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Encouraged G20 members to enhance strategies to produce renewable energy, says BJP MP Suresh PrabhuBJP MP Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday took part in the third G20 Sherpas’ virtual meeting and encouraged members to enhance strategies to produce renewable energy. “We focussed on the need of renewable energy and encouraged G20 members to enhance their renewable energy strategies considering national circumstances, needs and priorities for implementation and encourage increased investment and financing in... Read more.. |
Spanish company to manage Chennai’s wastes from ThursdayIn a move aimed at benefitting 37 lakh people living across seven zones in Chennai city, Spanish firm Urbaser Sumeet is all set to take over solid waste management on an eight-year contract, from October 1. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Wednesday flagged off a fleet of waste management equipment, including 125 compactors, 38 mechanical sweepers, 3,000 e-rickshaws for waste collection and 11,000 compactor dustbins with 10,844 staff. ... Read more.. |
India does not need more Smart Cities, says Urban Affairs SecyEven as work is underway on building 100 Smart Cities across the country, there is no need for more as learnings from the ongoing mission can be replicated for other cities and towns in the country, a top official of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Tuesday. “Learnings from 100 Smart Cities Mission is very important… people often ask me about the next round of Smart Cities and I tell... Read more.. |
Gujarat floats new tender for 500MW of solar powerTo create more capacity for solar power generation in the state, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has floated a tender for the purchase of 500MW of solar power through competitive bidding. The solar power will be procured from grid-connected solar photovoltaic power projects to be set up in the state. ... Read more.. |
Power major DVC moots 1,776-MW floating solar projects to add capacityState-owned thermal power major Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) will focus only on solar projects to add capacity, a top official said. It has already mooted 1776-MW floating solar projects in four of its dams in West Bengal and Jharkhand, the two states that jointly own the corporation along with the Union government. ... Read more..Date : Sep 30 Source: Business Standard
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ADB to Invest $15 Million in Avaada Energy to Expand Renewable Energy Capacity in IndiaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to invest $15 million in INR equivalent in Avaada Energy Private Limited (AEPL) to help the company to scale up photovoltaic solar energy generation capacity in India. This is ADB’s second investment in AEPL after a first round of $50 million invested in April 2019. The latest investment will come from ADB’s Ordinary Capital Resources and from Leading... Read more.. |
Etrio raises $3mn to launch new EVs in IndiaHyderabad-based electric vehicle startup Etrio on Tuesday said it has raised of $3 million (approximately Rs 22 crore) in Series A round from high networth individual investors based out of Singapore. The investment will fuel Etrio's foray into new electric vehicles (EVs) in three-wheelers and bicycle product lines... Read more.. Date : Sep 30 Source: The Economic Times
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IIT Kharagpur study proposes waste management policy during pandemic crisisThe Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world in unprecedented ways and created a lot of pressure on waste disposal techniques. The shutdown in industries over a long time has certainly made the air and water a little cleaner as per certain reports but a large amount of plastic, food, and biomedical waste being produced across the world is giving rise to solid waste management problems. A study by IIT... Read more.. |
Uttar Pradesh: Min sets 30-day deadline to reduce power line lossesLucknow: UP power minister Shrikant Sharma on Monday ordered serving of show cause notice to directors of Madhyanchal and Paschimanchal power distribution companies and chief engineers of 10 districts, including Lucknow and Noida, over poor consumer service, failure to curb line losses and not providing power as per schedule. Presiding over a review meeting to assess the power supply situation, Sharma ordered the officials to bring down the line losses in 2,442 electricity feeders (1,232 in Madhyanchal and 1,010 in Paschimanchal) in 30 days. He said the state government could ensure round... Read more.. Date : Sep 29 Source: ET Energy World
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Need to ensure countries take their obligations seriously to combat climate change: IndiaNEW YORK: India on Monday underscored the need to ensure that the nations take their obligations seriously to combat the climate change with the urgency it deserves. India's permanent representative to the UN ambassador TS Tirumurti said India was doing its part to combat the climate change with determination and focus, and in the spirit of South-South cooperation. "We need to accost immediately the reality of climate change and ensure that in the spirit of common but differentiated responsibilities, countries take their obligations seriously and meet their commitments and contributions to... Read more.. Date : Sep 29 Source: ET Energy World
