Sustainability Outlook Headlines

BBMP to streamline solid waste management

Projects taken up by the local civic body will not go ahead without proper due diligence, particularly in solid waste management (SWM). Experts from various institutions across India are already reviewing and evaluating the merits and demerits of proposals concerning solid waste management before assessing them and submitting reports on the same — based on which the go-ahead would be granted.

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Renewable energy helping SMC meet its requirement to great extent

Surat has become the only city in the country to produce 32 per cent of energy for self-consumption through renewable sources. This will go up to 35 per cent by 2020. Thanks to wind and solar power generation on its own, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) hopes to become self-sufficient in energy by 2022. 

Ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE), Government of India, while giving the best solar city award... Read more..

India to bid 80 GW of solar and wind energy projects by 2020

India has declared the trajectory of bidding 60 gigawatt (GW) capacity of solar energy and 20 GW capacity of wind energy by March 2020, leaving two years time for execution of projects, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said today.

A total of about 73.35 GW renewable energy capacity has been installed in the country as of October, 2018, from all renewable energy sources. 

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Uttarakhand: Pantnagar airport set for Rs 5 crore face-lift, to introduce green energy lights

After the Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced flights between Pantnagar and Dehradun recently, the authorities concerned have also begun work to give the airport at Pantnagar a swanky look. 

Sources said that a private company from Delhi has been hired to upgrade the airport in the next three months. It will have an upgraded terminal, the runway would be developed and an officers' colony would also... Read more..

Airport to go green with LED lights, solar power

As part of its green energy policy, Chennai airport is planning to buy solar power at a concessional rate for nine years starting April next year to reduce dependence on the grid. 
The airport has converted its lights into LED. It recently bought six sets of LED base lights for use for disaster relief as part of measures to make its lights and fixtures energy-friendly. This will replace the conventional lights the airport was having. 

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Nabard signs $100 mn agreement with Green Climate Fund to boost solar power

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) Saturday signed an agreement with Green Climate Fund (GCF) to infuse USD 100 million into the project designed to unlock private sector initiatives for creation of rooftop solar power capacity across India. The USD 250 million project, to be executed by Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd, will receive the GCF support through Nabard, which is the National Implementing Entity (NIE) for the UNFCC-promoted Fund that supports the efforts of developing... Read more..

Goa government proposes to tweak solar policy to incentivise production

To incentivise production of solar power in the state, the government has proposed a 50% subsidy for small prosumers (consumers and producers of solar power) as an amendment to the Goa State Solar Energy Policy, 2017. 

Instead of granting an interest-free loan that would be recovered in instalments from small prosumers, the government proposes to provide a 50% subsidy on capital costs to prosumers in the... Read more..

Tamil Nadu: Students set up solar recharging station in Thanjavur

A group of college students and a Coimbatore-based start-up have installed a solar-powered recharging station near Pattukkottai. 

The station has been set up at an estimated cost of Rs 1 lakh, and around 30 mobile phones and 30 rechargeable LED bulbs can be recharged at a time, in Ramakrishnapuram village in the district.

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Cabinet approves pact with France for energy efficiency

The Union Cabinet Thursday approves a pact between India and France in the field of energy efficiency and conservation. 

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and France in the field of energy efficiency/energy conservation. The MoU was signed on October 17, 2018, an official statement said. 

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Cabinet Approves Sale Of Government’s Stake In REC To Power Finance Corporation

The cabinet approved the sale of government’s entire 52.63 percent in power sector financier REC Ltd. to state-run peer Power Finance Corporation Ltd. as it looks to mop up funds through such a deal for the second straight year to meet its divestment target.

The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs has given its in-principle approval for the strategic sale of 52.63 percent REC to PFC—both public listed... Read more..

India's wind power potential declining due to global warming: Study

The warming of the Indian Ocean due to global climate change may be causing a slow decline in India's wind power potential, according to a study. 

India, the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the US, is investing billions in wind power and has set the ambitious goal to double its capacity in the next five years, said researchers from the Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering... Read more..

India conducts its first major wind-solar hybrid auction

Softbank-backed SB Energy and Gautam Adani led- Adani Green Energy have won 840 MW of the 1,200 MW put on sale at the first wind-solar hybrid auction. 

SB Energy won 450 MW at Rs 2.67 per unit of electricity generated while Adani Green Energy won 390 MW at Rs 2.69 in the auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). 

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