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Indian Energy Exchange sees 62% jump in trading volumesBy : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2013
Indian Energy Exchange, the country's first energy trading platform, recorded a 62% increase in trading volume in 2012-13, as frequent electricity outages forced power... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , IEX |
Wind power producers oppose competitive bidding for projectsBy : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2013
The newly-formed Wind Independent Power Producers Association (WIPPA) has started off with two major campaign themes — opposing price discovery of wind power tariff through a competitive bidding route and moving the judiciary to enforce renewable purchase obligation.... Read more.. |
More Laggards than Leaders: State of Renewable Purchase Obligations By : Anindita Chakraborty, May 13, 2013
Greenpeace calls out for an overhaul of the existing framework of the RPO regulation and sheds light on the current status of its implementation among states “Powering Ahead with Renewables: Leaders and Laggards”, the new report by Greenpeace is a timely... Read more.. |
Japanese firms look to market energy efficient products in IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 17, 2013
Japanese firms are looking to market energy efficient products in India. These firms appear to see a great opportunity from a business expansionist point of view, given that India has disturbingly high levels of carbon, which is increasing by the day. A... Read more.. |
Kerala has potential for 10,000 MW in solar rooftop energy: ExpertBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 12, 2013
Kerala has a solar rooftop potential of 10,000 MW at the present efficiency level of 16.5 per cent. This could increase to 20,000 MW as efficiency of module is improved. It is predicted that higher efficiency of 30 to 35 per cent will be achieved by 2020,... Read more.. |
Prioritize renewable energy based electricity: GreenpeaceBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 21, 2013
Greenpeace India has made a request to Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, who also holds the finance portfolio, to prioritize renewable energy (RE) based electricity generation in the budget allocation for the financial year 2013-14. "As a group, we have always... Read more.. |
By April-end, 27% building in IIT-B will be solar poweredBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 17, 2013
One fourth of the academic buildings at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) are set to go green by April-end. IIT-B is in the process of generating around 1 MW power using solar photovoltaic technology to cut down on the electricity spent and to... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy |
Water shortage will not affect power generationBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2013
The worsening water scarcity situation in the state may not affect power supply and it is unlikely that there would be power disruptions during the peak summer months. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd on Tuesday said that though the... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
Biomass-based power producers seek interest subventionBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 6, 2013
Biomass-based power producers have knocked on the doors of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for lobbying with the Ministry of Finance for a 2 per cent interest subvention for the loans taken by them. The Indian Biomass Power Association had approached... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , Ministry of Finance |
Expensive Loans Dim The Prospects For Renewable Energy In IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 24, 2013
India, a country blessed with enormous reserves of renewable energy, pays up to 32 percent more for electricity from solar and wind than the U.S. or Europe because projects are so expensive to finance, according to a report. A joint study by the Climate Policy... Read more.. |