The approved domestic solar capacity now stands at 101.39 GW
India’s installed solar power generation capacity added with projects under auction and installation has crossed 100GW, the Ministry of Power said on Thursday.
At the end of April, the installed solar generation capacity in the country was 40.5GW, the Ministry said on Twitter. Projects under construction and under bid add up to 36.48GW and 24.42GW, respectively. In total, the approved domestic solar capacity now stands at 101.39GW.
The current installed renewable energy generation capacity stands at 94 GW and about 34 GW is under various stages of implementation while 30 GW is under various stages of bidding.
To increase the share of renewable energy in its supply mix, Maharashtra has invited bids for 500 megawatt (MW) of solar power. State-run Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) will sign a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the lowest bidder participating in the auction.
Of the 39,084 MW of installed solar capacity in the country, Maharashtra houses 2,290 MW.
Visakhapatnam: The innovative ‘Indo-Swiss energy efficient building technology’ would be used in Andhra Pradesh’s housing scheme - Pedalandariki Illu (housing for all the poor).
Under the initiative, 30 lakh affordable houses would constructed in the state. According to state officials, the Indo-Swiss EE technology would reduce the temperature by about two degrees inside houses and save about 20 per cent electricity.
Patiala: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), in reply to a letter sent by the state government, has claimed that termination of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with independent power purchasers (IPPs) will lead to a power crisis in the state.
PPAs have been blamed for high electricity tariffs in the state. Now, the view of the Punjab’s sole power distribution company could trigger a fresh round of criticism for Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh and the Congress government in the state.
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SINGAPORE, May 7 (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank will no longer finance coal mining or oil and natural gas production and exploration, it announced in a draft policy statement on Friday, a move welcomed by environmental groups, which said it was a decade overdue.
The Dutch government has granted a consortium that includes oil majors Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and ExxonMobil (XOM.N) around 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in subsidies for what is set to become one of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the world, the Port of Rotterdam said on Sunday.
NEW DELHI: Hyundai Motors India president S S Kim has said that adoption of electrics in the Indian car market will be slow and may not cross 1% of overall sales in next three years. This is despite the special benefits and tax breaks that the green technology is receiving from the government.
High cost of lithium-ion batteries and constraints on affordability and single-charge running range are among concerns that the industry faces, Kim said, while pointing out that Hyundai’s work to develop an all-new affordable electric for India is continuing at a strong pace.
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