Power Minister chairs virtual meeting to discuss energy transition goals
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh on Friday chaired a virtual meeting with states, Union Territories to discuss India's energy transition…
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Union Budget likely to include incentives for green hydrogen
Government may provide for targeted fiscal incentives and allocation of funds for promotion of green hydrogen in the country in Union Budget 2022-23, which is slated…
UN’s observer status to ISA will aid OSOWOG: RK Singh
Union Minister RK Singh on Saturday said granting of observer status to the International Solar Alliance by the United Nations will give impetus to the One…
Coal stocks improve at power plants in November: RK Singh
Coal stocks at over 136 power plants in the country improved to 18.95 million tonne in November this year as compared to the previous two months,…
Electricity provided in every village, home in India: RK Singh
Union power minister RK Singh claimed the government has provided electricity in "every village and every house" in the country and if any settlement or home…
MNRE to sort out issue related to Ladakh 10-GW RE project
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will send its team within a week to help the administration of Ladakh sort out issues, mainly related to land,…
RK Singh asks officials to focus on storage of surplus energy
Power Minister RK Singh asked senior government officials to focus on the storage of surplus energy in the country.
RK Singh inaugurates diversion of Marusudar River
RK Singh, Minister of Power virtually inaugurated the Diversion of Marusudar River of Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project in the Kishtwar district of J&K.
Coal minister stresses on max coal dispatch to power plants
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday reviewed coal production and stressed on continuing the momentum to dispatch maximum dry-fuel to thermal power plants.
No shortage of power in country: RK Singh
Power Minister R K Singh exuded confidence that there will be no power shortage in the country amid the ongoing low coal stocks at power plants…
RK Singh calls for enhanced action on energy efficiency
Power Minister RK Singh in meeting with state govt officials & industry partners to review current level of activities in energy efficiency
ISA vows to achieve $1 trillion investment in solar by 2030
The fourth General Assembly of multilateral body International Solar Alliance (ISA) concluded on Thursday with a promise to achieve USD 1 trillion global investments in solar…
ISA can enable energy access to 800 mn people
Stating that solving the problem of energy access is very important, India on Wednesday said that the International Solar Alliance (ISA) can enable energy access for…
ISA’s general assembly next week, OSOWOG in focus
International Solar Alliance's fourth general assembly will be held virtually from October 18-21 which will deliberate on key initiatives in the solar energy sector, including the…
No power outage in Delhi, demand drops to 4,160MW
There was no power outage in Delhi on Thursday and peak energy demand further declined to 4,160 MW from 4,382 MW on Wednesday, the Union Power…
RK Singh visits NHPC Dulhasti Power Station
RK Singh, Union Minister of Power visited Dam site of 330 MW NHPC Kishanganga power station at Gurez in Bandipora District of the UT of Jammu…
Government accords ‘Maharatna’ status to PFC
Government of India accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), thus giving PFC greater operational and financial autonomy.
Amit Shah holds meet with power, coal ministers
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Power Minister R K Singh and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi amid reports of the ongoing coal shortage…
India set to achieve 450 GW RE installed capacity by 2030
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said that India is set to achieve 450 GW renewable energy installed capacity by 2030.
India, UK joint plan on smart power, renewable energy
The third UK-India Energy for Growth Dialogue concluded on Friday, with Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh and UK Business and Energy…
Guidelines released for cybersecurity in power sector
The government announced the release of guidelines for cybersecurity in the power sector for the first time, to create a secure cyber ecosystem.
Power ministry redesigns RE certificate mechanism
The power ministry on Wednesday announced redesigning of the renewable energy certificates (REC) mechanism which would pave the way for removal of floor as well as…
RK Singh approves Dispute Avoidance Mechanism
Power Minister R K Singh has approved formulation of 'Dispute Avoidance Mechanism' for construction contracts of central public sector enterprises executing hydro power projects
MP CM visits Delhi, discusses solar power with RK Singh
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met BJP president JP Nadda and Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and RK Singh in the national capital.
Govt asks power plants to auction fly ash through bidding
The Ministry of Power issued an advisory to power plants to auction fly ash through a transparent bidding process.