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Actis buys 600 MW Acme solar assets for Rs 3,000 crBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 28, 2020
Global emerging market fund Actis has acquired solar energy assets of 600 megawatt capacity from Acme Cleantech Solutions in a deal worth Rs 3,000 crore, said two people aware of the development. Actis outbid Canadian fund Brookfield to strike a deal with one of the largest... Read more.. |
In a world-first, India’s dozen major ports now run fully on renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 12, 2020
The dozen state-owned major ports in the country have switched to renewable energy to meet their entire power requirements, making India the first nation to have all government-owned ports running on solar and wind energy. Under a ‘green port’ initiative, the Shipping... Read more.. |
India’s Solar and Wind Capacity to Reach 135 GW by 2024: BTIBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 11, 2020
According to a new report, India’s solar and wind generation capacity has been predicted to reach 135 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2024 up from the 77 GW capacity it had reached at the end of 2019. “Notwithstanding the various operational and financial challenges and growing... Read more.. |
Kolkata: Solar panels on depot roofs to charge e-busesBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 10, 2020
The West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) is set to generate power through solar panels on depot roofs to recharge its electric vehicles. The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) has conducted a study and found significant savings in annual electricity bills. In a study at... Read more.. |
Maharashtra: MSEDCL proposes astronomical GSC for solar rooftopBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 16, 2020
Even as solar rooftop consumers were celebrating the relief given to them by Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), MSEDCL has dropped a bombshell. It has proposed astronomical grid support charges, which will make solar power costlier than its own power. ... Read more.. |
Green developers in AP lost Rs 1,400 cr since AugustBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 10, 2020
Renewable energy developers have lost revenue of Rs 1,400 crore due to curtailment of wind and solar power in Andhra Pradesh since August last year, said industry executives. “Out of the 7,307 mw of renewable energy installed in Andhra Pradesh, 20-25% of solar power and 50-60... Read more.. Subject Tags: Andhra Pradesh Government , DISCOMS , renewable energy companies , solar energy , Wind Energy |
Railways to source 1.2 GW green energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 10, 2020
One of the significant actions taken in this direction has been installation of solar panels at stations and service buildings across the zone. All stations in a particular section of South Central Railway have been provided with solar panels to tap the natural energy.... Read more.. Subject Tags: indian railways , renewable energy capacity addition , renewable energy sources , solar energy |
Banks seeing credit demand from solar, oil & gas and road: SBI ChairmanBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2020
Banks are seeing demand from credit project pipeline from three sectors - oil and gas, solar and road but there is no large ticket demand for credit of the kind that was seen last year, State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar has said. The banking sector is going to see... Read more.. |
India in talks with World Bank for Modi’s global electricity grid planBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2020
India has started consultations with the World Bank as its technical partner to implement an ambitious global electricity grid plan pitched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With the world grappling with climate change concerns, a senior government official said the... Read more.. |
Cabinet Approves Mou Between India, UK For Energy Self-Sufficiency In Indian RailwaysBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 9, 2020
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the UK's Department for International Development for enabling energy self-sufficiency in Indian Railways. An official release said under the MoU signed by Railway Ministry with... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy efficiency , Fuel Efficiency , Indian Railways , memorandum of understanding (MoU) , solar energy , UK |