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Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB) in collaboration with Waste Ventures India Ltd launch plastic recycling initiative in HyderabadIn line with its goal of realising a sustainable value chain in plastic recycling and creating a circular economy, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB) in collaboration with Waste Ventures India Ltd, a social enterprise in waste management, launched a project in Hyderabad for plastic waste recycling. Shukla Wassan, Executive Director Legal & Corporate Affairs “flagged off” the collection vehicles at... Read more.. |
96 cities not meeting air pollution norms: NEERI directorStating that the environment today is more challenging than it ever was, the director of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Girish Sahni has stressed on the need for a multi-disciplinary approach to address problems. On vehicular emission of fossil fuels, Sahni said that all expert bodies like the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri), energy institutes, pollution... Read more.. |
WebNMS and ElMeasure announce partnership to bring IoT enabled Energy Management SolutionsWebNMS (IoT division of Zoho Corp.), a leading provider of WebNMS IoT Platform and Enterprise IoT solutions, today announced their strategic partnership with ElMeasure, a pioneer in Energy Management and largest panel meter manufacturer in the country. The two companies have partnered to bring IoT enabled Energy Management Solution in the Industrial IoT space. This collaboration brings together WebNMS’... Read more.. |
Shimla gets its first grid-connected solar power plant of 35 Kilowatt capacityHimachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur recently inaugurated the first grid-connected solar power plant in Shimla having a capacity of 35 KW, installed on the rooftop of the Department of Environment, Science and Technology. The power generated by the solar plant would be consumed by the building and remaining power would be sold to the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited.... Read more.. Date : Apr 9 Source: ET Energyworld
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National Electricity Plan revised to make room for more coalThe Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has revised the National Electricity Plan (NEP) after getting feedback from more than 30 state-owned and private institutions, mostly questioning the redundancy of coal. From retiring coal-based power completely, the CEA has said India would need 6,440 Mw thermal power during 2017-22. In the earlier version of the NEP, which was out in 2017, the CEA had said the... Read more.. |
Solar power developers to gain from change in bidding normsSolar power developers will benefit from the latest amendment in bidding norms for solar power projects that allows them to pass on the burden of any increase in duties on equipment to discoms, ratings agency ICRA said today, adding that the uncertainty surrounding the timelines and the quantum of duty prevails. “There is now clarity on pass-through of import duty and other such duty under “change in law”... Read more.. |
Wind energy capacity addition declines under auction regimeWhile the onset of wind auctions from early last year has led to greater transparency in the determination of wind tariffs, the transition has also sharply reduced wind capacity addition in 2017-18. The capacity added has only been 1,739.14 MW through the year against a target of 4,500 MW, and far less than the 5,400 MW added in 2016-17 or even the 3,460 MW achieved in 2015-16. In both 2016-17 and 2015-16,... Read more.. |
Centre drops e-waste recovery target for manufacturersThe ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has revised the e-waste recovery target for manufacturers, aimed as a measure to curb its dumping in the environment, due to problems faced by them in adhering to the requirement.
While introducing the E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016, and a concept of extended producer’s responsibility (EPR), the ministry had set the manufacturers targets that... Read more.. |
BSES Delhi discoms procure 200 Megawatt wind power at low rateDelhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES announced it has signed a power sale agreement (PSA) with the Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) to procure 200 MW at competitive rates. In a statement, BSES said that sister discoms BSES Rajdjani Power Ltd (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) are going to purchase 150 MW and 50 MW of wind power from SECI "at a very competitive tariff of Rs 2.52 per unit... Read more.. |
NITI Aayog submits draft Cabinet note on zero-emission vehiclesNITI Aayog has submitted a draft Cabinet note on developing a strategy for zero emission vehicles and ancillary technology, Parliament was informed today. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Planning Rao Inderjit Singh said that in order to promote electric vehicles, NITI Aayog in its role as government think tank has proposed the formation of six committees. ... Read more.. Date : Apr 5 Source: ET Energyworld
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Delhi upgrades to BS-VI fuels at no extra cost, for nowState-run fuel retailers will not additionally raise petrol and diesel prices to recover the cost of upgrading to Bharat Stage-VI fuels in Delhi, the country’s first city where 100% petrol pumps will be officially selling the cleaner fuel from Sunday.
