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Five Petroleum and Gas sector PSUs to join International Solar Alliance: Dharmendra PradhanBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2020
New Delhi : Five Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry will be joining International Solar Alliance (ISA)'s Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action (ISA-CSCA) as Corporate Partners and will be contributing to ISA's Corpus Fund, said... Read more.. |
Kotak pitches for development finance institution for funding renewable energy projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2020
New Delhi: Asserting that the current cost of financing solar projects in India is extremely high, veteran banker Uday Kotak on Tuesday advocated setting up a development financial institution to fund renewable energy projects which have a long gestation period. The CII... Read more.. |
CSIR-CMERI Durgapur, NISE sign pact on solar research and capacity buildingBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2020
The CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, and National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurugram, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster the solar energy sector across the nation. Under the MoU, CMERI and NISE will... Read more.. |
India to have 220 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022: PM ModiBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi exuded confidence that India will increase its existing clean energy capacity of 134 GW to 220 GW by 2022 and stressed on reducing tariffs further through technological advancements. The Prime Minister was earlier expected to deliver the inaugural... Read more.. |
India aims for half of state-run fuel stations to be solar-powered in five yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2020
NEW DELHI: India aims for 50% of fuel stations owned by public sector oil companies to be operated by solar power within five years under the government's green energy drive, its oil minister said on Tuesday. Dharmendra Pradhan said India's three state-backed fuel retailers... Read more.. |
NALCO to add 223.9 MW Wind Capacity to its RE PortfolioBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2020
NALCO is in the process of increasing its wind portfolio to 223.9 MW, by adding 25.5 MW of new wind power capacity to its renewable energy portfolio. The state-backed National Aluminium Company (NALCO) is in the process of increasing its wind portfolio to 223.9 MW, by adding... Read more.. |
Rajasthan HC temporarily stays Adani’s 1500 MW solar energy power project near PokhranBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2020
The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday temporarily stayed an Adani group’s joint venture project with the state government for building a 1500 MW solar energy park near Pokhran in Jaisalmer. A Jodhpur bench of the high court, while staying the project, also sought the Rajasthan... Read more.. |
Solar energy can augment India’s rural healthcare infrastructure: FICCIBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2020
New Delhi: Solar energy could help augment the rural healthcare infrastructure in India and has a potential to substitute the traditional grid-based systems in rural areas, according to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). “Solar energy will... Read more.. |
Power Finance Corporation Releases ₹306 Billion as Part of DISCOMs’ Liquidity PackageBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 18, 2020
The Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has approved ₹306.07 billion (~$4.09 billion) as of July 31, 2020, as part of the liquidity package announced by the government for eligible distribution companies (DISCOMs). The approvals follow the announcement from the finance... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Power Finance Corporation (PFC) |
ISA to place World Solar Bank issue in annual assembly agendaBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 18, 2020
New Delhi: The International Solar Alliance’s (ISA) Director General (DG) Upendra Tripathy on Monday said that they are going to place the World Solar Bank issue in its agenda for the annual assembly scheduled in October to seek guidance. He added that they are likely to make... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , solar energy |