Over twenty-two thousand active covid-19 cases have been reported in India, out of which around eight thousand cases have been cured. (Source: www.mygov.in dashboard, as of April 29th 2020).

Expression of Interest (EOI) is invited from reputed consultants and experts to undertake an evaluation of Component-C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme. Component C includes solarization of 10 lakh existing grid-connected agricultural pumps of pump capacity up to 7.5 HP.

Expression of Interest (EOI) is invited from reputed consultants and experts to undertake an evaluation of Component-A of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme. This includes installation of 10 GW of renewable energy power plants of capacity up to 2 MW on barren and fallow land.

A scheme for 100 per cent solarisation of Modhera in Gujarat is under way. Under the scheme the domestic and agricultural electricity needs of all the households of Modhera are planned to be fulfilled with solar energy, thereby setting up a pilot demonstration project for a village or town running completely on solar power.

Meghalaya New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (MNREDA) plans to set up 3 MW grid-connected solar rooftop projects under the net metering arrangement.

The uncertainties of hike in import duty, proposed safeguard and anti-dumping duty were affecting the solar activity and as a relief MNRE has issued guidelines to allow for pass through of the costs incurred if these extra duties are added due to change in law.

India is the seventh largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world. As of 30 April 2017, the installed utility-scale hydroelectric capacity in India was 44,594 MW, amounting to 13.5% of its total utility power generation capacity. Hydropower is one of the oldest sources of energy harnessed by mankind since thousand of years, initially to turn paddle wheels to help grind grain.

Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, Mines New & Renewable Energy and Mines has recently informed the Lok Sabha that a total of 852 Solar PV based projects have been operational under Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) implemented by Ministry of Power as on 31st January, 2017.

As per MNRE year end review report, a total of 7,518 MW of grid-connected power generation capacity from renewable energy sources has been added so far this year (January 2016 to October 2016) in the country.