DELHI SOLAR PORTAL

The ministry's statement highlighted that the northern region has faced high electricity demand since May 17, 2024, due to the heatwave. Despite these tough conditions, the highest-ever peak demand of 89 GW in the northern region was successfully me...

Delhi government launches a portal for solar policy to guide rooftop solar panel installation, featuring shadow area assessment and solar capacity calculator.

With the conclusion of the country's largest electoral activity and the impending lifting of the Model Code of Conduct, various pending government initiatives and projects in Delhi are poised to gain momentum, as per ToI reports. Among the numerous ...

Besides trained manpower, another challenge for such a scale of implementation would be the need for a large number of vendors. An official said the government is also looking to train 50,000 vendors for entrepreneurship.

The government has launched a new scheme to encourage the installation of solar panels on rooftops, aiming to triple renewable capacity by 2030. The program provides subsidies to install grid-connected systems, allowing households to reduce electric...

The PM Gati Shakti plan incorporates the infrastructure schemes of various ministries and state governments like Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways, dry and land ports, among others. Once under Gati Shakti, stakeholders like power distribution ...

Delhi Solar Policy, 2023, introduced by Arvind Kejriwal government, aims to provide zero bills for consumers with over 400 monthly units. It includes halving power bills for commercial users, generation-based incentives, and Net Metering benefits.

India is streamlining the process for rooftop solar connections with government support and subsidies. However, the country still falls short of its targeted 40 gigawatts of rooftop solar power by 2022. Consumer awareness and buy-in from electricity...

The Delhi government is set to use satellite imagery for rooftop assessments to enhance solar power generation under the newly passed Delhi Solar Policy 2024. The initiative aims to accurately analyze shadow and sunlight patterns throughout the year...

India's solar power generation target of 100 GW by 2022 was missed, with only 63.3 GW generated. Rooftop solar energy generation was just 11 GW, far short of the 40 GW target. Experts are unsure if the new deadline of March 2026 will be met. Rooftop...

The policy also encourages discoms to increase the share of solar energy procured from outside Delhi through innovative models such as RE-RTC (Renewable Energy-Round the Clock). It combines a host of renewable energy sources (solar, wind and others)...

In the first edition of CUET, over 14 lakh candidates appeared in the exam. On the basis of these results, students will become eligible to take admissions in 46 Universities across India, including the Central Universities and other private univers...

The NTA said the merit lists will be prepared by participating universities, which will decide on the process of counselling based on the CUET-UG scorecard. ​Meanwhile, admission through the Common Seat Allocation System will be conducted in three p...

"Since only a few CPSUs have participated in the scheme till date, the Ministry should take pro-active steps and encourage more CPSUs/government organizations to participate in the scheme," said Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy in its 17th...

​ The ministry informed that almost all the DISCOMS have issued online processes for this purpose and residential consumers willing to set up a rooftop solar plant under MNRE scheme can apply online and get rooftop solar plants installed by listed v...

“I invite all startups to list their products and start offering goods and services to government organisations, PSUs, state government bodies, hospitals, schools, and colleges run by the government,” Goyal said at the first edition of the National ...

"Piling overdues and payment delays can render the renewable projects unviable, which are already facing other risks such as tariff renegotiation, which may deter lenders cautious about committing funds to such projects, potentially driving up the f...

"The online system will establish an effective, speedy and transparent mechanism to process these proposals. The ministry has earlier launched a similar portal for grant of NOC for aerial survey," the statement said.

Till March 13, 2020, rooftop solar power plants of an aggregate capacity of 1,922 MW have been installed in the country, of which 346 MW have been installed in the residential sector, Minister of New and Renewable Energy R K Singh said in the Rajya ...