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India Considers $35 Billion Debt Revamp After BlackoutBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2012
India plans to restructure about $35 billion of loans held by its utilities to boost their ability to supply electricity and avert outages like the one that cut off power to half the nation’s 1.2 billion people. Half of the short-term borrowings of the state-owned... Read more.. |
States allowed to buy certificates from pvt playersBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2012
States will now be able to buy renewable energy certificates (RECs) to make up for a portion of their mandatory renewable energy purchases from entrepreneurs who produce power and operate in rural areas. In a recent move, the Forum of Regulators (FoR), a statutory body of... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy |
Soon, BEST to power its bus depots with solar energyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2012
Taking a leap towards conservation of energy, the BEST has decided to experiment with the use of solar power to provide electricity to its 25 bus depots across the city. BEST incurs a huge power bill, which runs into lakhs of rupees annually, at the bus depots-... Read more.. |
Solar homes to meet state households energy needsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2012
The state's plans to exploit renewable energy sources to meet electricity demands has inched one step closer to reality with the central government giving an in-principle approval for the 10,000 Solar Homes project. An official announcement is expected soon, said a top... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , energy |
South Asia's energy crisis demands collective actionBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 13, 2012
The colossal collapse of India's power grid, twice in as many days last week, highlights how severe the consequences can be if nations do not address their energy demand and supply situation. Hundreds of millions of people were without electricity, there were massive... Read more.. |
Bharti Infratel, OMC to power mobile towers using green energy solutionsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 3, 2012
Tower company Bharti Infratel on Thursday teamed up with OMC Power, a renewable energy service company (Resco), for powering its off-grid and poor grid telecom tower sites in rural areas using renewable energy solutions. The move will complement Infratel's green... Read more.. |
Off-grid power shines in solar villageBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 2, 2012
Life in the remote village of Meerwada used to grind to a standstill as darkness descended. Workers downed tools, kids strained to see their schoolbooks under the faint glow of aged kerosene lamps and adults struggled to carry out the most basic of household chores.... Read more.. |
In Parts of India, Wind Energy Proving Cheaper than CoalBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2012
Due to the cost of rising coal prices and a decrease in the cost of wind power (which has dropped considerably in recent years), the cost of wind power in some parts of India has fallen below that of electricity from coal power plants (not even taking health or... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity |
Power tariff hike triggers solar feverBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2012
KOCHI: With KSEB hiking power tariff in the state, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) is toying with the idea of tapping solar energy to bring down its electricity... Read more.. |
Wind energy will grow by 100 terawatt-hours per year – IEABy : Sustainability ..., Jul 24, 2012
Wind power will be the second biggest contributor to global renewable electricity generation by 2017, according to a ground-breaking report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Despite economic uncertainties in many countries, global power generation from... Read more.. |