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India still faces challenges to meet growing power demand: World Bank

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 20, 2018

Despite making a remarkable progress in electricity distribution over the years, India still faces challenges to meet its growing demand for power and reliable supply still remains low in the...

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Adani Group, Tata Power, NTPC win bids for UP solar energy projects

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2018

Adani Group, Tata Power and NTPC are among the six energy majors who have been selected by the Uttar Pradesh government to develop nine solar power projects in the state. 

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Industry, experts hail Delhi's draft electric vehicle policy

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2018

Several industry leaders and experts in electric mobility on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi government's draft "Electric Vehicle Policy 2018", which aims to ensure adoption of 25 per cent e-vehicles...

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Govt committed to decrease AT&C loss of discoms

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2018

The Government of India is committed to reducing the technical and commercial losses (AT & C) of the power distribution companies (Discom) of different States of the country. For this, close...

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GST on recycled construction waste products to be reduced to 5 per cent

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2018

In a bid to promote reuse of debris generated by the construction industry, the government will soon reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on products made from recycled demolition waste to...

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IIT-Ropar makes low-cost device to check water pollution

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2018

Officials of the Punjab Pollution Control Board may soon be spared the tasked of collecting samples from water bodies to check the level of pollution in them.

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D.light raises US$41 million to finance its solar and appliance business

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2018

Distributed solar provider d.light has raised $41 million in equity financing from a Consortium led by Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused investment advisory firm that specializes in the...

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Multiple consumers can benefit from a single solar plant at one location

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2018

To promote electricity generation from renewable sources, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has come out with a draft framework for group net metering and virtual net metering...

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Cabinet approves MoU between India & France in new and renewable energy

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2018

The Union Cabinet was on Monday apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding, which has been signed between the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), India and Commissariat a l...

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Mumbai Metro commissions roof-top solar on Metro Depot

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2018

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd promoted Mumbai Metro One has installed and commissioned a 612 KWp capacity roof-top solar power plant atop the Metro Depot in D.N. Nagar, Andheri west, an official...

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