Sustainability Outlook Headlines

NTPC tenders 250MW of solar across India using fated DCR policy

Indian utility NTPC has tendered 250MW of grid-connected solar projects under local content rules that are due to be phased out by the end of the year.

Nabin Kumar Tripathi, manager, RE-CS, NTPC, told PV Tech: “It is a new tender under DCR category. Solar plants can be set up anywhere in India.”

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Delhi Metro first to become 100 percent 'green'

Delhi Metro has become the only completely 'green' Metro system in the world for adhering to green building norms for its residential colonies, officials said on Friday.

Delhi Metro has secured the platinum rating for adherence to green building norms for its 10 residential colonies from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

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Green energy sops may end in five years

The government plans to gradually withdraw all the incentives for the renewable energy sector over the next five years, a move that may face stiff opposition from an industry that is to see significant growth in the coming years.

“There will be no targeting of renewable energy after 2022, and we will allow markets to determine the prices as well as kind of support the sector needs to sustain and integrate... Read more..

IDFC infrastructure fund set to buy First Solar’s India portfolio for $300 million

The infrastructure fund of multi-asset manager IDFC Alternatives is set to make its biggest acquisition till date by taking over the entire 200 megawatts of First Solar’s operational portfolio of solar power projects in India for around Rs 1,950 crore ($300 million) as consolidation picks up momentum in the renewable energy sector. 

These projects — seven in all — are located in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh... Read more..

ISA to float global tender for 5 lakh solar pumps before December

International Solar Alliance (ISA) plans to come out with a global tender for price discovery of 5 lakh solar pumps before December and presumed the prices of solar pumps will come down, said Upendra Tripathy, director general, International Solar Alliance at an Assocham event held in New Delhi.

The current price of solar pumps is about $10,000 globally on an average. On the bio mass segment in the country,... Read more..

Power generation flat in June 2017 at 97 billion units

Power generation in June 2017 remained flat at 97 billion units on account of lower demand from distribution companies according to a credit rating agency.

"Power generation in June 2017 remained flat at 97 billion units on account of lower demand from distribution companies. Continuous spell of pre-monsoon showers across northern India in June 2017 led to reduction in temperature leading to lower power... Read more..

India can do more on climate change with support: Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan

Reiterating India’s commitment to tackling climate change, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said it can do more if finance and other support are ensured. The Minister said India has been leading from the front in tackling global climate change issues and it will continue to do so in the future as well. “India, like other developing countries, can do more, if finance and technology development and transfer, and capacity building support, are ensured as per the convention and the Paris... Read more..

July witnessed 378,000 non-solar RECs traded on India Energy Exchange

A total of 3.78 lakh non-solar renewable energy certificates (RECs) were traded at the India Energy Exchange (IEX) in July.

All buy bids were cleared at a floor price of Rs 1,500, IEX said in a statement.

"The session in July 2017 saw about 4 per cent increase in trade of non-solar RECs over April 2017 when... Read more..

Vivaan Solar to expand Resco mode, IPP project portfolio

Vivaan Solar, an independent power producer and EPC player in the solar energy sector, is looking to expand into Resco mode grid-connected projects, a top company official said.

“Since August 2012, when the company was founded, we grew our business as an IPP, and as an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) player, and with solar rooftop projects. We now have a capacity of about 100 MW and expect to... Read more..

Premier Solar's solar facility to be inaugurated on July 29

Premier solar and end-to-end solar solution provider today said Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao is expected to inaugurate their 200 MW automated solar module manufacturing facility in Sanga Reddy district on July 29.

Surender Pal Singh, Chairman, Premier Solar also said Harish Rao, Minister of Irrigation, Marketing and Legislative Affairs will grace the occasion by launching the solar... Read more..

Tata Motors' first electric vehicle set to hit Indian markets

Tata Motors is all set to reveal its first ever Electric Vehicle (EV) for the Indian market in September this year. The Tata Tiago EV is expected to borrow heavily from the Bolt BEV prototype, the electric version of the Bolt, according to reports. 

Tata Motors, in collaboration with its subsidiary, the UK based Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC), has been working on battery-operated electric... Read more..

Environmental solutions company, Mumbai's trash is treasure

Mumbai spends Rs 3,000–4,000 crore a year to transport garbage from around the city to the dump

Mumbai is not only India’s financial and entertainment capital, it is also its garbage capital. With 9,400 tonnes of trash produced each day, the city is quickly running out of space to throw its waste. The Deonar dumping ground, in the city’s eastern suburbs, rises 60 meters high, looming over Mumbai, releasing... Read more..