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ICRA Stands in Favour of Draft Amendments Proposed in Electricity ActBy : Sustainability ..., May 6, 2020
ICRA Limited, an independent investment information and credit rating agency, has stated that it believes that the draft amendments proposed in Electricity Act, 2003 have the scope to strengthen the sanctity of power supply contracts and bring reforms in the distribution... Read more.. |
India becomes 2nd largest market on corporate renewable powerBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 7, 2020
With Indian corporates increasingly adopting renewable power to run their offices and plants, the country has become the second largest growth market for corporate renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) after the US. For the first half of 2019, India had a global share of... Read more.. |
State discoms inefficient need to open up power sectors to others: RK SinghBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2019
States need to make their power supply systems more efficient in order for India to utilise the infrastructure it has set up, said Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy RK Singh Friday at the bi-annual state power ministers’ conference. This includes improving... Read more.. |
Indian Railways tenders 32.56 MWp rooftop solarBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2019
Railway Energy Management Company, on behalf of Indian Railways, has invited bids for setting up 32.56 MWp of grid-connected rooftop solar systems at office buildings, railway stations and other establishments of various Zonal Railways. The projects will be set up under... Read more.. |
Renewable Power Projects: Clear energy dues, MNRE tells statesBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 17, 2019
In the wake of rising dues from state-owned electricity distribution companies (discoms) to renewable power projects, the Centre has asked the states to clear their outstanding amounts as soon as possible. “The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has constantly taken... Read more.. |
One of India’s largest coal-mining states says it will not build new coal power plantsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 17, 2019
The future of coal in India may not be as bright as some previously assumed. The central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, home to the country’s third-largest coal reserves, will not build any new coal power plants, Shailendra Kumar Shukla, chairman of Chhattisgarh State... Read more.. |
UP govt clears state's first floating solar power plant on Rihand DamBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 11, 2019
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cleared a floating solar power plant on Rihand Dam with an investment of Rs 750 crore. It will be the first water surface floating solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh and biggest in the country. The state... Read more.. |
Govt lining up big-ticket reforms to energise India power marketBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 5, 2019
The government is lining up big-ticket power sector reforms that will change the architecture of domestic electricity market, make it more responsive and reduce cost for distribution utilities as well as consumers through intense competition. The power ministry has set up an... Read more.. |
UP govt clears state's first floating solar power plant on Rihand DamBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2019
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cleared a floating solar power plant on Rihand Dam with an investment of Rs 750 crore. It will be the first water surface... Read more.. |
SunSource Energy plans to start work on 70 Megawatt solar power project in UPBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2019
Distributed solar power company SunSource Energy today announced it will start work on constructing a 70 Megawatt (Mw) solar power project in Uttar Pradesh at an estimated investment of around... Read more.. |