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Magenta Power and Mahindra Susten partner to offer customised rooftop solar solutions

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2019

Under the partnership, Magenta Power and Mahindra Susten will provide diversified services within the renewable energy space in India. The duo aims to conceptualize solutions most suitable for the Indian market requirements. Rakesh Singh, CEO of Solar business at Mahindra...

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India, Argentina ink MoU for cooperation in nuclear energy

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2019

 India and Argentina Monday inked a Memorandum of Understanding to boost cooperation in the sector of nuclear energy. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Argentina, Jorge Faurie said his country has...

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India Plans First Ever 1 Gigawatt Offshore Wind Tender For Gujarat

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) plans to hold the first ever offshore wind energy auction in the country for a 1 gigawatt project in the western state of Gujarat. SECI recently signed an agreement with the Gujarat government to set up...

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India proposes more than $12 billion of pollution-reducing incentives

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

India has proposed incentives worth 885 billion rupees ($12.4 billion) to encourage power plants to install equipment to curb emissions and to develop infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), a government statement said on Friday. The bulk of...

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India to be world's largest energy growth market by mid-2020s: Report

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

India will by mid-2020s surpass China as the world's largest energy growth market, accounting for over a quarter of incremental global demand, UK supermajor BP said in its annual energy outlook.The 2019 edition explores the key uncertainties that...

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Karnataka: Cesc to use solar power to electrify tribal hamlets in Mysuru

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

The darkness that many tribal hamlets continue to remain in, despite various programmes being initiated to address the problem, has alerted Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc) to the gravity of the issue. The agency has hit upon the idea of using solar power...

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Kerala looks up at solar energy for its power needs

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

After recovering from an unexpected natural calamity, the State is now on a renovation mode, building a ‘New Kerala’ that focuses on sustainable development. As part of this, recently the State Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac, in his budget speech, talked about providing...

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Build favourable ecosystem for electric vehicles, say experts

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

 Kerala has huge potential for solar power generation as the state has 22 lakh houses with uninterruptible power source (UPS) system, which can be converted for solar power generation, said Vinod Gopal, selection committee member, Maker Village. He was addressing a session on...

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SoftBank grabs a chunk in India's wind power pie

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

Softbank has bagged the largest chunk of a 1,200 MW wind power tender concluded Friday, which has marked the company’s foray into the wind sector at a time when constraints around availability of land and transmission infrastructure are pressing....

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Once complete, Polavaram to add 980 megawatts of hydel power to state grid

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

Polavaram project, considered the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh, will also make the state surplus in power generation. It will add about 980 megawatts of hydel power to the state grid. ...

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