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Jaipur, March 31 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma announced that farmers in the Dausa and Karauli districts will soon receive electricity for irrigation during the daytime in two blocks, extending the facility to 24 districts in the state.The announcement was made by the chief...

New Delhi, March 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the benefits of the 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana' and said its impact is being observed in every corner of the country.The household rooftop solar scheme, said to be the world's largest such initiative, aims to supply...

New Delhi, March 28 KP Group, a provider of solar, wind, and hybrid power solutions, has partnered with PP Savani University to launch a program aimed at developing a skilled workforce for the renewable energy sector.In collaboration with the university, the foundation has launched the "Urja...

Amaravati, March 27 Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar on Friday directed officials to expedite the implementation of 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana' and the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) across the state.During a teleconference with the Chairmen and Managing...

New Delhi, March 27 Jindal Stainless has started sourcing clean energy from Oyster Renewable Energy's 216 megawatt hybrid project in Madhya Pradesh.In 2024, the stainless steel manufacturer had signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Oyster Renewable for hybrid power (solar and wind)...

New Delhi, March 26 With a new Strategic Energy Partnership on the table following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to New Delhi, India and Canada now have an opportunity to turn climate diplomacy into tangible infrastructure in areas such as solar, hydrogen, wind, and low-carbon LNG, which...

In New Delhi, on March 26, India's carbon dioxide emissions grew at the slowest rate in over two decades in 2025, according to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).The analysis also noted that emissions in the power sector fell by 3.8% due to record growth in...

New Delhi, March 25 Ceigall India announced on Wednesday that it has signed power purchase agreements with the Maharashtra state utility, MSEDCL, for two solar projects with a combined capacity of 337 MW, to be set up at an investment of Rs 1,369 crore.Maharashtra State Electricity...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi Budget 2026-27, presented by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the Assembly on Tuesday, allocated Rs 3,942 crore to the power department, including Rs 3,500 crore for subsidy payments and Rs 200 crore for undergrounding overhead wires.The budget also proposes the...

New Delhi, March 24 KPI Green Energy announced on Tuesday that its total energized capacity has reached 965 megawatts peak.In the context of renewable energy, charging/energization approval refers to the regulatory permission granted by grid operators for a renewable energy (RE) project to...

Lucknow, March 23 The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to set up a 20 MW floating solar power plant at Chilua Tal in Gorakhpur, officials said.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.State Energy and Urban Development Minister...

Guwahati, March 20 – The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) continues to make significant progress in its commitment to green energy and sustainability, with substantial advances achieved in solar power installation across its divisions and units, officials said on Friday.NFR’s Chief Public...

Berhampur, March 20 A village in Odisha's Ganjam district has been transformed into a solar-powered settlement under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, with nearly half of its households installing rooftop panels, officials said.The Matikhala village now has approximately 200 of...

New Delhi, March 20 Sunsure Energy and Jakson Engineering have signed a long-term power purchase agreement, a statement said on Friday.Under the agreement, Sunsure will supply 7.28 million units of solar power annually to Jakson's corporate office in Noida and manufacturing facility in Greater...

Kathgarh (Punjab), March 19 Punjab Cabinet minister Barinder Kumar Goyal inaugurated the Kathgarh Lift Irrigation scheme here on Thursday and said it will ensure irrigation for the dry and rain-fed lands of the Kandi region.The project will provide irrigation facilities to nearly 11,500 acres...

New Delhi, March 19 India will require an investment of approximately USD 2.2 trillion in the power sector over the next two decades, a senior official said on Thursday.India has set a target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, and the addition of 97 GW of coal-based thermal power...

New Delhi, March 19 State-owned power giant NTPC announced on Thursday that its subsidiary, NTPC Renewable Energy, has begun commercial electricity supply of 165 MW from the 1200 MW Khavda-II solar project in Gujarat.This brings the total installed capacity of the NTPC group to 88,709 MW and...

Mumbai, March 17 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday that the state has become power surplus and is well-prepared to meet the rising demand from industry and data centres.Electricity tariffs will remain stable while increasing the share of green energy, Fadnavis...

Mumbai, March 16 Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik informed the Legislative Council on Monday that the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will convert its entire fleet of 22,000 buses to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2037.He said this move positions Maharashtra as the first...

New Delhi, March 16 The government plans to add 97,000 MW of thermal power capacity based on coal and lignite by 2034–35 to meet the anticipated 3,07,000 MW requirement, Parliament was informed on Monday.To meet this requirement, several initiatives have already been undertaken, Minister of...