The first phase of the National Solar Mission, that ends in 2013, would bring down solar power tariff by around a fifth to Rs 4.50 per unit.

At present, the average cost of solar power in India is over Rs 15.30 per unit according to the norms fixed by the electricity regulator CERC.
According to the ministry, the 20 per cent drop in cost at which solar power would be sold henceforth to distrib

The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) expects sales of electric two-wheelers to double in the coming months, on the back of a Rs 95 crore incentive scheme announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) today.

Under the scheme, the government will provide financial incentives for each electric vehicle sold in India during the remaining part of the 11th Plan.

India has the potential to become a global manufacturing hub for concentrated solar thermal (CSP) manufacturing. An opportunity to harness the potential is knocking on its doors.

New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah today said that as many as 10,000 remote villages across the country will be electrified with renewable energy sources by March 2012.

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday announced that 10,000 remote villages across the country would be electrified with renewable energy sources by March 2012 under an innovative initiative that will also generate employment.

Funds For Proposed Bank To Come From Coal Cess, Says Farooq Abdullah

THE government is planning to set up a green bank by leveraging the .

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The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) expects that the number of players eligible for bidding under the Phase-1 of the National Solar Mission will be shortlisted in a week and the bids for developing solar power projects to be invited in next 15 days.

This follows the requests for selection (RFS) of solar projects called by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN) under the Mission.

Kakoly Chatterjee

India is tapping all sources of renewable energy to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and cut down emissions. The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) is leading India

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