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Discoms to raise power tariffs; move aimed at offsetting increase in fuel costsBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 24, 2014
Power tariffs will rise across the country to reflect the increase in fuel cost due to higher railway freight, doubling of clean energy cess and rise in customs duty on coal, executives at leading companies and analysts said. "It is inevitable that discoms across the... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Global Ranking for Energy Efficiency: US Near Bottom, Germany Near Top, India ranked 11By : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2014
Many industry observers will not be surprised to find out that Germany outranks the U.S. in terms of energy efficiency, according to the second International Energy Efficiency Scorecard put out by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. But it’s not just... Read more.. |
Andhra Pradesh capital to herald a green revolutionBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2014
The new proposed capital city for Andhra Pradesh will have all the major government buildings to be developed as green buildings to make for a model green city. Apart from increasing the green cover in the capital city, extensive landscaping, green buildings and usage of... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
College shows the green wayBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2014
In tune with the State government’s policy to go green with energy, St. Joseph’s College for Women, Visakhapatnam, installed an on-grid solar power system on its campus. Inaugurating the solar plant, Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivasa Rao, said that the college set an... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
MNRE bats for strict renewable power obligation complianceBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2014
The ministry of new and renewable energy sources (MNRE), headed by Piyush Goyal, has pleaded the state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) to consider exercising their statutory authority and issue directions to state distribution companies (discoms) for ensuring... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Suzlon Energy rallies on restoration of depreciation rulesBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2014
Shares in wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd(SUZL.NS) surged nearly 5 percent, its daily limit, on Monday following the government's move to re-introduce the acceleraed depreciation scheme for the wind energy sector. The gains add to Suzlon's 3.6 percent gain in the... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Suzlon Energy Limited |
ENERGY SHOT- India's Nuclear Power FutureBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2014
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor is an experimental fusion reactor being constructed at Cadarache in the south of France. It is the most challenging of all the research and development taking place in science and technology in the world today, and promises... Read more.. |
Ministry planning integrated policy to cover all parts of renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2014
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) is in the process of building a policy that would integrate and cover all parts of the renewable energy sector. This policy would guide the states on issues of inter-state character, Alok Srivastava, joint secretary, MNRE, said... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
India Targets 35% Renewable Energy Share In Installed Capacity Mix By 2050By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2014
2040-50 may finally be the decade when the installed renewable energy capacity in India would overtake the coal-based installed capacity, if the ambitious Integrated Plan for Desert Power Development is fully realized. Under the Desert Power India – 2050 plan, a... Read more.. |
Power ministry, regulators contemplate ways to develop renewable energyBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2014
Electricity regulators and power ministry are contemplating steps to make it mandatory for conventional power project developers to set up renewable energy plants in future, while distribution firms may have to purchase more clean energy, but regulatory authorities are... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |