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Centre to brainstorm with states on power reforms in bi-annual meetBy : 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... Read more.. |
REC may fund Indian Railways’ drive to electrify entire networkBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: electrification , REC |
PM Modi launches Saubhagya Yojana to ensure Power For All by March 2019By : 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 (... Read more.. |
PM to launch 'power for all' scheme on Sept 25: R K SinghBy : 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. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: electrification , power for all |
Mitsui teams to construct small solar farms in IndiaBy : 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... Read more.. |
Government to electrify 10,000 mobile towers to cut down diesel useBy : 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. ... Read more.. |
Kerala to be declared fully electrified on MondayBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: electrification , power for all |
Kerala to be fully-electrified by end of May; solar, wind energy to be promotedBy : 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... Read more.. |
Government promises to give free electricity connections to Below Poverty Line households in Uttar PradeshBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: electrification , power to all |
Experts to discuss sustainable 100% electrification of RailwaysBy : 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... Read more.. |