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Saubhagya scheme targets to cover 175,000 households in ManipurUnion Power Minister R K Singh and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today launched Saubhagya scheme in the north eastern state to provide electricity connections to 1.75 lakh families. Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) was launched in Manipur today by Minister of State (IC) for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, a power ministry... Read more.. |
CPP Investment Board to buy 15 per cent in ReNew Power VenturesCPP Investment Board is acquiring a 14-15% stake in Sumant Sinha-led ReNew Power Ventures for $350 million (Rs 2,250 crore), industry sources said, making the Canadian pension fund manager the third largest stakeholder in the company where Goldman Sachs holds the majority share. CPPIB is acquiring the stake in two transactions, it said in a filing. It has made a primary investment of about $200 million... Read more.. |
Hike in tariff likely to be less than projected: Uttarakhand Power SecretaryIn a bid to allay fears among consumers about the proposed 13% hike in electricity tariff by the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), state power secretary Radhika Jhan, on Tuesday, said how a projected increase has always been more than the actual effective rise in charges. “No decision has been taken yet. There are several things that need to be taken into account before arriving on the final... Read more.. |
JBIC, OPIC announce MoU for infra and energyThe Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) on Tuesday welcomed Indian companies to be a part of their projects in the Indo-Pacific region. Representatives from both organisations jointly announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Japan and the US which would bolster investments in energy and infrastructure and connectivity... Read more.. |
Bacteria in printed circuits can help create solar cells, produce electricity even without lightScientists have printed circuits using cyanobacteria – microbes that can turn light into energy – to create solar cells using a simple inkjet printer. Unlike conventional solar cells that operate only when exposed to light, cyanobacteria can generate an electric current both in the dark and in light. The cell may serve as an environment friendly power supply for low-power biosensors and can even be scaled up... Read more.. |
EDMC project for scientific disposal of plastic wasteEast Delhi Municipal Corporation in collaboration with an NGO Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA), an NGO, has initiated a project for scientific disposal of multi-layered plastics (MLP) as per the Plastic Waste Management Rules notified in 2016 by Centre. EDMC commissioner Ranbhir Singh said that the NGO will collect the multi-layered plastic waste from across the capital through ragpickers, who... Read more.. |
Indonesia firm, UAE's Masdar plan world's largest floating solar plantA unit of Indonesian power utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) agreed with United Arab Emirates company Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (Masdar) to develop what they said could become the world's largest floating photovoltaic plant. Masdar and PLN unit PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB) will build a 200-megawatt floating photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Cirata dam, owned by PJB, in West Java, at a cost of $300... Read more.. |
Asian Development Bank to extend $20 billion loan to India over 5 yearsMulti-lateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it will raise annual funding to India up to $4 billion from existing $2.7 billion, from next year. To accelerate inclusive economic transformation of India, ADB has decided to provide loans up to $4 billion on annual basis including non-sovereign debt during 2018-22, said Kenichi Yokoyama, ADB Country Director in India. So cumulatively... Read more.. |
India, Greece to deepen cooperation in energy, aviationIndia and Greece today agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in a range of key areas including trade, investment and energy and inked a pact for launching the first direct flight service between the two countries. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias held extensive talks covering the entire expanse of bilateral relations during which they resolved to take steps to... Read more.. |
KERC okays wind PPA at old tariff, to assess other projectsKarnataka’s power regulator has finally started approving old power purchase agreements (PPAs) with wind energy developers, kindling hopes that discoms and regulators will stop resisting older PPAs on grounds of steep fall in tariffs in recent auctions for such projects. Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has endorsed at least one wind energy power purchase agreement (PPA) at the original... Read more.. |
AIPMA demands one law for plastic waste management in countryBlaming poor implementation of existing rules, the All India Plastic Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA) has demanded one law, on the lines of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), for plastic waste management across the country. It has also said ban on plastic carry bags and PET-bottled water will lead to mass unemployment and harm the nature because of cutting of more trees for making alternative paper bags. “... Read more.. |
Haryana to give Rs 61 cr subsidy for optimum utilisation of crop residue to reduce pollution in the stateHaryana government would give subsidy of Rs 61 crore for the optimum utilisation of crop residue up to December 2017 to reduce pollution in the state. A decision to this effect was taken in the seventh state level meeting of the committee constituted to reduce pollution in NCR held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary D S Dhesi here on Monday. ... Read more.. |
Rajasthan saves energy worth Rs 144cr under the Ujala schemeRajasthan, which has retrofitted 8 lakh smart LED street lights under the Ujala scheme, has saved energy worth Rs 144 crore, said Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) managing director Saurabh Kumar here on Monday. The company under the ministry of power has retrofitted 40 lakh LED street lights and has distributed 27 crore LED bulbs at affordable rates across the country. Besides LED lights, energy... Read more.. |
