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Allocate 60,000 hectares for solar & wind park on priority, Centre tells Gujarat

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 7, 2019

The central government on Wednesday directed the state government to hasten the allocation of 60,000 hectares of land for the solar and wind park project in Kutch district. The project is expected to attract an investment of about Rs 1.35 lakh crore. The proposed solar and...

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NTPC to invest Rs 25,000 crore to set up solar park

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 19, 2019

NTPC, India’s largest power company, will not undertake any new coal-based generation for the next few years as part of measures to reduce its carbon footprint and has decided to invest about Rs 25,000 crore to set up one of the world’s largest solar parks at Kutch in Gujarat...

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Andhra Pradesh asks SECI, NTPC to revise tariffs for some solar projects

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2019

The new government in Andhra Pradesh has asked NTPC and Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) to revise tariffs for power from 1,650 megawatt of solar projects to Rs 2.44 per unit retrospectively...

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Delhi to shut down Rajghat thermal power plant, use its land for solar park

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2019

The Delhi government has decided to "officially" shut down the Rajghat thermal power plant and use its land to develop a 5,000 KW solar park, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on...

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Gujarat To Subsidize Rooftop Solar Systems In 200,000 Homes

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2019

Last week, the Indian state of Gujarat announced its budget for the financial year 2019-20. The allocation of money for on-ground implementation looks good for now and indicates the state’s...

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Gujarat solar projects get bids of 600 MW despite low ceiling tariffs

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2019

 

Gujarat’s fresh attempt to auction 700 mw of solar projects at Raghanesda Solar Park has attracted techno-commercial bids of 600 mw despite having an aggressive ceiling price of Rs 2.70...

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ReNew Power commissions 300 MW solar plant in Karnataka

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 11, 2019

ReNew Power on Wednesday announced commissioning of its 300 MW solar plant at Pavagada Solar Park in Tumkur district of Karnataka. This is ReNew Power's largest solar plant commissioned in terms...

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Fortum boosts solar pipeline winning 250MW India project

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2019

Fortum in the latest Solar Energy Corporation (SEC) tender has won the right to build a 250MW solar array in the Indian state of Rajasthan, adding to a growing solar portfolio of the Finnish...

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Green Companies continue to bid aggressively for solar projects

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019

Renewable energy firms are continuing with aggressive bids for solar projects, with the winners in the latest auction including Finland’s Fortum and US-based Acme quoting a tariff of Rs 2.48 per...

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Assam to come up with solar park

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 28, 2019

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a 70 MW Solar Park at Japisajia village of Amguri in Sibsagar district in a bid to boost power production and...

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