister calls for implementing ‘PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’ on a large scale
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A.P. Energy Minister calls for implementing ‘PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’ on a large scale

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar has directed the power utilities to strive to implement the ‘PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’ on a large scale with the involvement of the government departments, all stakeholders and the general public to make the scheme a success and, thereby, achieve its objectives. Addressing a meeting of officials of the AP Eastern …

PM Surya Ghar scheme: Balance consumer equity with discom stability
10 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Surya Ghar scheme: Balance consumer equity with discom stability

Live Mint  

The recent launch of the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is a major step towards meeting India’s ambitious target of generating 40 gigawatts of rooftop solar energy by 2026-27. Having built detailed models on stakeholders, incentives and costs as well as benefits, our initial findings indicate that there is a notable disparity in the payback period for different …

Rooftop solar scheme is a great initiative. Let’s secure its implementation
1 year ago

Rooftop solar scheme is a great initiative. Let’s secure its implementation

Live Mint  

Recent months have seen significant developments in India's rooftop solar landscape. In early January, the ministry of new and renewable energy raised the subsidy for solar rooftops from ₹18,000 to ₹20,000 per KW for 1 KW systems. On January 21, the government simplified rooftop solar implementation rules, followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of the PM Suryodaya Yojana on …

Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power
1 year 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. …

TANGEDCO appeals to public to enrol in PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijili Yojana
1 year, 1 month ago

TANGEDCO appeals to public to enrol in PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijili Yojana

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, Theni district has appealed to the public to benefit from the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijili Yojana scheme which was started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13 by registering themselves for generating electricity through solar energy. People who register under the scheme would be attached to the online portal through which the …

Cabinet approves ₹75,000-crore ‘free electricity’ solar scheme
1 year, 1 month ago

Cabinet approves ₹75,000-crore ‘free electricity’ solar scheme

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a ₹75,021-crore package for the “PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana” to promote rooftop solar installations in India. “At current benchmark prices, this will mean ₹30,000 subsidy for 1 kW system, ₹60,000 for 2 kW systems and ₹78,000 for 3 kW systems or higher,” a press statement from the Power Ministry noted. For the remaining …

Cabinet approves PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar in 1 Crore households
1 year, 1 month ago

Cabinet approves PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar in 1 Crore households

Op India  

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved ‘PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’ with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar and providing free electricity up to 300 units every month for one crore households. The households can apply for subsidy through the National Portal and will be able to select a suitable vendor for installing rooftop solar. …

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

India seeks to boost rooftop solar, especially for its remote areas
1 year, 1 month ago

India seeks to boost rooftop solar, especially for its remote areas

The Hindu  

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 Mishra, CEO of …

India wants to hook its population onto clean energy by boosting rooftop solar
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Solar Rooftop: UP to light up 25 lakh low-income households
1 year, 1 month ago

Solar Rooftop: UP to light up 25 lakh low-income households

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh aims to light up 25 lakh low-income households through rooftop solar power as a part of the PM Suryodaya Yojna. UP to light up 25 lakh low-income households with solar rooftops Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22, immediately after his return to New Delhi after the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the …

Rooftop Solar Scheme Can Double the Capacity
1 year, 1 month ago

Rooftop Solar Scheme Can Double the Capacity

Deccan Chronicle  

Despite healthy growth, solar rooftop capacity has touched only 11 GW in the past five years. The rooftop solar capacity in the past five years increased to 11.1 GW as of December 2023 from 1.8 GW as of March 2019. The pace of installations in the rooftop solar segment has been constrained by various implementation challenges including delays in providing …

A sunshine initiative: The Hindu Editorial on the government’s rooftop solar panel plan
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Dhami directs officers to make solar panels mandatory in all govt offices
1 year, 2 months ago

Dhami directs officers to make solar panels mandatory in all govt offices

Business Standard  

This comes after, PM Modi on Monday announced 'Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana' under which 1 crore households will get rooftop solar | Photo: Bloomberg After the launch of the Solar Panel Scheme for 1 crore households by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday directed the officers to make solar panels mandatory in all government …

PM Modi announces new rooftop solar power scheme: How this will help India go green
1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi announces new rooftop solar power scheme: How this will help India go green

Firstpost  

Monday was a big, big day for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a post on X, PM Modi on Monday evening wrote, “The first decision I have taken after returning from Ayodhya is that our government will launch ‘Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana’ with the target of installing rooftop solar on one crore houses.” He further added that the scheme was inspired …

PM Modi announces solar roof-top scheme for one crore households
1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi announces solar roof-top scheme for one crore households

The Hindu  

Hours after the consecration of the Ram idol in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing divine inspiration, publicly announced a scheme to electrify one crore households with solar electricity. The first decision I have taken after returning from Ayodhya is that our government will launch ‘Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana’ with the target of installing rooftop solar on one crore houses. The …

U.P. govt to install solar rooftops on 25K Varanasi households in just two months
1 year, 2 months ago

U.P. govt to install solar rooftops on 25K Varanasi households in just two months

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government is going to start a high-voltage campaign very soon to install solar rooftops on 25,000 households in Varanasi city in just two months’ time in a groundbreaking initiative aimed at promoting green and sustainable energy practices in PM Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency. “We have already prepared a multi-pronged strategy to achieve the goal of installing …

Despite subsidies rooftop solar still too expensive: study
1 year, 4 months ago

Despite subsidies rooftop solar still too expensive: study

The Hindu  

India’s low uptake of rooftop solar systems – often touted as the pathway to clean, decentralised electricity –is largely due to limited electricity consumption and existing subsidies for coal-fired electricity that makes even subsidised solar power expensive, suggests the results of a first-of-its-kind study spanning 14,000 households across 21 states. Were all rooftops in India’s estimated 25-30 crore households to …

PM Modi to launch PM-PVTG Mission, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Modi to launch PM-PVTG Mission, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the PM-PVTG Development Mission — a scheme meant for the overall development of around 28 lakh people from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups — in a special programme to mark the birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda on November 15, which has been celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas for three years now. In …

India misses RE capacity target due to low solar rooftop, wind energy project installations: Parliamentary panel
2 years ago

India misses RE capacity target due to low solar rooftop, wind energy project installations: Parliamentary panel

The Hindu  

A parliamentary panel has attributed low installation of solar roof-top and wind energy projects as key reasons for the shortfall in achieving India’s renewable energy capacity target of 175 GW by 2022. However, it should also be mentioned that whatever shortfall has occurred in achievement of the target that is because of low installation of solar roof-tops and wind energy …

Telangana govt pushes villages towards solar power
2 years, 3 months ago

Telangana govt pushes villages towards solar power

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: In a shift towards renewable energy, government subsidies and loans to women SHGs are resulting in a spike in solar rooftops in villages. With thermal power costing more and increasing demand for power, the government is promoting and allotting solar units for 300 mandals in the first phase of its project. TRS MLAs, MPs and ministers are also promoting …

PM Modi to declare Gujarat's Modhera as India's first 24x7 solar-powered village today
2 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi to declare Gujarat's Modhera as India's first 24x7 solar-powered village today

Firstpost  

According to the Gujarat government, over 1000 solar panels have been installed on the village houses, generating electricity round the clock for the villagers. Significantly they will be provided with solar electricity at zero cost New Delhi: In a significant step towards promoting clean energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare Modhera, a village in the Mehsana district of Gujarat …

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