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Rural Electrification Programme On Track, Meeting Chaired By PM Modi Told

By : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2017

The rural electrification programme is proceeding swiftly, with over 13,000 villages electrified out of a total of 18,452 and is on track for completion within the targeted 1000 days, a meeting...

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Push for electricity to the last 4,141 villages by 2018: Piyush Goyal

By : sustainabilityo..., May 4, 2017

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that "a final push" is needed to provide electricity to the 4,141 un-electrified villages in the country by 2018.

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Solar tariff fixed at Rs 4.36 per unit for Megawatt scale plants

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2017

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has fixed Rs 4.36 per unit as the new tariff for new grid-connected megawatt (MW)-scale solar photovoltaic plants. This is the tariff solar...

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Minister launches mobile app for interface with discoms

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2017

Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday launched the 'Urja Mitra' mobile application that allows consumers across India to exchange real-time information with electricity distribution...

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Saligao waste plant in Goa produces 7,000kW daily

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 13, 2017

The state-of-the-art solid waste treatment plant at Saligao on Wednesday began supplying surplus power generated by it to the state electricity grid.

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Mizoram is 27th state in Uday discom debt restructure scheme

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 4, 2017

Mizoram has become the 27th state to join the central government’s Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (Uday) debt restructuring scheme for states’ electricity distribution companies (discoms), an...

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Solar energy reaches another milestone, electricity generation reaches over 10 billion units in January

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2017

Figures released by the Central Electricity Authority today show that the Indian solar energy sector crossed a milestone in January – generating over 10 billion units of electricity for the...

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India becomes net exporter of power for the first time: Government

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 30, 2017

India has become a net exporter of electricity during the April-February period this fiscal for the first time, Power Ministry today said.

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Centre sets ball rolling to ensure power for all in Uttar Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 16, 2017

After the Bharatiya Janata Party's thumping victory in Uttar Pradesh, the central government has started work on improving electricity supply in the state. The Union power ministry has started...

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Shimla to generate power from waste from April 1

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2017

From April 1, tourist town Shimla would be the first hill station to generate electricity from waste. From March 20 onwards the trial run of garbage processing plant would start. National Green...

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