Press Releases

 

Sunday, July 25, 2010 Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Shri Sushilkumar Shinde Jointly Unveil Guidelines for New Solar Projects Under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

List of Project Developers Qualified for Migration to Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Union Cabinet approves National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
Mission to save 23 MT oil equivalent of fuel; Total avoided capacity addition is expected to be over 19,000 MW
Energy Efficiency Market Potential Pegged at Rs. 74,000 Crore

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Dr. Farooq Abdullah Unveils Guidelines of Schemes under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
Monday, May 31, 2010 Grid-inTeractive Renewable Power During 2009-10
Friday, May 21, 2010 Solar Photovoltaic Rooftop Power Generation Systems in Auto Industry
Friday, May 14, 2010 Dr. Farooq Abdullah Visits Hydro Plants at Athwathoo and Ganderbal in J&K

8.8 KW Solar-Wind Energy Plant At Sdh Ganderbal Inaugurated
Thursday, May 13, 2010 Dr. Farooq Abdullah Reviews Renewable Energy Programmes in Jammu & Kashmir

Mobile Exhibition Van Flagged off for Renewable Energy Awareness

Friday, April 23, 2010

Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiative

Monday, March 8, 2010

Various Renewable Energy Schemes

Friday, March 5, 2010 Power generation from Renewable Energy Sources
Friday, February 26, 2010 Dr. Farooq Abdullah welcomes 61% hike in Budget for Renewable Energy Sector

Jammu and Kashmir plan for use of Renewable Energy

Monday, February 16, 2010 Biomass Gasifier Systems in rice mills to substitute diesel
Wednesday, February 11, 2010 MoU between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Republic of India and the Government of Scotland in the field of Renewable Energy
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Dr. Farooq Abdullah calls for co-operation amongst countries to achieve technological advancement and cost reduction in Renewable Energy
Friday, January 15, 2010 Dr. Farooq Abdullah calls for co-operation with Iceland for progress in Geothermal Energy Development
Monday, January 11, 2010

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission is a Historic and Transformational Initiative of the UPA Government: Dr. Farooq Abdullah

Industry urged to create ‘Solar Valleys’ and cash in on huge business opportunity through Solar Mission

Sunday, January 10, 2010 Intense R&D needed to establish India a Global Leader in Solar Energy: Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 India and Japan to jointly develop Solar City
Monday, January 4, 2010

Dr. Farooq Abdullah Inaugurates the first National Conference on GRIHA

Thursday, December 17, 2009 Conditions in India favorable for an accelerated growth of wind energy sector: Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Friday, December 11, 2009 India’s First Megawatt Size Grid Connected Solar Power Plant at Jamuria, West Bengal
Friday, December 11, 2009

Efforts on to reduce cost of Solar Power

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Launching of the ‘National Biomass Cookstove Initiative’,    A New Initiative on Improved Biomass Cookstoves

Monday, November 23, 2009 Statement of Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission – “Solar India”
Saturday, November 14, 2009

Indo-US Cooperation in Renewable Energy

Thursday, October 22, 2009

IREDA pays double digit Dividend

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Solar Power to bring electricity in all villages of Jammu & Kashmir

Friday, September 25, 2009

All un-electrified villages to be lighted using Renewable Energy

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Dr. Farooq Abdullah inaugurates hydel plant to bring electricity to a remote village in Leh

Monday, August 24, 2009 At least 1000 mw expected from Small Hydro Projects in Himachal Pradesh in Next Five Years: Dr. Farooq Abdullah

SHIMLA AND HAMIRPUR TO BE DEVELOPED AS SOLAR CITIES
Thursday, August 20, 2009 Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas celebrated

Dr. Farooq Abdullah calls upon Hospitality Industry to develop and implement renewable energy

Thursday, August 13, 2009 3rd Renewable Energy India 2009 Expo concludes
Monday, August 10, 2009

India to host next International Renewable Energy Conference

Friday, August 7, 2009 Solar Energy Projects

Awareness on Renewable Energy Sources

Monday, August 3, 2009

Biomass for Power Generation

Third Generation Solar Energy Technology

Support for Renewable Energy Sector

Friday, July 31, 2009

Power generation from Renewable Energy Sources

Use of Solar Energy in Buildings

Financial aid to harness Solar Energy

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Farooq Abdullah inaugurates World’s Largest Solar Steam System

