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The Delhi government says you could get ZERO electricity bills with their new 2024 Solar Policy. Basically, if you install rooftop solar panels, you can offset your power bill. Those installing solar panels will get generation based incentives -- which means the more solar energy you make, the more money you get. Let's understand the math behind the Delhi government's zero power bill pitch - watch

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), led by Mukesh Ambani, is doubling its green energy investment target to ₹1.5 trillion, showing its commitment to sustainability. RIL is progressing on the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex in Jamnagar, with investments in solar, wind, and battery manufacturing. It's competing with Tata and Adani groups in India's new energy sector. RIL plans to establish 100 GW of solar energy by 2030, build giga factories, and has partnerships with various companies. This push aligns with global trends as companies like ExxonMobil and BP aim for net-zero emissions.

The government plans to introduce a scheme to build renewable energy parks with solar, wind and biomass plants, before an existing scheme for solar parks ends at the close of this fiscal year. Projects in a renewable energy park require fewer approvals, and they provide a focused zone with proper infrastructure, amenities and limited risk.

India is about to join the league of select advanced countries that are developing quantum technology for secure communication. QNu Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup, will provide Indian military Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology which is considered unhackable.

These small-scale distributed solar projects will bring in an investment of over ₹10,000 crore in the stateThese projects will be commissioned within the next 18 months

The previously lowest recorded solar tariff in the country was of ₹2.36 per unitNTPC on its part has decided not setting up new greenfield coal-fueled power projects and plans to make a total capital expenditure of Rs1 trillion between 2019 and 2024 to become a 130 GW power producer by 2032

AAI plans to showcase Kerala’s Cochin International Airport Ltd—the first airport in the world to run fully on solar powerThis comes in the backdrop of China’s attempt to co-opt countries into its ambitious One Belt One Road initiative

India’s green energy space deal activity that was subdued on account of pandemic is back in play and has also permeated to the solar rooftop space

States are unwilling to sign power supply pacts despite wind and solar projects being already awardedStates’ reluctance to sign PSAs is now leading to a further delay in inking power purchase pacts

The state’s distribution firms have put on hold connection agreements of open-access solar projectsDiscoms DHBVNL and UHBVNL have refused to give ’final charging approval’ to the solar developers