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India’s Tata Power To Float Separate Company For Renewable Energy Assets

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 12, 2015

In a clear sign of increasing financial competitiveness of renewable energy projects vis-a-vis conventional power plants, one of India’s leading private sector power generators has carved out all its renewable energy assets into a separate company.

Tata Power has...

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Coal India to invest Rs 6,000 crore to set up solar power units

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2015

State-run Coal India (CIL) will invest Rs 6,000 crore to set up 1,000 MW of solar power generation capacity over the next five to six years, according to a senior company executive. "We will fund 70% of the project cost through debt, which will come mostly from banks, while...

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By 2030, solar power to make up 18% of India energy generation

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2015

Solar energy is expected to account for 18 per cent of total power generation capacity in India by 2030 from one per cent at present, playing a key role in the country's efforts to achieving 40 per cent installed power capacity from renewable energy.

In its recently-...

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Volvo Announces Global Electrification Strategy

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2015

Volvo has been one of the quieter players in the EV space, and as such, I’m all the more excited to see its hot-off-the-presses “Global Electrification Strategy.” The company is no Tesla, but its new plan announces a solid effort to integrate electrification into its current...

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BlackRock to promote climate bonds in impact investment drive

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2015

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has become the latest partner in a global initiative to promote the growing market for green bonds.

The investor giant, which manages $4.5tr of assets worldwide, yesterday confirmed it is the newest member of the Climate...

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Partnering for greener gains

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 2, 2012

Recovering economies and uncertain market conditions have dimmed investors' interest in the green energy sector. A newly-launched $3 billion green energy public-private fund hopes to help turn the status-quo around. 

Migrating the global economy to a greener,...

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