New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted India’s achievement in recording its highest-ever annual solar capacity addition.The Prime Minister, in a post on X, remarked on the significant milestone reached in the renewable energy sector, as noted by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, in an article.Joshi said that India has achieved its highest-ever annual solar capacity addition of around 45 GW in 2025-26, nearly doubling the previous y…
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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The government on Monday said that the country has achieved its highest-ever annual wind capacity addition of 6.05 GW in FY26, crossing the landmark of 5.5 GW capacity addition in FY 2016-17.This represents an increase of nearly 46 per cent over the capacity added in FY25, marking a decisive acceleration in India’s onshore wind deployment trajectory.“With this addition, India’s cumulative installed wind power capacity has crossed 56 GW. This milestone reflects renewed…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Since the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’s launch in February 2024, 9,566.89 megawatts (MW) of rooftop solar capacity has been added across the country, the government said on Wednesday.Rooftop solar installations in one crore households would produce about 1,000 billion units of renewable electricity and cut 720 million tonnes of CO2‑equivalent emissions over a 25‑year project life, an official statement cited government estimates.PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana …
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A total of 26,19,879 rooftop solar systems have been installed across the country as of March 19 this year under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana since the scheme’s launch in February 2024, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. An amount of Rs 17,967.53 crore has been disbursed as Central Financial Assistance to beneficiaries as of March 19, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.The Ministry …
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The government on Wednesday extended the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) framework to include solar ingots and wafers, with the new norms set to come into effect from June 1, 2028.The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced ALMM List-III for ingots and wafers, expanding mandatory domestic sourcing requirements beyond modules and cells to upstream components of the solar value chain.The ministry said “grandfathering provisions” have b…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India and the United Kingdom held a conference in the national capital to strengthen cooperation on safety standards and regulatory frameworks for green hydrogen, an emerging clean energy source that India is promoting under its National Green Hydrogen Mission, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Saturday.The event brought together representatives from government, industry, academia, standards bodies, testing institutions, research organisations, and regulatory…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The government on Saturday announced the Green Ammonia and Green Methanol Standards, setting clear emission limits and eligibility criteria for production using renewable hydrogen.The move — issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on 27 February — aimed to standardise and certify ammonia and methanol produced with minimal greenhouse gas emissions.The standards bring clarity to industry, investors, and other stakeholders engaged in the development of …
Agartala, Feb 27 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Y. Naik, on Friday, inaugurated a 15-kilowatt grid-connected rooftop solar power plant at the Gomati District Magistrate’s office in Tripura’s state capital of Agartala, marking the formal launch of state’s plan to solarise all district administrative headquarters. With this initiative, the Tripura government has expanded its renewable energy push from residential rooftops to public institutions, aimi…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) On this day in 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the PM Surya Ghar scheme with a clear vision to bring rooftop solar power to millions of households and scale up clean energy adoption across India. ‘Modi Story’, a popular social media handle, said, “On this day in 2024, PM Narendra Modi launched the PM Surya Ghar scheme with a clear vision to bring rooftop solar power to millions of households and scale up clean energy adoption across India.””The initia…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A total of 20,85,514 rooftop solar systems have been installed across the country, benefiting 26,14,446 households, since the launch of PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in February 2024, the government said on Tuesday.A total disbursement of Rs 14,771.82 crore was made as Central Financial Assistance up to December 2025, according to an official statement from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) is a demand-driven scheme w…