New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Thursday announced operational guidelines for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for telecom and networking equipment, notified on February 24 this year after extensive consultations with stakeholders.
Government has issued Operational guidelines for Production Linked Incentive Scheme of Pharmaceuticals. The Department of Pharmaceuticals notified the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Pharmaceuticals on 3rd March, 2021. The approved outlay of the scheme is Rs 15000 crore. The scheme envisages to create global champions out of India who have the potential to grow in size and scale using cutting edge technology and thereby penetrate the global value chains. Based on a series of consultations with pharmaceutical industry and stakeholders in the Government, the operational guidelines for the scheme have been prepared and issued on 1st June. The scheme is now open to applications from the industry.
Published: 1 Jun 2021, 13:04
By:
Andy Colthorpe
Inauguration for India s first 10MW battery storage system demonstration project in 2019. Image: Tata Power.
Aimed at ensuring reliability of electricity supply in the era of renewable energy, India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has drafted ancillary services market regulations allowing for energy storage and demand response resources to participate.
The Commission issued a document last week from New Delhi, which explained the necessity of providing a regulatory mechanism for ancillary services “in the interest of reliability, safety and security of the grid”.
The commission has recognised that energy storage and demand response, which are digitally controllable and dispatchable energy and power resources, can respond rapidly and accurately to the need to maintain grid frequency within close boundaries of the 50Hz at which it operates. Primary Reserve, Secondary Reserve and Tertiary Reserve ancil