HUGE SAVINGS OF LPG FOR SAIBABA SANSTHAN

Monday, July 27, 2009 Schemes of Renewable Energy

Schemes and programmes supported by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Friday, July 17, 2009

Renewable Energy Sources

Development of Solar City

Monday, July 13, 2009 Tapping of Solar Energy

Wind Energy Generation

Viability of Solar Power Generation

Promotion of Wind Power

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Renewable Energy to play a larger role in growing Economy
Friday, February 20, 2009 No proposal for research institutes for Bio-Gas, Bio-Diesel and Solar Energy in States

Renewable Energy Sources

NRE supports RD&D activities with CFA up to 100% of project cost for Development of Renewable Energy

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Nagpur Selected First Model Solar City in the Country

60 SOLAR CITIES DURING 11TH PLAN PERIOD

Friday, February 13, 2009

More than 26 billion units electricity generated from wind power during last three years

IREDA financed 77 Renewable Energy Projects during last three years

50 MW target for solar power generation during the eleventh five year plan

15 Cities identified for solar cities

Setting up of Solar Mission

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Indo-US Cooperation in Development of Bio-Fuels
MoU Signed on Basis of Equality, Reciprocity and Mutual Benefit

Thursday, January 29, 2009 India’s membership in International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Monday, December 29, 2008 Major Achievements and Initiatives in 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Efficient use of Energy without wasting is responsibility of each Individual - President
Monday, December 15, 2008

Target for Wind Energy

Increasing Wind Power Capacity

Projects for Generation of Power

Large Scale use of Solar Energy

Friday, December 12, 2008 Research Institute for Renewable Energy Sources
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Capacities of wind turbines installed in country from 225 KW to 1650 KW

Saturday, October 25, 2008

3000 solar street lights in Jharkhand

Friday, October 24, 2008

Loans by IREDA

Solar Energy incident in the country around 5 Trillion kwh

Village electrification in 8719 remote villages

Private sectors set up 336 MW Small Hydro Power projects during 10th plan period

Monday, October 20, 2008 Solar Taxi

Wind Energy Parks generated 5121 MW during 2005 - 2008

23 States have announced policy for private sector participation in SHP projects

Energy Management centre, Kerala gets highest funds under energy conservation programmes

Each solar lantern of the special category states gets Rs. 2400 subsidy

Village Electrification through Solar and Biogas Energy

Setting up of Solar Renewable Energy Projects

Wind Energy capacity addition target for 11th plan period – 10,500 MW

Aditya solar shops reached 104 mark

Five Pilot Projects on Energy from solid waste (Each Project will have 16 MW Capacity)

States Directed to use Solar Energy

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Muttewar calls upon Business Community to Develop Renewable Energy

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Nation Celebrates Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas Tomorrow
Sunday, August 17, 2008 Wind Power Potential in India 45000MW
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas

National Function of Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas 2008 at Panchkula in full swing

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Benefits of GRIHA
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 GRIHA – Green Building ‘Design Evaluation System’
Friday, August 1, 2008 Dr. N.P. Singh Awarded Senior Expert by UNIDO
Saturday, July 18, 2008

Solar lanterns to replace kerosene lamps on large scale

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Early exploitation of SHPS need of today
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Deepak Gupta joins as secretary, MNRE
Friday, June 27, 2008 Generation based incentive for grid connected wind Power Projects
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Need for rigorous marketing of battery-operated vehicles

Rigorous marketing, of battery-operated vehicles soon (SUBSIDY TO NETWORK OF CHARGING STATIONS)

Monday, June 16, 2008 Advantages of using LEDs
Saturday, June 14, 2008 Is use of LEDs within our reach?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Light Emitting Diodes’ Applications
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 MOU for Deployment of Renewable Energy Systems and Devices at Damodar Valley Corporation
Thursday, May 22, 2008 NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION IN PUNJAB
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 TWO ADVANCED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AT SEC INAUGURATED 
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 ADVANCED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AT SEC
Monday, May 12, 2008 SOLAR ENERGY CENTRE – AN ATTRACTIVE OPTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE ENERGY SUPPLY
Monday, April 28, 2008
CULTIVATION OF BIOFUELS IN ORISSA

