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Vikram Solar to more than treble capacity in West Bengal

By : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2015

NEW DELHI: Kolkata-based solar photovoltaic modules maker Vikram Solar plans to more than treble its manufacturing capacity in West Bengal by the end of this fiscal, its MD and CEO Gyanesh Chaudhary said.

The first phase of 250 MW expansion at its facility at Falta,...

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Adani plans 1,000-Mw solar park in Tamil Nadu

By : Sustainability ..., May 26, 2015

After announcing solar parks in Gujarat and Rajasthan, Adani Power has firmed up plans to set up a 1,000-megawatt (Mw) one in Tamil Nadu. The proposed energy park is likely to attract around Rs 7,000-crore investment.

Although an Adani spokesperson declined to comment...

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False promise of nuclear power

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2014

The need for costly upgrades post-Fukushima and for making the nuclear industry competitive, including by cutting back on generous government subsidies, underscore nuclear power’s dimming future. New developments highlight the growing travails of the global nuclear-power...

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50MW solar thermal power plant comissioned in Andhra Pradesh

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 17, 2014

MGPL, part of city-base Megha Engineering Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) today announced commissioning of its 50MW solar thermal power plant, built at a cost of Rs 848 crore in Andhra Pradesh. Spread over an area of 600 acres, the plant in Anantpur district contributes 110...

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Subject Tags: India , power , Solar thermal

India's Struggle to Get Reliable Power to Hundreds of Millions of People

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014

India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known as a “big thinker” when it comes to energy. But in his country’s case, could thinking big be a huge mistake?
 
Two years ago, as Indians sweated through 115-degree temperatures on the eve of an unusually late...

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Subject Tags: electricity , energy , India , power

Supreme Court pulls up Tata Power & Adani Power, says firms can’t seek higher tariff

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2014

Pulling up the power producers Tata Power Ltd and Adani Power, the Supreme Court on Monday said that the firms cannot seek higher tariff on account of adverse impact of the unforeseen and unprecedented escalation in the imported fuel prices after bagging contracts for supply...

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Navigant Research Predicts $31 Billion Investment In Asia Pacific Microgrids By 2023

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2014

Cumulative investment in microgrids throughout the Asia Pacific region is set to total $30.8 billion between 2014 and 2023 as a result of increased demand for electricity and generation capacity from renewable energy sources. This is according to new research from Navigant...

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Renewable Energy’s Funding to Be Doubled by Indian State Lender

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 7, 2012

Power Finance Corp., India’s largest state-run lender to electricity utilities, plans to more than double lending for renewable energy projects within a year as coal-fired plants become riskier investments.

The company’s approved loans to projects, particularly...

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