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Indian Railways tenders 32.56 MWp rooftop solar

By : 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...

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India interested in financing energy projects

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2019

During his visit, the High Commissioner reiterated India’s support to Guyana as he committed to offering scholarships to persons interested in studying there. He also highlighted a few areas in which the Government of India is excited to participate in through funding. In...

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India: Shell joins the solar boom with acquisition of Orb Energy

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2019

Global oil major Shell has taken another step towards India’s growing renewable energy market by purchasing a 20% stake in Bangalore-based Orb Energy, a company that provides credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to install rooftop PV. Founded in 2006, Orb...

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ReNew load shedding sees 300MW of solar assets  put  on  the  block

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2019

ReNew Power, which until recently was a major acquirer of renewable assets in India, has put 300 megawatts (MW) of solar assets on sale as the company tries to cope with rising uncertainty in the industry, two people aware of the development said. The move to raise capital...

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Minister to ask states to uphold PPAs with green energy firms

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2019

Union power minister RK Singh will urge state governments to uphold the sanctity of contracts signed with renewable energy companies and speak about the impact of reneging from agreements when he addresses power ministers of states this week. Singh will emphasise at the...

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Policy blues, tariff caps may curtail renewable energy capacity additions: report

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2019

Due to policy uncertainty and tariff glitches, the country’s installed capacity in renewable energy (RE) could increase by just 40 GW to 104 GW by fiscal 2022 from 64.4 GW in fiscal 2019, ending about 42 per cent short of Government’s target of 175 GW. The sector has...

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Solar energy: 29 govt colleges pay zero sum on electricity

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2019

Taking a major leap in harnessing solar power, state’s 29 government colleges are fulfilling their 100% power needs through solar energy. The solar panels were set up in these colleges in 2017-18 under the previous government to reduce expenditure on power. Until last year,...

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US seeks greater involvement in Indian renewable energy sector

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2019

A multi-institutional delegation from the US has arrived here to seek greater involvement in the Indian energy sector. The team consisting of Francis Fannon, a senior US State Department official on energy, the US government’s aid arm and its energy regulator and ministry...

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Shell buys stake in India and Kenya-focused rooftop solar firm

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2019

Oil major Shell has made another foray into Indian renewables by acquiring close to a 20% stake in Bangalore-headquartered Orb Energy, which provides credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to install rooftop PV and lower power costs. Last year, Shell and European...

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Bloom Energy and EnergyPower to Supply Reliable, Renewable, Zero Carbon Electricity From India’s BioWaste

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2019

EnergyPower will be deploying a new agricultural and municipal waste digester combined with Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cell technology to deliver reliable, renewable power to customers in the Shirala district, Maharashtra. Anaerobic digesters will be used to breakdown...

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