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Pollinate Energy, inspired by two-day blackout, uses solar light to boost conditions in impoverished India communities

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2014

An Australian solar company is shining a light on impoverished communities in India, helping to improve the lives of locals and boost employment.

Pollinate Energy aims to help India's urban poor by giving them access to solar lights. The business has so far sold over 6...

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Solar achieves diesel parity – but growth story still hidden

By : Aparna Khandelwal, Mar 19, 2012

Despite a rapid decline in upfront investment costs associated with Solar PV systems, operational limitations continue to slow its pace of adoption.Capacity building on ground is required to capitalize on Solar’s emerging cost competitiveness with Diesel to shape a...

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Solar heating systems a non-starter, despite stiff penalties

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 8, 2012

To promote the use solar energy in the state Rajasthan government has issued orders to use the solar water heating system in the certain categories of buildings. Despite the mandatory provision with strict penalties there are hardly any takers for it, flouting the...

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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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Indian Solar Sector – Shining or hiding behind the clouds?

By : Aparna Khandelwal, Feb 3, 2012

National Solar Mission’s second round of bidding for the balance 350MW of Phase I surprised industry veterans not only in India but across the globe. The recently concluded second round bidding saw the bid price touch an all-time low of Rs 7.49/kWh.

National Solar...

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India to defend local-buy policy in solar mission as US, EU protest

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2012

India is readying to defend its policy requiring companies to source local content for the national solar mission project, a rule that has triggered protests from the US and the EU. 

The commerce department is talking to the ministry of new and renewable energy...

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NTPC in favour of penalty on Coal India for not meeting supply commitments

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2012

NTPC Ltd, India's top power producer, is in favour of imposing penalty on state-run Coal India Ltd for not meeting supply commitments, NTPC Chairman Arup Roy Choudhury said. 

State-run NTPC would also like the government to set up a coal regulator to ensure the...

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