Instead, the retailers will, for now, “optimise” processes to make up the higher production cost of BS-VI fuel since Delhi is the only city to get this fuel... Read more.. |
Microsoft to invest $5bn globally in IoT over 4 yearsTech giant Microsoft announced that the company will invest USD 5 billion in the Internet of Things (IoT) globally over the next four years to support continued research and innovation in IoT. With Microsoft's IoT platform spanning cloud, operating system and devices, Microsoft is simplifying the IoT journey so any customer-regardless of size, technical expertise, budget, industry or other factors-can create... Read more.. |
Cabinet nod soon for Rs 50,000 crore KUSUM scheme on solar farmingThe KUSUM scheme, with over Rs 50,000 crore government support to promote the use of solar power among farmers, is likely to get the Cabinet nod by this month end and will be rolled out in the first half this fiscal, a senior official said today. "The KUSUM (Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan) Scheme is likely to be placed before Union Cabinet for consideration and approval by this month end. We... Read more.. |
India Needs $125 Billion In Four Years To Meet Renewable Energy TargetIndia needs $125-billion investments to more than double its renewable energy to the targeted 175 gigawatts in four years as the nation looks to move to cleaner energy. “A lot of it ($125-billion) will come from the government,” Anand Kumar, secretary in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, said at a press conference in New Delhi today. The Indian renewable sector has been largely supported by private... Read more.. |
With 100% LED lights installed in stations, East Coast Railways to save Rs 1.35 croreIn order to take forward the energy conservation measures, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has completed installation of LED lights in all its stations under its jurisdiction. It has replaced the conventional lights with these LED lights. ECoR is expected to save Rs 1, 33, 52,038 every year after using LED lights across its zone. “After implementation of 100 per cent LED lights at all 313 stations, total... Read more.. |
MSEDCL meets only half of solar farm pump targetThe MSEDCL even after the end of three months of the stipulated time frame of December 2017 when the power company was assigned to install 10,000 solar pumps in the state under the pilot project has so far installed only 5,237 pumps till the end of February 2018. Surprisingly, officials say it will take some more months to meet the target. An MSEDCL spokesperson said that 12,841 applications were received... Read more.. |
ReNew Power acquires Ostro EnergyClean energy company, ReNew Power today said it has acquired Ostro Energy for an undisclosed amount. "This strategic investment helps ReNew Power further consolidate its position in the fast-growing, Indian clean energy sector," the company said in a statement issued here. Concurrent with this transaction... Read more.. |
Gujarat Plans 7 Gigawatts New Solar & Wind By 2022The Indian state of Gujarat has announced plans to aggressively increase procurement of renewable energy over the next few years. The state-owned power utility Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has reportedly come out with a plan to procure 7 gigawatts of additional solar and wind energy by 2022 in order to fulfill its Renewable Purchase Obligation, i.e. the minimum percentage of electricity a state... Read more.. |
Madhya Pradesh set to use solar thermal-based technologies in industriesAfter solar power, Madhya Pradesh is actively considering to push use of concentrated solar thermal technology (CST) in industrial clusters in the state because of inherent advantages. In CST, mirrors are used to concentrate (focus) solar radiation and convert it into heat to create steam, which can be used in an industry. ... Read more.. |
Coal India sets 20 GW solar power generation target in next 10 yearsGovernment-owned miner Coal India Ltd is planning to generate about 20,000 megawatt (MW) in the next 10 years as part of its diversification plan, a senior company official has said. India has set a target to generate 100 GW of solar power by 2022. "For Coal India to be sustainable we must diversify. We have already... Read more.. |
Avaada Power in talks with state govts for floating solar projectsRenewable energy firm Avaada Power is in talks with various states governments to set up floating solar projects and expects some large tenders to be floated in the next two months, a top company official said. The company plans to increase its installed solar capacity to 5,000 megawatts (mw) in the next four years, from 1,000 mw at present, and expects a significant share to come from the floating solar... Read more.. |
No subsidy, no waiver, solar panel users left high and dry in MaharashtraMerely a few months after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s visit to Pune for the inauguration of solar panels installed at the Raj Bhavan and his effusive praise of the benefits and schemes that the state has launched to promote the installation, electricity consumers are learning the hard way that the initiative may be restricted only to paper. Despite the chief minister’s enthusiastic promotion of the move, the people installing solar panels are struggling to get the promised benefits. While the... Read more.. |
Rooftop solar plan yet to get off ground in residential sectorIt may take Delhi a while before it becomes a climate-friendly city, as envisioned by the Delhi government in its latest budget. In spite of a solar policy, which was hailed by energy experts, and a generation-based incentive (GBI) for residential solar rooftop projects, solar projects haven’t really taken off in the residential sector. From September 2016 to March 2017, only 31 residents had availed of the... Read more.. |
Solar power tariffs rise in Gujarat reverse auctionWinning tariffs in Gujarat’s latest solar reverse auction showed significant increase over those in its last auction in September last year, lending further credence to the view that solar tariffs have bottomed out. The lowest bid in the 500 MW auction conducted by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) on Wednesday came from Kalthia Engineering and Construction Ltd, which sought and won 50 MW at a tariff of... Read more.. |
Jamia Millia Islamia to set up solar power plant on its own campusJamia Millia Islamia will soon set up a 2.50-MWP capacity solar power plant on its campus for its own consumption, and aims to supply electricity at a rate less than Rs 4 per unit. Solar panels will be installed on the rooftops of various buildings such as hostels and central library, according to a release issued by the university. ... Read more.. |
