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Cheaper loans for RE projectspThe Renewable Energy Act which is still in the process might mandate 50 per cent of the balance in National Clean Energy Fund NCEF to fund renewable energy projects This was said by GM Pillai a member of a sixmember subcommittee that drafted the law and is also DirectorGeneral of the World Institute of Sustainable Energyp pThe NCEF has a corpus of over Rs 17000 crore from the coal cess Pillai said that the suggestion has been made by MNRE to the Technical Committee on Renewable Energy Law that renewable energy projects should be provided with the subsidized NCEF loans o that the... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Energy Next
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Indian climate technology benefitted GDP by Rs 134 lakh crorepSystems developed by Indian scientists to forecast weather tsunamis and cyclones benefitted the countryrsquos Gross Domestic Product GDP by nearly Rs134000 crore union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sundayp pIndia has provided tsunami and cyclone warning systems to around 24 countries which were reaping benefits of technology indigenously developed by Indian scientists the minister said during the inaugural session of the 12th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Science held in Panaji on Sundayp pldquoThe type of information our science and... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Greentech Lead
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CREDA launches solar appliances outlets in rural ChhattisgarhpChhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency CREDA is opening retail outlets for solar energybased appliances in rural areas of the statep pThe Pioneer has reported quoting government officials that the scheme named lsquoSaur Mitra Akshay Urjarsquo was to be implemented through 10 outlets in each districtp pThe outlets are to sell CREDAapproved appliances including solar lamps fans and televisions that will be covered by fiveyear guaranteep pThe shops are to be franchised to individuals who receive approval from CREDA and get registered with district... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Greentech Lead
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Mansa gets two solar power projectspTwo solar power projects were inaugurated here today by Punjab New and Renewable Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithiap pWith 64 MW installed capacity of solar power the district has emerged as the torch bearer for solar energy platform in Punjab he said on the occasionp pThe two projects of 210 MW and 1 MW were set up by Ms Alianz Eco Power Limited and Ms Nextgen Solux Power Private Limited with investments of Rs 1550 crore and Rs 800 crore respectivelyp pBesides Moserbaer company has also taken 150 acres of land at Mirpur Kalan here on lease for setting up a 34 MW... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Business Standard
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Maharashtra plans tax sops for green buildingspThe Maharashtra government is planning to give tax sops to developers to incentivize construction of green buildings in both residential and commercial spacesp pThe plan is to give 37 rebate on property tax for such buildings across municipal corporations and councils though the government is yet to define what exactly would make for a green or ecofriendly buildingp pldquoCurrently we are discussing what should be defined as a green building whether we should give ratings to various measures and offer incentives accordingly among other thingsrdquo said an official of the... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: livemint
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Indias wind power capacity to double by 2020 CrisilpIndia39s wind power sector is likely to attract investments of more than Rs 1 lakh crore over next five years as the installed capacity is expected to double by 2020 on the back of government39s initiatives making the sector profitable and sustainable Crisil saidp pAccording to the rating agency wind power capacity is expected to double by 2020 from over 23000 MW currently with an addition of 4000 MW per annum in the next five yearsp pquotWe expect wind power capacity to nearly double from current level growing at 4000 MW per annum in the next five years That translates... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Business Standard
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Solar power to get cheaper in GujaratpWith cost of setting up solar power projects coming down the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission GERC has proposed to reduce the solar power tariff for new plants coming up in the statep pFor the first time the electricity regulator will be introducing the reverse bidding system for sale of solar power in the state Under this system GERC will fix the upper limit to be charged per unit of solar power The power producers who seek to enter into power purchase agreement PPA with the state power distribution companies will bid for the lowest rate of powerp pquotIn the... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: The Times of India
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India releases guidelines for Ultra Mega solar power projectspGuidelines for implementing Indiarsquos plans for 20GW of solar capacity from ldquoUltra Mega solar power projectsrdquo in 25 parks have been published by the Ministry of new and Renewable energy MNREp pEach of the solar parks will have a minimum capacity of 500MW to be set up within five years from 201415 to 201819p pMNRE estimated that the park plans will require an investment of INR405 billion US638 million of Central Financial Assistance CFA from the Indian Governmentp pThe Mega parks come as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission JNNSM which is... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: PVTECH
