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Discoms looking for new revenue streams

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2016

As Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) goes through a complicated phase with delayed orders of tariff revision and the appointment of chairman in jeopardy, discoms are looking at...

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Costa Rica pushes green to clean

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2016

Costa Rica has just gone past yet another clean energy milestone, something other countries can only dream of. For over two months now, the tiny Central American country has not used fossil...

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India to produce 1.1% more power than necessary this fiscal year

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 13, 2016

India is set to become power surplus this year. The country is likely to produce 1.1% more power than necessary, compared with a deficit of 2.1% last year, show government estimates. ...

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New technology to help thermal power generation companies quickly switch source

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 13, 2016

 A new technology will enable thermal power plants to start up in as little as an hour, a fraction of the 24 hours currently needed, allowing for greater...

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Uttarakhand to produce electricity from non-segregated waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 5, 2016

Uttarakhand  is showing the way to India to clean up and be rewarded as it is going to install a huge plant to produce electricity from the non-segregated waste, India’s first such project by...

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No increase in power tariff for consumers

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 2, 2016

Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has notified the tariff order for 2016-17, under which there is no increase in tariff for any category, and it has been reduced by 37 paise per...

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Government's ambitious power capacity target may lead to huge surplus

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 29, 2016

The government's ambitious target of adding 261 gigawatt (GW) fresh capacity by 2022 may come at a price. According to experts, it will result in huge surplus, leading to dwindling capacity...

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National electricity plan to be ready by September 2016

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 23, 2016

A national electricity plan, which provides a road map for the power sector for the next five years, will be ready by next month, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Chairman S.D. Dubey said on...

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Discoms to get help on demand projections

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 15, 2016

The Centre plans to help state power distribution utilities in electricity procurement through efficient and scientific demand-supply projections, a move that aims to lower electricity costs as...

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Danish university develops tungsten-based technique to capture broader solar wavelength

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 11, 2016

Researchers at Aalborg University are working on a new approach at capturing a broader spectrum of sunlight using new, high-temperature materials that can withstand 800 degrees Celsius and...

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