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Indian Government released Rs 509 crore for grid connected, small solar plans as on January 31: Piyush GoyalAn amount of Rs 600 crore has been allocated for projects under Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Programme and Rs 508.84 crore has been released as on Jan 31, Piyush Goyal, power, coal, mines, renewable energy and mines minister today said in a written reply Lok Sabha. As per the figures given by the government, Tamil Nadu has been approved to set up the highest capacity of 312 Megawatt... Read more.. |
12,033 un-electrified villages provided power: Piyush GoyalAs many as 12,033 villages out of 18,452 un-electrified villages have been provided with power till last week and the remaining ones would be electrified by May 2018, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said. The Power Minister told the Lok Sabha that 4,220 Decentralised Distributed Generation (DDG) projects costing Rs 1,354.60 crore have been sanctioned till January 2017. These projects cover 3,285 un-electrified... Read more.. |
Ranchi to become solar city by year-endChief minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday promised to convert the state capital into a solar-powered city and light up 230 tribal villages with solar electricity by 2017. Das made this pledge while inaugurating a dedicated 400KW grid-connected roof-top solar power plant on the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) campus here. ... Read more.. |
Supreme Court directs Centre to take steps to preserve over 2 lakh wetlandsIn a major direction to preserve ecologically crucial wetlands threatened by encroachment in many parts of the country, the Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to frame a policy to protect wetlands by June 30. The court's direction will cover over 2 lakh wetlands across India which were identified through satellite imagery by ISRO and the Centre has been asked to draw up a phased plan of action... Read more.. |
Nearly 50MW of Indian rooftop PV tenders across West Bengal and Jammu & KashmirWest Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) has tendered for 10MW of rooftop solar capacity. The tender is for 1,000 systems, each of 10kW capacity. Intersted parties should bid in batches of 500x10kW systems, according to consultancy firm Mercom Capital Group. The lowest bidder will be awarded 5MW capacity, with the next lowest bidder to be awarded 3MW, and the next to be awarded 2MW.... Read more.. |
Rewa solar project in Madhya Pradesh receives sub Rs 4/unit bidsMadhya Pradesh government's Rewa ultra mega solar park has received the lowest bid of Rs 3.59 per unit. The tariffs are set to reduce further as the reverse e-auction for the 750-mw solar project are set to start on Thursday. Manu Srivastava, principal secretary, new and renewable energy, Madhya Pradesh government told ET that Rs 4 per unit barrier has been breached by Rewa project even before auction. ... Read more.. |
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd to start phase-I of smart meters installation December 2018Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd expects to start installation of first phase of smart electricity meters by December next year. The company has tied up with Switzerland-based Landis+Gyr to build necessary communication platform for installation of smart meters, its CEO and managing director Praveer Sinha said on Tuesday. Tata Power Delhi Distribution will invest about Rs 200 crore for implementation of 2... Read more.. |
Waste management startup Aspirify acquires GET WaterPune-based waste management company Aspirify Energy acquired GET Water Solutions, a water-treatment-solutions firm backed by Clearwater Capital. The deal, estimated to be worth $8-12 million (Rs 54-81 crore) including fresh investments, is the first such transaction in this space in India. Kolte-Patil Developers' former chief executive Sujay Kalele and Pune-based industrialist Srichand Aswani launched... Read more.. |
Indore Municipal Corporation fines IndiGo for littering streetsIndore Municipal Corporation has fined IndiGo Airlines Rs 1,000 for throwing waste on the streets outside the airport. This is perhaps the first time a civic body has fined an airline for littering. IMC officials told TOI on Thursday that they found garbage "thrown by the airline staff" at three locations outside the airport. The corporation immediately summoned the city manager of IndiGo. The airline denied... Read more.. |
21 crores LED bulbs distributed in India, expected to save Rs 11,000 croresUnder the government’s energy efficiency programme, 21 crore LED bulbs were distributed in the country which resulted in saving of Rs 11,000 crore for the consumers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Lok Sabha today. Replying to a debate on Motion of Thanks to President’s Address, he said his government had reduced the prices of LED bulbs, which were hovering over Rs 350 earlier, to ensure affordability... Read more.. |
World’s largest solar power project in Madhya Pradesh set for aggressive bidding roundsSolar power tariff is set to witness another round of an aggressive bidding war by leading domestic and global firms on Thursday when the world’s largest solar power plant coming up in Madhya Pradesh goes for the second round of auction. Three units of 250 mega watt (MW) each in the project at Rewa district will go under the hammer in a reverse auction starting with a tariff of Rs3.59, Rs3.62 and Rs3.64 a... Read more.. |
India’s Megacities Join EU-Led Global Climate And Energy PactMayors in megacities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad as well as smaller cities in the country of more than one billion will be signing up, the European Commission announced this week (7 February). The EU-supported Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy is the result of the 2016 merger of the European Union’s Covenant of Mayors and the UN Compact of Mayors. The new... Read more.. |