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Coal India invites global bids for coal-to-methanol plantNEW DELHI : State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Monday said that it has invited global bids for setting up a coal to methanol plant. Dankuni Coal Complex (DCC) in West Bengal, currently run by its subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Ltd, is identified as the project site for the proposed plant. "Coal India Limited (CIL) on Friday last floated an open global tender inviting bids for setting up a, first of its kind in India, coal to methanol (C2M) plant through surface coal gasification route on Build-Own-Operate (BOO) model," the PSU said in a statement. Based on the outcome of pre-... Read more.. Date : Sep 29 Source: Live Mint
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India & Denmark launch Green Strategic Partnership eyeing fight against Climate ChangeNEW DELHI: India in a unique move has launched Green Strategic Partnership for the first time with Denmark as its partner as the two aim to be at forefront of the global fight against the Climate Change. At the virtual Summit held on Monday the Prime Ministers of India and Denmark agreed to elevate India-Denmark relations to a Green Strategic Partnership. This partnership would build on and consolidate the existing agreement establishing a Joint Commission for Cooperation (signed 6 February 2009) between India and Denmark which envisaged cooperation within the political field; economic and... Read more.. Date : Sep 29 Source: Economic Times
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Power engineers, employees to protest on Oct 5 against move to privatise Varanasi discom sectorNew Delhi: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Monday said power engineers and employees will hold protest meetings on October 5, to lodge their protest against privatisation of the Varanasi discom sector. "Power sector engineers and employees will observe countrywide protest meetings on October 5 in support of Uttar Pradesh power employees who are protesting the privatisation of Varanasi discom sector," V K Gupta, spokesperson of AIPEF, said in the statement. This decision was taken in the virtual meeting of the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and... Read more.. Date : Sep 29 Source: ET Energy World
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Kerala all set for privatisation of discomsKochi: The power distribution sector in India is all set for privatization. The union ministry of power has issued the guidelines for the same. The standard bidding document containing the detailed procedure states to call for tenders and their schedules, for the privatization of the state-owned power distribution companies has been prepared. 83 percent of the total assets in power sector of states lies in distribution. Hence the move is expected to be highly beneficial for private players. It is reported that Kerala will inform Centre of its stance on discom privatization very soon. Apart... Read more.. Date : Sep 29 Source: Mathrubhumi
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Govt may impose customs duty on solar equipment soonNEW DELHI: The ministry of new and renewable energy has asked solar manufacturers to provide a list of machinery and capital goods that should be exempted from basic customs duty (BCD), indicating that the duty may soon be imposed. "Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had consultation with Ministry of Finance and Department of Heavy Industry regarding updation of this list," said the notice by the ministry. An executive from a manufacturing company said industry was optimistic. "This notice probably indicates that the government is closer to figuring out the BCD than it was earlier, when... Read more.. Date : Sep 28 Source: ET Energy World
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India offers $100 million Line of Credit to Lanka for solar projectsCOLOMBO: India has offered a Line of Credit worth $100 million to Sri Lanka for three solar projects in the country, according to an official statement here. India's high commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay called on minister of power Dullas Alahapperuma and reiterated India's commitment towards a strong and multi-faceted bilateral partnership including in the power sector, the Indian mission said in a statement. They discussed various issues of mutual interest including ways to expedite progress on bilateral power projects currently under discussion between the two sides. The Indian... Read more.. Date : Sep 28 Source: ET Energy World
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India plans $4.6 billion in incentives for battery makers in electric vehicle pushNEW DELHI: India plans to offer $4.6 billion in incentives to companies setting up advanced battery manufacturing facilities as it seeks to promote the use of electric vehicles and cut down its dependence on oil, according to a government proposal seen by Reuters. A proposal drafted by NITI Aayog, a federal think tank chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said India could slash its oil import bills by as much as $40 billion by 2030 if electric vehicles were widely adopted. The proposal is likely to be reviewed by Modi's cabinet in the coming weeks, said a senior government official, who... Read more.. Date : Sep 28 Source: ET Energy World
