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Centre to brainstorm with states on power reforms in bi-annual meet

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 9, 2017

The central government is set to hold a two-day brainstorming session with states on big power sector reforms including direct transfer of subsidy and strict laws obligating distribution...

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REC may fund Indian Railways’ drive to electrify entire network

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2017

The Indian Railways may rope in state-owned Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) to fund its ambitious plan to electrify the entire network by 2021-22. The corporation is likely to lend the...

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Subject Tags: electrification , REC

PM Modi launches Saubhagya Yojana to ensure Power For All by March 2019

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 26, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) here at Deendayal Urja Bhawayn, the new corporate office of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (...

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PM to launch 'power for all' scheme on Sept 25: R K Singh

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 25, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce a scheme for providing 24X7 electricity to all on September 25, Power Minister R K Singh said today.

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Mitsui teams to construct small solar farms in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 30, 2017

Mitsui & Co. looks to build small-scale solar farms in regions of India that lack access to electricity or have an unreliable supply.

The Japanese trading house will invest nearly 1 billion yen ($9.11 million) in OMC Power, an electricity company based southwest of...

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Government to electrify 10,000 mobile towers to cut down diesel use

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2017

The Department of Telecom today said it is working on electrifying 10,486 mobile towers from power grid in order to reduce diesel consumption on cell sites.

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Kerala to be declared fully electrified on Monday

By : sustainabilityo..., May 26, 2017

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will declare the state fully electrified on May 29, with the Power Department providing connections to over 1.5 lakh applicants under the ambitious Total...

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Kerala to be fully-electrified by end of May; solar, wind energy to be promoted

By : sustainabilityo..., May 5, 2017

Kerala Power Minister M.M. Mani announced on Thursday that the state is set to become the third Indian state to be fully-electrified. Speaking in the Assembly, Mani stated that each and every...

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Government promises to give free electricity connections to Below Poverty Line households in Uttar Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 28, 2017

In a three-hour meeting between Union power minister Piyush Goyal and UP energy minister Shrikant Sharma on Monday, it was decided that all Below Poverty Line (BPL) households will be given free...

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Experts to discuss sustainable 100% electrification of Railways

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2016

Fully electrifying the Railways network may be unthinkable as of now, but it never hurts to brainstorm on how to go about it. And that’s what Railways and industry officials are expected to do...

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