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Government floats tender for 2,000 MW wind power projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 7, 2018

To achieve the target of having 60 gigawatt (GW) of installed wind energy capacity by 2022, the government has invited tenders for 2,000 MW of wind power projects connected to the inter-state...

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India should aim for 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030: Piyush Goyal

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 5, 2018

Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today said India should strive for 50 per cent of its power generation capacity from renewable sources...

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Subject Tags: solar energy , Wind Energy

Budget proposes less tax on income from carbon credits

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 2, 2018

NEW DELHI: Budget 2018 proposes to reduce the tax on income from carbon credits ...

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Only six states, UTs comply with Centre's renewable purchase obligations

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 29, 2017

New Delhi, Only six out of 29 states and seven union territories are complying with the central government's Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets, a Greenpeace India report said on...

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Wind power tariff competitiveness to remain a challenge: ICRA

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2017

Even as the tariff competitiveness of wind energy has improved as against the conventional energy sources, its viability continues to be a challenge, says ICRA.

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Subject Tags: MNRE , PPA , Wind Energy

Yes Bank-European Investment Bank invest $400 million in wind and solar projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 20, 2017

Indian private sector lender Yes Bank is betting big on clean energy sector in India, as it has jointly invested $400 million with European Investment Bank (EIB), a long-term lending institution...

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SECI floats tender for 2,000 Megawatt capacity wind energy projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2017

State-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has floated tender for setting up 2 GW inter- state transmission system (ISTS) connected wind power capacities across the country....

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Gujarat High Court clears decks for state’s first wind auction

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2017

The Gujarat High Court on Monday dismissed a petition opposing the holding of the state’s first wind auction. An official at the state power distributor, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL)...

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US firm challenges Tamil Nadu wind energy auction in High Court

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 10, 2017

A US-based renewable energy company has moved the Madras High Court challenging the recent wind auction held by Tamil Nadu government, claiming that its bid was unfairly rejected even though it...

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Tariff for wind energy at record low of Rs 2.83/unit

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 5, 2017

Wind energy tariffs dipped to a new low of less than Rs 3 per unit, dropping sharply from the previous record of Rs 3.42, in an auction for 1,000 megawatts of projects that continued late into...

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