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NTPC seeks bids for procurement of biomass pellets to co-fire thermal power plantsNTPC Ltd, India's largest power producer and a PSU under Ministry of Power, has invited bids for procurement of biomass pellets for its various thermal plants on the basis of Domestic Competitive Basis (DCB) as part of its endeavour to reduce burning of crop residue on farmlands that cause air pollution. The power producer has envisaged consumption of five million tonnes of pellets in the current year at its 17 its power plants including NTPC Korba (Chhattisgarh), NTPC Farakka (West Bengal), NTPC Dadri (Uttar Pradesh), NTPC Kudgi (Karnataka), NTPC Sipat (Chhattisgarh), and NTPC Rihand (... Read more.. Date : Sep 28 Source: PIB
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670 new electric buses and 241 charging stations sanctioned under FAME schemeIn a big push towards electric mobility the Government has sanctioned 670 Electric buses in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh and 241 Charging Stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme. Announcing this in a series of tweet messages,Union Heavy Industries minister,Shri Prakash Javadekar said that the decision reflects government's committment to reduce dependence on fossil fuel and to address issues of vehicular emissions. Shri Javadekar said that the decision is in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra... Read more.. Date : Sep 28 Source: PIB
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Indian Oil to launch cost-effective aluminium-air batteries for EVsState-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is planning to launch first-of-its-kind aluminium-air batteries that are potentially a more cost-effective alternative to lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicles (EV) and stationary applications. The idea is to manufacture these barriers in sites closer to demand centres such as Chennai or Pune. IOC bought a minority stake in Israel-based startup Phinergy that specialises in aluminium-air and zinc-air battery systems in February. SSV Ramakumar, Director (R&D) at IOC told Financial Express that the company has initiated discussions with... Read more.. Date : Sep 28 Source: Financial Express
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NTPC stops land acquisition for greenfield coal-based power projectsNew Delhi: In a big change in its business strategy, the country's largest coal-fired power producer NTPC proposes to completely stop land acquisition for green field thermal projects and rather look for reducing its carbon footprint through aggressive renewable energy push. "We have taken the decision not to acquire any further land for green field thermal projects in near future and the focus will be on reducing the carbon foot print," NTPC chairman Gurdeep Singh said in a statement to the shareholders at a recently concluded AGM. As part of its initiative to transform itself into a... Read more.. Date : Sep 28 Source: ET Energy World
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Govt extends validity of FAME II certification for all approved electric vehicles by three monthsIn a letter dated 23 September from the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry, the government has informed the extension of validity of certificates for all approved electric two-, three-, and four-wheelers under the FAME II scheme by three months. The validity of the extension will come into effect from 1st October and end on 31st December. The vehicles’ FAME II approval will then need to be re-validated. Electric vehicles in India stand to avail of benefits provided under the FAME II subsidies for which they need to be approved again at the end... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: Financial Express
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MNRE invites EoI for installation of innovative solar pumpsIndia’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited Indian innovators, manufacturers and service providers to submit an expression of interest to participate in the government’s scheme to promote innovative solar pump technologies. The applicants must submit a detailed technical proposal on improved technology and expected outcomes, clearly mentioning innovation elements. This shall also include details of any field trials conducted and systems installed in India and/or elsewhere. The innovator shall also submit cost-benefit analysis and evidence for the stage of development.... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: PV Magazine
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India’s largest floating solar plant to come up in SagardighiKolkata: The West Bengal cabinet on Thursday approved a 5MW grid-connected floating solar project at Sagardighi Thermal Power Project (SgTPP) in Murshidabad. State power minister Sovondeb Chattopadhyay raised the issue at the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Mamata Banerjee. It was later approved by the cabinet. At a press conference, home secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay said: “This floating solar plant with 5MW capacity will be the largest of its kind in the country. Previously, there was one at Chittur near Tirupati that had a generation capacity of 4MW. The state government will... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: Times of India
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