CAPACITY ADDITION OF 30,000 MW FROM WIND BY 2032

POLICY FOR MINIMUM USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY IN DELHI

14000 MW TARGET FROM GRID INTERACTIVE RENEWABLE DURING 11TH PLAN

SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION

EQUIPMENTS ON ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

HARNESSING SOLAR ENERGY

Friday, April 25, 2008

ENERGY FROM TIDAL WAVES

RS 41 CRORE SPENT ON RESEARCH ON ALTERNATIVE FUEL DURING LAST THREE YEARS

IREP IN A&N ISLANDS

SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION

GROSS WIND POWER POTENTIAL IN THE COUNTRY OVER 45,000 MW

Monday, April 21, 2008

MORE THAN 4000 REMOTE VILLAGES AND HAMLETS ELECTRIFIED

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN CHHATTISGARH

COST OF 1 MW SOLAR POWER PLANT BETWEEN RS. 16 TO RS.20 CRORE

GENERATION OF VARIOUS RENEWABLE ENERGY TOUCHES 11449 MW

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 GRID-INTERACTIVE POWER INSTALLED CAPACITY FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES REACHES 10,250 MW IN THE 10TH PLAN

SETTING UP OF NATIONAL BIOFUEL DEVELOPMENT BOARD

FUNDS FOR SOLAR ENERGY IN ASSAM

Monday, March 31, 2008 TOTAL 33 GRID INTERACTIVE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS INSTALLED

FORMULATION OF INCENTIVE SCHEMES FOR SOLAR POWER PROJECTS FOR GENERATION OF SOLAR ENERGY

Friday, March 28, 2008 RS. 600 CRORE ALLOCATION FOR RESEARCH, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 11TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN

ALTERNATIVE FUEL FOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

BIO-DIESEL PLANTATIONS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

INSTALLATION OF 9 SOLAR ENERGY PLANTS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY DURING LAST YEAR

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 INDIA AND EU TO STRENGTHEN CO-OPERATION IN RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH
Friday, February 1, 2008 EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS IN BIO-DIESEL CHAIN
Thursday, January 17, 2008 22 TEST PROJECTS ON VILLAGE ENERGY SECURITY PROGRAMME COMPLETED
Wednesday, January 02, 2008 MNRE DECLARES GENERATION BASED INCENTIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME (50 MW SOLAR POWER PLANTS DURING 11TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN)
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
Saturday, December 8, 2007

PRODUCTION OF EQUIPMENTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION

Friday, December 7, 2007

MORE THAN RS. 72 CRORES ON R & D IN NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY

ADDITION OF 1700 MW BIOMASS CO-GENERATION POWER BY 2012

DURGADUANI TIDAL POWER PROJECT IN WEST BENGAL

INTEGRATED ENERGY POLICY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

Monday, December 3, 2007 BIOMASS POWER POTENTIAL OF ABOUT 18,000 MWe FROM THE SURPLUS AGRO RESIDUES

BIO-MASS PROJECTS

WIND POWER GENERATION ON THE EAST COAST

SOME ZONES ON THE LINES LIKE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES TO BE SET UP FOR NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

SCHEME FOR EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

POLICY FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES

PROMOTION AND USE OF BIO-DIESEL GETS TOP PRIORITY

ASSISTANCE TO DARJEELING HILL AREA FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

ERECTION OF WIND MILLS IN TAMIL NADU

Friday, November 30, 2007 MORE THAN 500 ENERGY PARKS IN THE COUNTRY

94 MW ENERGY FROM URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE

INTEGRATED RURAL ENERGY PROGRAMME

Monday, November 26, 2007

BENEFICIARY VILLAGES AND HAMLETS WHERE SOLAR LIGHT SYSTEMS

MADHYA PRADESH GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSAL FOR ELECTRIFICATION OF 185 VILLAGES IN REMOTE AREAS

