Newsinc24 Team 
Ministry of Power has issued an advisory to all Central Ministries of the Government to direct organisations under their administrative control to ensure switch over to Prepaid Smart Meters on priority. As part of the same process, the ministries have also been asked to issue all enabling orders in this regard. This follows a clarification issued by Finance Ministry enabling all Central Ministries and Central Departments to make advance payments for pre-paid metered electricity without insisting on any Bank Guarantees, while at the same time ensuring proper accounting arrangements. Prepaid Smart metering in all Government Departments would go a long way in ensuring the commitment of the Government in bringing DISCOMs back on the path of financial sustainability and promotion of energy efficiency. It would also serve as a model for emulation by States for defining similar such mechanisms that support prepayment of the electricity dues by their own Departments.
Meanwhile, the total installed renewable energy capacity in India has crossed the mile-stone of 100 GigaWatts. In a tweet, Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh said, this is the another landmark day in the history of the Indian Power Sector.
Another landmark day in the history of the Indian Power Sector. Our installed Renewable Energy capacity (excluding large Hydro) has crossed 1,00,000 Megawatts. Under the visionary leadership of PM @narendramodi ji, we shall continue to be global leaders in Energy Transition.
— R. K. Singh (@RajKSinghIndia) August 12, 2021
Power Ministry said, 100 GigaWatts has been installed, 50 GigaWatts is under installation and 27 GigaWatt is under tendering. It said, if large hydro is included, the installed renewable energy capacity will increase to 146 GigaWatt.
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