New solar energy research facility in India

The Indian Government has announced the approval of a new solar research and technology institute in the country. Called the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), the facility will assist the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and function as the main national centre in a bid to advance solar technologies, with maximum cost benefits […]

India to install 15GW of wind power by 2017

The Indian Government has set a target to install 15GW of wind power by the end of 2017. According to figures from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, total installed capacity of wind power in the country currently stands at 18,551MW, equivalent to around 9% of total installed power capacity. The cost of setting […]