SIX WIND POWER PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

IREDA PRESENTS DIVIDEND CHEQUE WORTH RS. 7 CRORE FOR 2007-08

WIND POWER PROJECTS WITH AN AGGREGATE INSTALLED CAPACITY OF 7660 MW

INDIA AND JAPAN TO COOPERATE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY

SUITABLE CONCESSIONS TO ENCOURAGE USE OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES

NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSUMING SIGNIFICANCE

Sunday, November 25, 2007

BIOMASS ATLAS TO ASSESS RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL FROM AGRO RESIDUES

Saturday, November 24, 2007 DEVELOPMENT OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY TO GET RS. 10,460 CRORE FOR ELEVENTH PLAN PERIOD
Friday, November 23, 2007

SETTING UP OF WIND POWER PLANT

FAMILY TYPE BIO-GAS PLANTS CROSSES 39.70 LAKH

PROJECTS FOR RECOVERY OF ENERGY FROM URBAN WASTE

NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

SETTING UP OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

BIOMASS IN RICE MILLS

ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES IN WEST BENGAL

Thursday, November 22, 2007 WE MUST RECOGNISE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY SECURITY- PRESIDENT

11000 MW GRID - INTERACTIVE RENEWABLE POWER INSTALL CAPACITY IN THE COUNTRY

Monday, November 19, 2007

SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION

 

GRID POWER PLANTS GENERATING POWER FROM RENEWABLES

 

NATIONAL RATING SYSTEM FOR GREEN BUILDINGS

 

SOLAR ENERGY UNDER REMOTE VILLAGES ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME

Sunday, November 11, 2007 REDGTF MEETING OF APPCDC BEGINS TOMORROW AT BANGALORE

INDIA’S PARTICIPATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE (APPCDC)

Monday, November 5, 2007

FOOD AND FRUIT PROCESSING INDUSTRIES WILL BE FOCUSED FOR COGENERATION AND ENERGY RECOVERY

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

NATIONAL RATING SYSTEM FOR GREEN BUILDINGS GRIHA

Friday, October 12, 2007

DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Thursday, October 11, 2007

REMOTE VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS ON DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY-2002-07
Tuesday, October 9, 2007

SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR TAKES INITIATIVES FOR NAGPUR PROJECTS

INDIA AND ICELAND SIGNS MOU ON RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATION

STATE-WISE CENTRAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER VARIOUS RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMMES 2002-07

Friday, September 7, 2007

6000 VILLAGES COVERED UNDER RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME

TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION IN ENERGY SECTOR

INDIGENOUS EQUIPMENTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

893 SMALL HYDRO POWER PROJECTS COMPLETED IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR

ABOUT 17 MILLION MANDAYS PER ANNUM TO BE GENERATED DURING ELEVENTH PLAN PERIOD THROUGH BIO-MASS PROJECTS

Wednesday, September 6, 2007 TOTAL ELECTRIFICATION OF ALL THE REMOTE VILLAGES BY 2012
Monday, September 3, 2007 NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY REACHES REMOTE VILLAGES AND HAMLETS
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 INDIA RANKS SECOND IN BIO-GAS AND FOURTH IN WIND ENERGY AT GLOBAL LEVEL
Thursday, August 09, 2007 RAJIV GANDHI AKSHAY URJA DIWAS CELEBRATIONS TO HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

INDIA ACHIEVED SECOND POSITION IN BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT
Friday, August 03, 2007 SOLAR ENERGY CENTRE – TECHNICAL FOCAL POINT OF THE NEW AND RENEWABLE MINISTRY
Friday, July 06, 2007 INDIA’S BIO-FUEL PROGRAMME TO BE DEVELOPED ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
Thursday, June 21, 2007 CELEBRATION OF RAJIV GANDHI AKSHAY URJA DIWAS TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE ABOUT NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
Monday, June 4, 2007 HYDROGEN FUELED VEHICLES ON ROAD BY 2020: VILAS MUTTEMWAR
Friday, May 25, 2007 BHANJAKHRI WATER FALLS RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK, GANGTOK TO BE OPERATED BY COMING OCTOBER
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 VILAS MUTTEMWAR TO ACCOMPANY PRESIDENT TO THREE NATION STATE VISIT