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Govt to ease land acquisition, finance for renewables to meet 450 GW targetBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2019
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has started drafting plans to set up mega capacities and ease investment in renewables to meet the new target set by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi. At the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday, Modi vowed to... Read more.. |
PM Modi hosts Caribbean leaders, announces $14 million grant to CARICOMBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the leaders of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) during the first-ever India-CARICOM leaders’ summit here, with a focus on fighting climate change and increasing India’s participation with the grouping. Mr. Modi announced a $... Read more.. |
PM Modi announces $150 mn line of credit to group of Pacific island nationsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 26, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a $150 million line of credit to the group of Pacific island nations for undertaking solar, renewable energy and climate-related projects based on their requirement. Modi, who attended the India-Pacific Islands Developing States (... Read more.. |
India’s Tata Power closing uneconomic 500MW coal plantBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2019
Tata Power Company has decommissioned ‘Unit 6’ of 500 megawatts at its Trombay thermal power plant in Mumbai, citing the high cost of generation and its inability to get a power purchase agreement after the earlier one expired in March 2018. The Trombay unit has an installed... Read more.. Subject Tags: Central Electricity Authority , PPA , solar energy , Tata Power , thermal power plant , Wind Energy |
Vikram Solar commissions rooftop solar plant in RajasthanBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2019
Solar energy solutions provider Vikram Solar said on Wednesday that has commissioned a rooftop solar plant for SL Nutritions at the RIICO Industrial Area of Nagaur in Rajasthan. A Vikram Solar release here said the Rajasthan solar plant has a capacity of 558 kilowattpeak (kWp... Read more.. |
State mulls solar water supply system for 12 villagesBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2019
The state government is planning to launch a solar-powered water supply system to provide running water to 12 villages of Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts by next month. The state-of-the-art facility will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 6 crore. The project has... Read more.. |
Power dept looks to take TERI's help in use of solar powerBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2019
The state Power department will take assistance from The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on the use of solar power to operate agricultural pumps. TERI will help West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (WBSEDCL) in preparing the operational model in such a... Read more.. |
Will launch scheme to generate 1-3 KW solar energy: Puducherry CMBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2019
Chief minister V Narayanasamy, who holds the portfolio of finance, presented a tax-free budget of Rs 8,425 crore for the financial year 2019-20 for the Union territory of Puducherry in the legislative assembly on Wednesday. He said the territory must mobilize 65 per cent (Rs... Read more.. |
India, Bahrain sign agreements in solar energy, space tech, culture exchangeBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2019
India and Bahrain on Saturday agreed to collaborate in the areas of space technology, solar energy and culture exchange as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held comprehensive talks with his Bahraini... Read more.. |
Breather For Indian Renewable IPPs Fighting PPA RenegotiationsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2019
The government in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has finally come around to provide some relief to scores of solar and wind energy developers which it had recently threatened with tariff... Read more.. |