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Total to buy 50% stake in Adani solar unit for $510 millionBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 7, 2020
Adani Green Energy (AGEL) said on Thursday that Total SA has signed a binding agreement wherein the French energy giant will invest $510 million to acquire 50% stake in the upcoming unit which will house AGEL’s 2,148 megawatt (MW) of currently operational solar projects. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Adani Green Energy Limited , electricity , Renewable Energy , renewable energy capacity , solar power plant , solar projects |
Renewables to contribute 21 per cent of electricity demand in India in 2021-22: RK SinghBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 7, 2020
Renewable energy sources are expected to account for around 21 per cent of electricity demand in 2021-22, Power Minister R K Singh said on Thursday. "As per Central Electricity Authority's National Electricity Plan, contribution of renewable energy sources is estimated to be... Read more.. |
Renewable energy: 7592 MW commissioned in first 9 months of FY 2019-20By : Sustainability ..., Feb 5, 2020
India’s renewable energy capacity addition in the year 2019-20 is likely to exceed year 2018-19’s 8532.22 MW. The country has already commissioned renewable energy capacity of 7591.99 MW up to December in the year 2019-20. Another 34,160 MW is under various stages of... Read more.. Subject Tags: DISCOMS , grid-connected renewable energy , IREDA , Renewable Energy , renewable energy generators |
Energy startup gets fundingBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 29, 2020
Native Angel Network, an investor in native startups, has invested in a Bengaluru-based renewable energy startup, Carbon Masters. Native Angel Network, an arm of Madurai-based Nativelead Foundation, had last year invested Rs 65lakh in a city-based startup, ‘VilFresh’, which... Read more.. Subject Tags: agriculture waste , Carbon Masters , food waste , LPG , Native Angel Network , Renewable Energy |
3 developers call off NTPC’s solar contracts over regulatory delaysBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 29, 2020
Solar power contracts of three major power plant developers with state-run NTPC Ltd have been cancelled due to delays in regulatory approvals, potentially disrupting India’s clean energy trajectory by knocking 1,400MW off it. These firms had participated in what was the first... Read more.. Subject Tags: Clean Energy , International Finance Corporation (IFC) , NTPC , Power Generation , Renewable Energy , solar power , World Bank |
Budget 2020: Renewable energy Industry demands GST restructuring, smooth clearancesBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 29, 2020
With this year’s Union Budget scheduled to be tabled on 1 February 2020, renewable energy industry’s expectations are high and all eyes are on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman making big bang announcements for the sector. While a majority of the industry stakeholders... Read more.. Subject Tags: budget 2020 , decentralised solar , energy equipment , GST , net metering , Off-grid , Renewable Energy , Renewables |
Govt plans 10,000 MW solar projectBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 27, 2020
The state government is planning to set up a mega solar power project with an installed capacity of 10,000 MW in order to meet the increasing demand for power and to supply free, uninterrupted power to the agricultural sector. Addressing employees of the energy department... Read more.. |
Renewable-thermal power plan may find few takersBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 27, 2020
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy's new proposal for developers to blend renewable and thermal power may not find many takers, according to renewable energy consultancy firm, Bridge To India. “We suspect that because of limited number of potential bidders, the scheme... Read more.. |
India has installed 96 waste-to-energy projects so far: Power minister R K SinghBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2019
India has so far installed 96 waste-to-energy projects for generation of power based on urban, industrial, agricultural and municipal solid waste, power and renewable energy minister R K Singh said. "As per a study, the total estimated energy generation potential from urban... Read more.. Subject Tags: municipal solid waste , national clean energy fund , Renewable Energy , Waste-to-energy |
India donates solar-powered lamps to marginalised Palestinian childrenBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2019
India has donated solar powered study lamps to Palestinian elementary school children from a marginalised Bedouin community to spread the principles of self-sufficiency and raise awareness towards the adverse effects of climate change. The lamps were donated as part of the... Read more.. |