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NLC biggest winner in 1,500 Megawatt Tamil Nadu solar auction

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 3, 2017

India’s latest solar auction, one of the biggest in the country, drew a surprisingly enthusiastic response with a big chunk of the 1,500 MW of projects on offer won by a state-owned mining...

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Solar power capacity to double this year: Power Minister Piyush Goyal

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 30, 2017

Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said India’s solar power generation capacity will double to 22 Gw by the end of the current financial year and more wind power auctions would be conducted...

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Local solar manufacturers seek ‘Safeguard Duty’

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 30, 2017

Badly hit by a shrinking market and idle capacity, local manufacturers of solar cells and modules have decided to approach the government again seeking to impose a ‘safeguard duty’ on imported...

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Developers reel under losses as Rajasthan companies shut off wind power supply

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 28, 2017

Wind power developers in Rajasthan face losses once again as state distribution companies unplug their supply from the grid, a practice known as backdown.

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US President Donald Trump looks to increase energy exports to India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 28, 2017

US plans to export more natural gas, clean coal and renewable resources and technologies to India to fuel the country’s growing energy demand and strengthen ties between the two countries,...

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Solar power: US gives India time till year-end to scrap local sourcing rules

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 27, 2017

The United States has agreed to give India time till December 14 this year to remove the requirement for mandatory domestic sourcing of solar panels and modules under its national solar power...

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Haryana waives off intra-state wheeling charges to promote renewable energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 27, 2017
With a view to promote power generation from New and Renewable energy sources, Haryana government has decided to waive off intra-state "Wheeling Charges" on transmission of electricity...
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Goyal launches weather portal to help discoms with supply planning

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 27, 2017

Minister of power, coal, new & renewable energy and mines Piyush Goyal on Friday launched a weather portal for the power sector developed by Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSCO...

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Andhra Pradesh embarks on mission to reduce power bills

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 19, 2017

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday emphasised the need to adopt a five-point strategy to achieve the task of reducing power bills in the state with a view to bringing...

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India likely to become power surplus nation in current financial year

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 12, 2017

India may become a power surplus country in the current fiscal as the energy shortage and peak power deficit was already less than 1 per cent in April with many states reporting nil electricity...

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