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Topaz Solar Power to set up 500 Mw unit in Odisha for Rs 220 cr

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 9, 2017

Kolkata-based Topaz Solar Power proposes to set up a solar module manufacturing plant in Odisha with an annual capacity to produce 500 megawatts (Mw) of solar panels.

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Chhattisgarh Government ready to identify more areas for renewable energy projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 8, 2017

 The Chhattisgarh Government will identify more potentially rich areas for installation of renewable energy projects and carry out advance planning for evacuation and transmission of power in an...

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Subject Tags: power sector

'Renewables least cost option in India, Denmark, Egypt'

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 8, 2017

Renewables are becoming the least cost option in India, Denmark, Egypt, Mexico, Peru and the United Arab Emirates, a global multi-stakeholder renewable energy policy network said on Wednesday....

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Subject Tags: power sector

KERC expediting solar projects as demand surges in Karnataka

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 7, 2017

Taking cue from Prime Minster Narendra Modi's ardent appeal in Paris Climate Conference in 2015 to make India a solar-powered nation, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has...

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Subject Tags: power sector , tariff

Government for non-conventional energy to reduce oil dependence: Dharmendra Pradhan

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 7, 2017

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the government is trying to harness non-conventional energy like solar power to cut down the country's dependence on other nations for crude oil....

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Karnataka to end power deficit in a year: D K Shiva Kumar

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2017

Karnataka is on the road to becoming self-sufficient in power by next year. If all goes as per plan, the power-deficient state will also supply electricity to other southern states after meeting...

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Delhi L-G directs roadmap for promoting solar power panels

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 2, 2017

Lt Governor Anil Baijal today directed the power department to prepare a standard operating procedure (SOP) as well as a roadmap for promoting installation of solar power panels in the city....

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Goa government urges industries to adopt solar energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2017

In a bit to promote solar power generation in Goa, the state government urged industrial estates to adopt solar power technology, which would help bring down costs for industrialists. Speaking...

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Subject Tags: power sector , solar power

US expected to put emergency tariffs on solar imports

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2017

The United States has notified the other 163 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that it is considering putting emergency "safeguard" tariffs on imported solar cells, according to a...

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Government clarifies tax on solar power equipment, parts at 5%

By : sustainabilityo..., May 30, 2017

The government will levy a 5 per cent tax on all equipment required for generating solar power compared with nil duty now, a government official clarified, putting an end to confusion about the...

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