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Rise in solar cells production to bring Rs 30000crore investment create 25000 jobs in India

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pThe increase in manufacturing facility for solar cells and modules will bring in an investment of about Rs 30000 crore and create 25000 jobs in the countryp

pquotIt is expected that the manufacturing capacity for cells and modules will increase roughly by 2500 MW and...

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4000 MW thermal project in Tamil Nadu

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pTamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said the government will set up a 4000 MW thermal power plant in Ramanathapuram districtp

pAnnouncing this in the assembly Jayalalithaa said the mega power project would come up at an outlay of Rs24000 crore...

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Subject Tags: Industry news , policy , power

Solar power installed capacity crosses 4 GWmilestone

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pGridconnected solar power installed capacity has crossed the 4 GWmark according to data released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energyp

pAgainst a target of 1400 MW for 201516 the achievement in the first four months of the financial year was 358 MW or 25 per...

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ABB surpasses 2 gigawatt solar inverter milestone in India

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pABB has announced that it has consolidated its solar inverter leadership in India with 1 GW in new business doubling its installed base in just five months to support half of Indiarsquos 41 GW of total installed solar capacityp

pABB the leading power and automation...

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Hero Future Energies commissions 10MW project in Karnataka

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIndiabased independent power producer Hero Future Energies has commissioned a 10 megawatt solar power project spread on 50 acres in Chitradoorga Karnatakap

pThe commissioning of the project has taken the cumulative capacity of Hero Future Energies in Karnataka to 60...

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Global green energy firms eyeing India entry

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pGlobal green energy firms seems to be making a beeline to take bets on Indiarsquos renewable energy story as companies including New York Stock Exchange NYSElisted NRG Energy Inc and Canadarsquos TransAlta are planning an India entryp

pWhile NRG has an installed...

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Indias wind energy potential estimated at 302 GW

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIndiarsquos installable wind energy potential has been estimated to be 302 GW with towers of a height of 100 metresp

pThis has been estimated by the National Institute of Wind Energy and the new findings were released in the form of a wind atlas launched by the...

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India reaches 22 pc of renewable energy target

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pLatest figures published by the ministry of new and renewable energy MNRE India indicate that the country has attained about 22 percent of its 175gigawatt renewable energy target for 2022 by the end of Julyp

pThe figures show India currently has installed capacity of...

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New nuclear power in UK would be the worlds most costly says report

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pNew nuclear power in the UK would be more expensive than in any other country according to a report from the International Energy Agency IEA and Nuclear Energy Agency NEAp

pThe study on nbspProjected Costs of Electricity Generation tries to compare different...

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Immense potential to run buses on alternative fuels in India

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pSwedish commercial vehicle firm Scania now owned by Volkswagen Group is the latest European brand that seeks to carve a niche in the Indian premium truck and bus markets Scania has been a frontrunner in promoting sustainable transport solutions globally It seeks to do the...

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