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Haryana: Verve Renewables to collect 1.5 lakh tonnes farm waste for power generationBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2020
Verve Renewables on Tuesday said it has pledged to collect 1,50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of agricultural waste for power generation by power plants in Haryana. Currently, the company is collecting... Read more.. |
States may soon get hydro power purchase targetsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 15, 2020
The Centre will soon make it mandatory for states to meet part of their electricity requirement from hydro power plants, a reward to these projects that saved the country’s grid collapse during the nine-minute lights switch off call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 5... Read more.. |
Electric cars help limit climate change despite blackspots in India, PolandBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 24, 2020
Plug-in vehicles emit less greenhouse gases than petrol and diesel models over a car’s lifetime – that includes the mining of metals or lithium for batteries, manufacturing, driving 150,000 kilometers and finally scrapping, a study published in the journal Nature... Read more.. |
Punjab dams register record hydel power generationBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 9, 2020
Timely rain and sufficient water level has facilitated optimum functioning of Ranjit Sagar and Shahpurkandi dams. Both hydel power projects have surpassed their previous historical record of all time highest power generation. They achieved highest ever generation of 2,013.194... Read more.. |
Delhi: Nod to expand waste plant at Okhla draws ire of localsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 11, 2020
Going back on its previous directions, the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has now allowed the Okhla waste-to-energy plant to increase its power generation from 16 MW to 23 MW by amending the environmental clearance the plant had received in 2007. The latest... Read more.. |
3 developers call off NTPC’s solar contracts over regulatory delaysBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 29, 2020
Solar power contracts of three major power plant developers with state-run NTPC Ltd have been cancelled due to delays in regulatory approvals, potentially disrupting India’s clean energy trajectory by knocking 1,400MW off it. These firms had participated in what was the first... Read more.. Subject Tags: Clean Energy , International Finance Corporation (IFC) , NTPC , Power Generation , Renewable Energy , solar power , World Bank |
Tamil Nadu: Bright spot eludes solar powered agri income planBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 15, 2020
Solar farms of private companies have been sprouting up on arid lands in Tamil Nadu to generate power, but ‘solar panels’ on fertile agricultural lands too may soon come up if the Tamil Nadu Energy Agency (TEDA) has its way. TEDA has drawn up a plan to enlist farmers from... Read more.. Subject Tags: farmers , Power Generation , solar panels , solar pumps , Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency |
Shimla: Delay in 100 MW hydro project led to cost overrun of Rs 643 cr, says CAGBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 18, 2019
A delay of 29 months in the commissioning of 100 MW Sainj hydroelectric project in Kullu in Himachal Pradesh led to cost overrun of Rs 643.04 crore, a report by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed. The project was scheduled to be completed by March... Read more.. Subject Tags: EPC , Himachal Pradesh Government , hydroelectric project , Power Generation , project cost |
India: Renewable Energy Dominates 1st Half Of 2019 With 58% Share In New CapacityBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2019
Renewable energy technologies, especially wind and solar power, continued to lead all other technologies in new capacity added in the first half of 2019. In the first half of this year, solar... Read more.. Subject Tags: Power Generation , Renewable Energy , renewable energy technologies , solar energy , Wind Energy |
India Renewables Capacity On Track to Overshoot Paris Target by 60%By : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2019
India is on track to overshoot a key Paris Agreement target by nearly 60% by obtaining close to two-thirds of its installed electricity capacity from renewable sources by 2030, according to a... Read more.. |