In January, Deepak Gupta, the secretary for ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE), reaffirmed plans to install 20 gigawatts (GW) of solar power by 2022, calling it

Chandigarh Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has issued guidelines for fixation of tariff for renewable energy projects, renewable purchase obligation and renewable energy certificate implementation in the state.

These guidelines will set general parameters of tariff for all the projects based on renewable energy sources that are being set up in the state.

Solar thermal systems are able to reduce energy costs. To realise such savings, government programmes in Turkey, Brazil and Mexico are promoting the integration of solar installations in social housing.

Any company wishing to sell solar collectors and systems worldwide must have its products certified in order to obtain whichever certificate is required in a particular region. This is a barrier to being active on the global marketplace. The requirements are now converging, however.

A recently renovated retirement facility in Canada will now benefit from the country's largest solar heating and cooling (SHC) installation. The system will cut electricity consumption roughly in half.

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

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.

This document contains the CERC order dated 9 Nov 2010 (Petition No.

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.

This draft solar policy 2010 for Rajasthan released by RREC is aimed at developing a global hub of solar power of 10,000 MW- 12,000 MW capacity in the next 10-12 years to meet increasing energy needs of the state and India & contribute to ecological security too.

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