Schneider Electric powers 2GW solar capacity in IndiaPower equipment maker Schneider Electric India said on Wednesday it has powered more than 2 gigawatt (GW) of solar capacity in India through its range of products. "India's cumulative solar capacity has crossed 10,000MW, 20 per cent of which is flowing through Schneider Electric's equipment," the company said in a statement. ... Read more.. |
NGT pulls up states for not giving action plan on Municipal Solid WasteMost of the states on Tuesday faced the ire of the National Green Tribunal for not complying with its order directing them to file detailed action plan to show how municipal solid waste (MSW) would be processed. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar said these states have "not cared" to file the action plan and affidavit and directed them to comply with its directions in two weeks otherwise a... Read more.. |
Units to turn waste into power planned in KarnatakaTwo waste-to-energy units, each with a capacity of 500 tonnes of waste, will come up at Kannahalli and Mavallipura and tenders have been invited for the purpose, Bengaluru Development Minister K J George informed Legislative Council on Wednesday. The minister said the seven waste processing plants in the city will be turned into compost manufacturing units. Some companies are willing to take up the work once the places are identified, he added. Urban... Read more.. |
Telangana mulls to harness solar power atop water bodiesTelangana government is planning to set up solar power generation system on water bodies, special chief secretary of the state energy department, Ajay Mishra said today. “A proposal has come to the department regarding producing solar energy atop water bodies. One French company is in negotiations with irrigation department…we had a coordination meeting,” Mishra said addressing the ASSOCHAM Conference on... Read more.. |
Power prices rise 8% in January at Indian Energy ExchangeIn January 2017, power was traded at an average market clearing price of Rs 2.50 per unit at the Indian Energy Exchange. It was 8% higher over Rs 2.32 per unit in December’16. In January, 3231 million units of power were traded with the average daily trade being 104 million units. During the month average... Read more.. |
Republican elders in US float a new carbon taxHoping to jump-start the debate on climate change, a group of high-profile Republicans that includes three former Cabinet secretaries is calling for a substantial new carbon tax, and then to offset the pain higher prices cause the middle class by returning all money raised to American taxpayers. The plan, set to be released in Washington, includes a direct challenge to Republican politicians who have denied... Read more.. |
India looking at green power solution from BelgiumIndia is looking at an innovative Belgian solar storage technology that promises to offer consumers a source of quality power as a green and reliable alternative to flickering supply from battery storage or diesel generators in distant or off-grid locations. NISE (National Institute of Solar Energy), an autonomous entity under the new and renewable energy ministry, and Tiger Power of Belgium, on Tuesday... Read more.. |
Environment ministry green lights Gujarat wind measurement projectThe environment ministry has given its approval to a wind measurement project that would involve setting up an offshore data collection platform in the Gulf of Kutch, near the Gujarat coast, as part of efforts to ensure that India harnesses the enormous wind power potential along its 7,600km coastline. In September 2015, the Union cabinet had cleared the National Offshore Wind Energy Policy, which involves... Read more.. |
Economic growth leading to rise in e-waste generation: Union GovernmentIndia's economic growth, with rise in per capita income coupled with high obsolescence rate of electronic equipment, are leading to increase in the rate of e-waste generation, the government said today. Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha said that India's per capita generation of e-waste in 2014 was 1.3 kg per inhabitant which was much less than other... Read more.. |
India-US to Spar Over Subsidies in Renewable Sector in WTOUndaunted by US President Donald Trump's strong advocacy and push for protectionism at home, India has complained against the US at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for alleged illegal subsidies and domestic content requirements for the renewable energy sector in at least eight US states. This has the potential to trigger a trade war and could have a spill-over effect on other areas too. New Delhi has... Read more.. |
Tata Power-DDL launches energy-efficient LED lighting, fansElectricity distribution company Tata Power-DDL today launched energy-efficient LED lighting and ceiling fans in association with Energy Efficiency Services Limited under the UJALA scheme for its customers. According to the power distributer which serves north and north-west parts of Delhi, LED lighting products and BEE 5 star ceiling fans would be offered to the consumers at "special discounted rates". ... Read more.. |
Renewable energy companies’ viability under threat as Maharashtra discoms fail to pay Rs 2300 crores duesMaharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDC) has failed to pay dues worth R2,300 crore to renewable energy companies hitting their viability, people familiar with the development told FE. A spokesperson for MSEDC said some payments had been made in April. “However, we have R2,300 crore worth of payments pending as the financial health of the discom has deteriorated in the last one year on... Read more.. |
IIT Bombay helps Rajasthan tribal communities set up solar manufacturing plantA solar module manufacturing plant fully owned and operated by local tribal communities is being set up in Dungarpur, Rajasthan with the help of IIT Bombay. The Institute has helped implement this first-of- its-kind solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing plant, which will be completely owned and operated by tribal women in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, according to a release. ... Read more.. Date : Feb 8 Source: The Economic Times
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