Category Archives: Taxes

Sustainable, Affordable Cooling Can Save Tensof Thousands of Lives Each Year

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Now.Solar

Gaps in access to effective cooling have implications for thermal comfort, productivity and health Yet, of the 3.5 billion people who live in hot climates, 1 only about 15% owned AC in 2021, with even lower ownership levels in Sub-Saharan … Continue reading →

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Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition: Heating and Cooling

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Now.Solar

Reducing the use of fossil energy for heating and cooling remains one of the biggest challenges of the energy transition. Heating and cooling needs – including those for space heating and cooling in buildings, domestic hot water, cooking, industrialprocess heat, … Continue reading →

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Electric Vehicle GST reduced to 5%

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

GST rate on all Electric Vehicles reduced from 12% to 5% and of charger or charging stations for EVs from 18% to 5% Hiring of electric buses by local authorities exempted from GST Changes in GST rates shall be effective … Continue reading →

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Solar gets Lower GST and clarity

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

22ndDecember 2018 PRESS RELEASE   Recommendations made during 31stMeeting of the GST Council held on 22ndDecember, 2018 (New Delhi)-Rate changes   GST Council in the 31stmeeting held on 22ndDecember, 2018 at New Delhi took following decisions relating to changes in … Continue reading →

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Solar power tariff has hit an all-time low of Rs. 3.47 per unit in Tamil Nadu, TANGEDCO receives bid for 1500 MW

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar power tariff has hit an all-time low of Rs. 3.47 per unit in Tamil Nadu. The tariff has gone below Rs. 3 per unit in many states, but this is the first time that a prospective investor has bid so … Continue reading →

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MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD – Implementation of Goods & Services Tax (GST) in MSEDCL- General Awareness

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

All  Superintending Engineers, O&M and Civil Circles, MSEDCL. Sub : Implementation of Goods & Services Tax (GST) in MSEDCL- General Awareness . As we are all aware, the GST will be implemented w.e.f. 1st of July, 2017. Taxes which will … Continue reading →

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REVISED GST RATE FOR CERTAIN GOODS [As per discussions in the 16th GST Council Meeting held on 11th June, 2017]

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

  S. No. Chapter / Heading / Sub- heading / Tariff item Description of goods Earlier GST rate approved by the GST Council Revised GST Rate approved by the GST Council 1. 0506,  0507 90 Bones and horn cores, bone … Continue reading →

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GST for Solar at 5%, Govt issues clarification

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

The government will levy a 5 per cent tax on all equipment required for generating solar power compared with nil duty now, a government official clarified, putting an end to confusion about the new taxation policy for the industry after … Continue reading →

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GST may push up cost of solar power projects

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

The goods and services tax may increase solar energy project costs by 12%-18% and generation costs by 40-50 paise per unit, some industry leaders said, although the government said the new taxation regime won’t have much of an impact on … Continue reading →

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