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India Power Ministry Proposes Plan to Subsidize Imported GasBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2013
India's power ministry has made a proposal to mix imported and locally produced natural gas and supply it to electricity producers at a subsidized price, a plan that could help boost power production but hurt the government's already-weak finances. The ministry will... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , finance |
Greenpeace announces revolutionary electricity model in BiharBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 4, 2013
Greenpeace announced a one of its kind rural electrification model based on a smart micro grid in Dharnai village in Jehanabad district of Bihar. This ambitious solar powered micro-grid is being installed to showcase that the real solution for rural... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , Greenpeace |
UPS makers look up to the Sun for growthBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2013
Makers of power back-up devices are now pushing solar -powered variants with a promise to lower electricity bills and tide over sales that have remained sluggish sales after a timely monsoon and subsequent drop in load-shedding schedules. Various states are in the... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , UPS |
Blackout Remedy Plan to Get $1.6 Billion Boost: Corporate IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2013
Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd., blamed for a network collapse that left more than half the nation’s population without electricity a year ago, will boost a $16.5 billion investment plan by 10 percent as it seeks to prevent a recurrence. A further 100 billion rupees ($... Read more.. |
Separate grid for solar, wind projects on anvilBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 30, 2013
The government would set up a green corridor to generate power from solar and wind capacities that were established at a cost of Rs 50,000 crore, Planning Commission member BK Chaturvedi told Financial Chronicle. “The green corridor is the answer to the high cost of... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
Gujarat government announces new Wind Energy PolicyBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 26, 2013
Gujarat government on Thursday approved Wind Energy Policy to expedite and encourage development of wind power generation activities in the state, said a top minister. The 25-year policy will exempt the power producers from electricity duty and allow captive use, seeks to... Read more.. |
India has €2-b market potential for high-voltage transmission lines: AlstomBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 10, 2013
India has a market potential of €2 billion for setting up high-voltage transmission lines by 2018, France-based Alstom believes. "The HVDC (high-voltage direct current) market is estimated at €50 billion in the next 10 years and Alstom targets a 20 per cent market... Read more.. |
Wind power producers in Karnataka to be paid moreBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 2, 2013
Wind power producers in Karnataka who prefer to sell their electricity to the State’s distribution companies at a non-preferential tariff and avail themselves of ‘renewable energy certificates’ (REC), are to be paid a higher tariff. This is because of the decision of... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
WWF-India and Woodland light up remote villages in Central IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2013
Woodland, the global adventure wear brand and supporter of WWF-India’s conservation initiatives, donated solar lanterns to over 115 households in 3 villages in WWF-India’s Central Indian Satpuda Maikal Landscape at an event today in Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh. This... Read more.. |
AMC plans to generate watts from wasteBy : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2013
As part of its goal to make Ahmedabad a zero-waste city, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to generate electricity using municipal solid waste (MSW) and sewerage. It aims to produce nearly 20 MW power through this project in the near future. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation , electricity |