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MPERC proposes RPO Targets till FY18-19

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2015

The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) through a draft notification dated 30th May 2015, has proposed the amendment to RPO regulation 2010. The draft amendment proposes RPO targets for the upcoming years (till FY 18-19).

Earlier on 15th May 2015,...

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Subject Tags: policy , Renewable Energy

Suzlon announces its Q4 Results; set to garner growth opportunities

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2015

Suzlon Group has announced its results for fourth quarter( Q4) of financial year 2014-15 ( FY15).

Mr. Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Group said: “We undertook various transformational steps such as Senvion sale and equity infusion to deleverage and embark on a growth...

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Green bonds set to flourish in Asia as China plans to open markets

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2015

Asia may soon host a boom in green bond activity, according to leading international debt market players. Last week, Moody’s predicted there would be a surge in issuance from India and China, and Goldman Sachs set a new target to arrange $1bn in debt securities to finance...

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Karnataka to set up world’s biggest solar park

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2015

Karnataka, which entered the global power map by setting up Asia’s first hydroelectric station, is now embarking on another milestone mission of setting up a mega solar power park, said to be the world’s biggest. The park, with a capacity of 2,000 MW, will come up on 10,000...

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India’s NTPC opens bidding for 510MW of solar EPC contracts

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2015

Indian utility National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is tendering engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for 250MW of solar capacity in Madhya Pradesh and 260MW in Rajasthan.

NTPC has invited bids for 250MW of solar PV projects in Madhya Pradesh...

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Maharashtra to invite tenders to supply solar pumps to farmers

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2015

The Maharashtra government will invite tenders this month to supply 10,000 solar-powered agricultural pumps to farmers on a pilot basis, an official in the state energy ministry said.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis intends to replace half a million of the state’s 2.9...

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Solar energy investment gaining ground globally

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 2, 2015

Climate change is bringing more nations into the renewable energy fold as much as the possibility that the world would run out of fossil fuels. Solar power is among the fastest growing sources of clean energy, under the circumstances.

Even oil-rich nations such as...

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Solar power output capacity to double to 6 GW

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 1, 2015

India’s solar power generation capacity is expected to double to 6 GW by the end of 2015, according to solar power consultancy firm Bridge to India.

“So far, in the first three months 700MW of capacity has been added and work is on in another 1GW. I think by the end of...

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Solar Impulse 2 Is Airborne, Flying From China To Hawaii

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 1, 2015

Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) is in the air as you read this. André Borschberg is anticipated to fly for 6 days and 5 nights, and land on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. If this flight is successful, there will be new world records set for solar aviation. The Si2 team released the...

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Big jump in renewable energy certificates trading volumes

By : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2015

The marked pick-up in the demand for renewable energy certificates that was seen in the trading session for May, which was held on Wednesday, has been attributed to a recent judgment of the Supreme Court.

As many as 256,579 non-solar and 83,189 solar RECs were sold on...

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