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India’s first wind power auction: Developers sign PPAs for 550 Mw capacity

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 24, 2017

Major wind power developers including Adani and Mytrah Energy today signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Power Trading Corporation (PTC) for supply of 550 Mw power to states as part of...

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Mercedes Benz seeks sops to aid India's electric car ride

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 24, 2017

Folger, the Mercedes Benz Managing Director for India, said globally the German automaker is heavily investing in technology for electric mobility and if adequate support is extended, these...

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Dubai sets sights on India to achieve its green energy goals

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 21, 2017

With a roadmap to harness 75% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2050, Dubai is reaching out to investors, consultants, equipment suppliers and developers in India, which has emerged...

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India’s Mizoram targets 80MW under solar power policy

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 20, 2017

The far eastern Indian state of Mizoram has adopted its own solar power policy targeting 80MW of solar deployment by 2021/22.

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IFC plans $6 billion investment in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 19, 2017

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, is planning to invest up to $6 billion in India over the next five years to support initiatives in renewable energy and green...

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Soon, Nagpur High Court building to shift to green energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 19, 2017

In a first of its kind move in the country, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court, responding to the growing calls of reducing pollution and using green energy, has decided to shift to solar...

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Mizoram to set up 20 Megawatt solar park

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 18, 2017

Mizoram's Solar Power Project Approval Committee (SPPAC) has approved the proposal for setting up of a 20 MW solar park today.

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Punjab aims to make farmers power producers

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 17, 2017

Punjab government is planning to exhort farmers to install solar power run tubewell and supplement their income by sale of power. Punjab power minister Rana Gurjeet Singh has urged power...

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Andhra Pradesh spending Rs.3,600 cr to modernise power sector

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2017

Andhra Pradesh is spending Rs. 3,600 crore, obtained from the World Bank as a loan, on modernisation of the power sector, according to Power Minister K Kala Venkata Rao.

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Half of 1,396-MW rooftop solar capacity added in FY17

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2017

India had a rooftop solar capacity of 1,396 MW at the end March 2017, of which almost half was added in the previous financial year, according to a research report. 

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