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CEA Report Shows RE Generation Increased by 17.2% YoY in December 19By : Sustainability ..., Feb 10, 2020
The latest report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) tracking the monthly renewable energy generation in India for the month of December 2019 has revealed that electricity generated from renewable energy (RE) sources increased by 17.2 percent year over year (YoY) from... Read more.. |
NLC eyes 21,011 Mw power generation by 2025, renewables to make up 4,200 MwBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 28, 2020
NLC India Ltd (formerly known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation), the Navaratna company under the Ministry of Coal, has set a target to reach 21,011 Mw power generation by 2025. The company which was traditionally a lignite and coal-based power producer is planning to generate... Read more.. |
India’s renewable energy generation registers lowest growth in 4 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 20, 2020
India’s renewable energy generation grew at a dismal pace of 5.22 per cent in the first eight months of the current financial year (April-November 2019), the lowest rate of growth in the past four years since 2015-16, according to fresh data sourced from the Central... Read more.. |
SECI invites EoI to purchase power for blending with renewable sourcesBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 6, 2020
Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) intends to blend inherently unsteady renewable power with power from steady generation sources including coal-fired thermal plants. “The objective of blending is to make firm power available round the clock in order to meet the... Read more.. Subject Tags: DISCOMS , energy supply , Renewable Energy generation , Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) , thermal plant |
India’s $62 billion sanitation economy is fueling entrepreneurs in renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 16, 2019
Several large multinational companies, including Kimberly Clark, Unilever and Lixil, recently gathered in India with the World Bank, various NGOs and government officials to meet with sanitation entrepreneurs, or sanipreneurs, to address the worldwide sanitation crisis. Their... Read more.. |
Coal-based power's market share at decade low, green energy nearly doublesBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 4, 2019
The market share of coal-fired power plants to total generation in the country has slumped to a decade low as renewable power gains currency, a study showed. A report by US-based think tank, Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says while coal-fired... Read more.. |
Growth in global carbon emissions slowed in 2019 - reportBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 4, 2019
A surprise drop in coal use in the United States and Europe has helped to slow the growth of global carbon dioxide emissions this year, with softening demand in China and India also contributing, according to a study published on Wednesday. The report, launched at a U.N.... Read more.. |
Focus on afforestation, renewable power as Gujarat special economic zones go greenBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2019
In a bid to lower carbon footprint, special economic zones (SEZs) across Gujarat will be made more environment friendly. Special initiatives including afforestation, shifting to renewable energy for power requirements and usage of electric vehicles and bicycles for internal... Read more.. |
‘Will take lesser time than Beijing to improve air quality’By : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2019
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday exuded confidence that the country will take less time than the 15 years taken by Beijing to improve air quality in the national capital. Responding to a discussion on “air pollution and climate change”, the minister said a... Read more.. |
AP govt makes key changes to its energy policiesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2019
The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday made several key changes to its policies on solar, wind and hybrid power, primarily withdrawing the facility for energy banking and drawal that was purportedly causing a huge financial drain on the power distribution companies (Discoms... Read more.. |