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ADB Finances Renewable Energy Transmission System in India

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 1, 2013

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $500 million to build a renewable energy transmission system in India. The system will deliver electricity from wind and solar power projects in Rajasthan in Northwest India to the state and national grids.

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India Renewable-Credit Trades Plunge as Enforcement Lags

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2013

 Renewable-energy credit trading in India slumped to a record-low this month as states failed to enforce rules requiring utilities, steelmakers and mining companies to buy the allowances.

Bids to sell wind, hydro and biomass credits outnumbered bids to buy them more...

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Subject Tags: India , Renewable Energy

MNRE: Indian solar PV plant performance falls again in July 2013

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2013

Summer monsoons continue to affect the output of India's solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, as indicated by July 2013 performance data released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Capacity utilization...

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Subject Tags: Renewable Energy

India creates online renewables database

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2013

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and the US Department of Energy (DOE) have developed an online Indian Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy Database (IREEED) that aims at disseminating information on the...

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Subject Tags: Renewable Energy

Green Infra acquires TVS Energy; in talks to raise around $100 mn

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 18, 2013

Renewable power producer Green Infra Ltd has acquired a majority stake in TVS Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of TVS Motor Co., for an undisclosed amount.

TVS Motor is selling 73.5 million shares constituting 90.46% of its stake in TVS Energy. Consequently, TVS Energy and its...

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MNRE to launch mega-sized solar power projects

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 14, 2013

To give a boost to its efforts to bring down the cost of solar power in India, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is planning to roll out large megawatt size solar power projects, in the order of 500 MW and above.

"We want to bring in volume in the Indian...

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Subject Tags: Renewable Energy

4th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress & Expo-2013

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2013

World Renewable Energy Technology Congress, The India’s premier renewable energy annual event, WRETC-2013 where you will share ideas with global renewable energy industry leaders, experts, financers, network and do business with leading companies. It's a great opportunity to...

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Clean Energy Woes: 21 lakh renewable energy certificates lie unsold with project developers

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 5, 2013

Renewable energy projects — once lucrative enough to attract even alcohol makers and farm traders — are feeling the heat as a key attraction, the market for green certificates issued to developers, has collapsed alarmingly, casting a shadow on India's ambitious plan for solar...

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Subject Tags: energy , Renewable Energy

Renewable energy sector draws $500 m investments this year

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2013

The renewable energy sector in India, led by the wind energy segment, is seeing a rebound in investment with around five deals worth $500 million (approximately Rs3,000 crore) being sealed in 2013. In contrast, there has not been a single deal in the conventional...

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Subject Tags: energy , Renewable Energy

India : 10,431 MW Renewable Energy capacity added during last 3 years against a target of 9623 MW

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 23, 2013

A capacity addition of 10,431 MW against a target of 9623 MW has been achieved from renewable energy sources during the last 3 years. The total installed capacity of power generation from renewable energy in the country is 26,920 MW. During 2012-13, a capacity addition...

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