Mahindra Collaborates with Uber for EVs in IndiaMahindra & Mahindra, a leading utility car manufacturing company decided to tie up with Uber, a gobal transportation company, for exploring more insights and deployments of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the domestic market. This deployment will be carried out on Uber platform in various cities across the country. To start off with the process, both the companies will instate hundred of EVs in Delhi and Hyderabad which will include Mahindra cars like e2o Plus and eVerito sedan. The combined operation of... Read more.. |
Government to float tender for adding 20GW of solar energy capacityThe government plans to seek bids globally for 20 GW of solar generation capacity by companies ready to set up manufacturing facilities in India. “Twenty GW will be auctioned with condition that only those companies can participate that will set up manufacturing here,” RK Singh, minister of power and new and renewable energy, said at a conference on Friday. ... Read more.. |
India to conduct auction for awarding wind power projects of 2,000 Mw capacityThe government today announced it will conduct auction for awarding wind power projects with a total capacity of 2,000 Megawatt in the upcoming third phase of the bidding plan. “With wind power tariffs becoming competitive and State DISCOMs encouraged to buy more of Renewable Energy, the government has doubled the auction capacity for the third national level wind auction,” the ministry said in a statement... Read more.. |
EESL to procure 10mn prepaid meters to be deployed in U.PThe government plans to procure 10 million pre-paid meters to be deployed in Uttar Pradesh as part of the Saubhagya scheme, which aims to add more than 40 million households to the power grid by December next year. Leading national and international companies, including L&T, HPL, Landis and Gyr, Secure Meters, China-based Shenzhen Inhemeter, and Genus Power, have expressed their interest in the global... Read more.. |
India, Finland review bilateral ties on trade, renewables, technologyCooperation in the areas of trade and investment, renewable energy and science and technology were among the issues that came up for discussion when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Finnish counterpart Timo Soini met here. "The two Ministers held discussions on various aspects of bilateral ties as well as important regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest," the External Affairs... Read more.. |
Nagpur Metro to get solar power at less than Rs 4.50 a unitNagpur Metro has decided to go in for captive solar power generation and will get it at Rs4.50 a unit. It will use costly conventional power in evening. Mahametro managing director Brijesh Dixit said that the earlier state power generation company Mahagenco was to generate solar power for Nagpur Metro. "It was costing us Rs7.50 per unit and hence we decided to go for self generation in open access captive... Read more.. |
Industrial zones under scanner for pollution in Greater Cochin areaIn an attempt to ensure that Kochi does not go the Delhi way in terms of air pollution, Kerala state pollution control board (KSPCB) will monitor and record the entire pollution parameters in the Greater Cochin area covering Eloor-Edayar and Ambalamugal industrial belts. The entire area is a 'chemical keg' in the district and has been under scanner for the past seven years ever since it has been declared as... Read more.. |
Delhi air pollution on rise as wind speed fallsPollution levels in Delhi rose on Sunday leading to a dip in air quality with monitoring agencies forecasting a further spike over the next few days. The Air Quality Index (AQI), calculated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), was 352 on a scale of 500. A score between 301 and 400 is considered ‘very poor’, which can trigger respiratory illness on prolonged exposure. |
Gujarat, Tamil Nadu powerlooms reaped max benefits of solar energy scheme: OfficialTextile Commissioner Kavita Gupta today said maximum benefits of government's promotional schemes for powerloom textile industry have been taken by entrepreneurs from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. "The ministry of textiles has announced several promotional schemes for powerloom textile industry but there is hardly any awareness in the industry. The maximum benefit of these schemes have been taken by the... Read more.. |
Paris climate agreement: Rulebook to be finalised by Dec 2018At the end of the two weeks of talks, negotiators agreed to keep working through the year to be able to finalise by December 2018 the rulebook to implement the Paris Agreement. The task of ensuring the rules are finalized and accepted by all will rest on Poland, which will assume the chair of the UN sponsored climate talks in December 2918, which will be held in Katowice in Poland. ... Read more.. Date : Nov 24 Source: ET Energyworld
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Officials wrongfully charging duty on solar panels: RK SinghRenewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh has complained to finance minister Arun Jaitley that customs officials are demanding duty on imported solar equipment, which has led to ports getting jammed with shipments and jeopardised the prime minister’s flagship programme of accelerating renewable energy projects. The solar industry has delayed acceptance of the consignments, protesting the decision of the... Read more.. |
Delhi air pollution: Centre to set up pollution task forceThe Centre will soon set up an inter-ministerial task force, headed by the Prime Minister's principal secretary, Nripendra Mishra, to look into the issue of Delhi's air pollution and find ways and means to deal with it in a comprehensive manner. The task force, comprising of Union secretaries of environment, agriculture, earth sciences, transport, power and petroleum and principal secretaries of Delhi and... Read more.. |
