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Uttar Pradesh's CM inaugurates Gorakhpur's biggest solar plant

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2018

Inaugurating a 1230 kW solar power plant in Gorakhpur, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said it would give impetus to the green energy drive of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and would not only help...

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Hyderabad water supply board to go solar to run reservoirs

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2018

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decided to use solar energy to power 56 of its reservoirs (10ml and above) in the city. 

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Maharashtra government to tax power consumers to finance solar pumps for farmers

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2018

The Maharashtra government has imposed an electricity surcharge of 10 paise per unit on industrial and commercial consumers to finance its scheme to provide 25,000 solar pumps to farmers, a...

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Sembcorp India posts Rs 153.3 crore profit in September quarter

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2018

Singapore-based energy firm Sembcorp's India unit has turned around to post a net profit of Singapore dollar 28.9 million (about Rs 153.3 crore) in the September quarter on better operational...

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Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation Limited proposes to set up 32 MW solar power plants in 6 villages

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2018

The Nashik urban division of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation Limited (MSEDCL) has proposed setting up of solar power plants generating 31.67MW electricity in rural areas...

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Central government approves moving of resolution for amending ISA Framework Agreement

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 5, 2018

The central government has given ex-post facto approval for moving a resolution in the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for amending its Framework Agreement to enable...

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Amended solar policy to be out by November-end

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 1, 2018

The amended solar policy will be notified by the end of November, the electricity department stated at the public hearing held by the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) on Tuesday. 

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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board looking to buy part of Goldman Sachs stake in ReNew Power

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 26, 2018

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is in talks to increase its stake in renewable energy company ReNew Power Ltd by purchasing some of the shares that larger shareholder Goldman Sachs...

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Solar power for all agriculture pumps by 2022, says Maharashtra's energy minister

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 26, 2018

State Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday said all agriculture pumps in the state will switch over to solar power by 2022.

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Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation to set up 15 MW floating solar project on Meghadrigedda

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 25, 2018

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), which has set an example by harnessing the solar power over the last two years, is now planning to set up a 15 MW floating solar power...

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