India’s Renewable Energy Capacity to Reach 250 GW by 2026; MNRE Issues Clarifications For PM Surya Ghar Yojana and More...
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India’s renewable energy capacity is set to soar, with projections indicating it could reach 250 GW by March 2026, up from 201 GW in September 2024, according to ICRA. The growth will be powered by a robust 80 GW project pipeline following improved tendering processes in 2024.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) guidelines for implementing the PM Surya Ghar Yojana under the component of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to residential consumers have been clarified. An Office Memorandum dated June 7, 2024, outlined operational procedures for the scheme. Clause 5(f) specifies that connections for Group Housing Societies (GHS) or Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) under the scheme must only serve common facilities and cannot be used to supply electricity directly to individual residential units.
The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) has invited online bids for the design, engineering, procurement, supply, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning of a 10 MW (AC) grid-connected solar power plant. This project also includes a comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&M) period of 10 years. The plant will be established in Kirarama Village, Lakhanpur area, Jharsuguda district, Odisha, under the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL).
The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), a Navratna Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rajasthan to advance renewable energy projects in the state by 2030. The agreement was formalized during the Rising Rajasthan Investor Meet in Jaipur.
NETRA, the R&D centre of NTPC, is setting up a 1 TPD seawater to green hydrogen plant at NTPC Simhadri near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. For seawater processing, NTPC has implemented an innovative, low-carbon desalination plant utilizing waste heat from the thermal power plant flue gas, enabling low-cost conversion of seawater into hydrogen-grade water.