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Andhra Pradesh to renegotiate renewable pacts citing high rates

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2019

Andhra Pradesh will renegotiate some power purchase agreements for renewable projects to improve the finances of its electricity retailers. The state’s distribution companies, or discoms, owe...

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India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 1, 2019

A short time ago, solar power was considered a marginal power source. But it is now one of the major drivers behind the transition to greener, more sustainable energy. Around the globe, prices...

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Subject Tags: Renewable Energy

Vedanta to bid aggressively for government projects

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 26, 2019

The Vedanta Group plans to invest heavily in solar energy to generate 1,000 MW in a couple of years, and bid aggressively for government projects as the metals and mining multinational seeks to...

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India plans to set up 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 26, 2019

India would have installed 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022, says secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. India plans to set up 500 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy...

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ICRA expects clarity on safeguard duty, funding for discoms and renewable parks from Budget

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2019

Rating agency, ICRA expects the budget to give clarity on the status of safeguard duty, higher budget allocation for state-owned distribution utilities, and increased funding for the development...

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India’s NTPC Limited Offers Solar Power Project Management Services To ISA Members

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2019

The International Solar Alliance has asked companies in member countries to submit proposals to offer solar power project management solutions. The global body issued this invitation after it...

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Subject Tags: Renewable Energy

Indian Railways Issues 140 Megawatt Solar-Wind Hybrid Tender

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2019

In yet another attempt to boost the mix of renewable energy in its energy mix, the Indian Railways has issued its first tender to implement solar-wind hybrid projects. The Railway Energy...

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Subject Tags: Renewable Energy

Solar-power project brings sunshine to the lives of farmers, curbs migration

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 21, 2019

When farmers in the Jawhar block of Palghar district in Maharashtra started to migrate to eke out a living, a majority of them believed that they would never be able to develop their farm lands...

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Govt to invoke special powers, save renewable energy projects of Rs 40,000 crore

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 21, 2019

The government is set to use special powers under the Electricity Act of 2003 to ensure regulatory passage for a clutch of inter-state transmission lines with the objective of preventing solar...

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Renewable Energy For Swachh Air: Solar Energy Lighting Up 21 School Buildings Of Delhi, 80 More To Get The Clean Power Soon

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 20, 2019

To give impetus to its green energy initiative and to cut the electricity expense of public schools, the Delhi Government has undertaken the installation of rooftop solar panels in school...

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