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After solar India working on mega Wind Energy MissionpOver the course of the past year Indiarsquos ambitious solar energy plans have been consistently reaffirmed after the 100 GW capacity expansion plan for a whopping Rs 6 lakh crore Relatively neglected is Indiarsquos wind generation ability and capacity With an offshore wind policy on the cards the ministry of new and renewable energy MNRE is looking to relaunch Indiarsquos wind energy prospectsp pSources told Bloomberg TV India that the new OffShore Wind Policy would seek international competitive bidding for projects quotThe National Institute of Wind Energy NIWE would call for... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Bloomberg TV
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175000 MW renewable power by 2022 a mission GoyalpPower and New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the target of generating 175000 MW of renewable energy by 2022 should be taken up as a missionp pHe was speaking at the launch of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agencyrsquos IREDA loan scheme for rooftop solar power projects an official statement saidp pThe IREDA scheme will provide loans at interest rates of 99 to 1075 percent to system aggregators and developers of rooftop solar the new and renewable energy ministry said in the statementp pldquoThe government of India is... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Greentech Lead
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Enhanced System Offers Significant Cost Advantages for Zero Liquid Dischargediv idstcpDiv styleposition absolute top 1999px left 1988px pldquoAquarion is focused on constantly improving the efficacy and costeffectiveness of ZLD solutions Based on the technologies used... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Pollution Solution
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Gamesa reenters solar biz bags 10 MW EPC contract in IndiapGlobal wind major Gamesa today announced its entry into the solar market with a 10 MW ordernbspp pThe company has bagged orders from three textile companies to set up gridconnected solar turnkey EPC which is to be commissioned by September 2015nbspp pGamesa which had exited the solar business globally in 2004 is planning to manufacture inverters in India but has ruled out manufacturing solar PVs in Indiap pquotWe will have vendors who will manufacture according to our specificationsquot said Ramesh Kymal chairman and managing director Gamesa India adding that it is in... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Business Standard
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Two solar power plants commissioned in PunjabpNew and Renewable Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday inaugurated two solar power projects at Mansa in Punjabp pThe minister inaugurated 210 MW and 1 MW projects set up by Alianz Eco Power Ltd and Nextgen Solux Power Private Ltd at a cost of Rs1550 crore and Rs8 crore respectively an official statement saidp pHe said in the past three years solar power generation has touched 215 MW from 9 MW with an investment of more than Rs1500 crorep pThe minister said 23 groundmounted solar projects of 229 MW capacity with an investment of Rs1600 crore and four... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Greentech Lead
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All households will have to harness solar energy KeralapThe government will soon make harnessing solar energy mandatory for all households in the Statep pIn reply to a question in the Assembly on Tuesday Minister for Power Aryadan Muhammed said the government would soon issue orders to this effect Already harnessing solar energy had been made mandatory at all government offices The Central Electricity Authority had projected that the State needed 4607 MW when the 12th Plan period ended in 2017 and 6100 MW in 2020 Of this 500 MW was to be generated from solar and wind energyp pstrongSolar parkstrongp pThe proposed 200 MW... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: The Hindu
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Soft Bank to set up 20GW solar power plant in APpFollowing a meeting with Soft Bank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son in Hyderabad on June 23rd Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu once again held a meeting with Son along with executives from JBICp pSon informed the Chief Minister that Soft Bank will manufacture solar panels under the prestigious 39Make in India39 initiative and set up their manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh 39We are ready to set up a 20 GW solar power plant in your state39 he addedp pSoft Bank has also come forward to sponsor scholarships to engineering students who are willing to specialize in solar power... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Telugu People
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CPCB exempts SSIs from installing online monitoring system in unitspThe Central Pollution Control Board CPCB has exempted Small Scale Industries SSIs which send their effluents to Common Effluent Treatment Plants CETP from installation of the online monitoring system in their units Now 24X7 online monitoring system has to be installed at inlets and outlets of CETPs and industries under 17 categories of highly polluting industries common hazardous waste incinerators and biomedical waste incineratorsp pCPCB has given mandate to the polluting industries to install online monitoring devices at effluents discharge points in industrial units Out of 2800... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Pharmabizin
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MNRE to review implementation of outcome of REINVEST at 6th Zonal Review MeetingpREINVEST 2015 attracted 458 Commitments by global and domestic Investors Project Developers Public Sector Enterprises to develop and set up Renewable Energy Projects aggregating to more than 28330 GW in the next 5 years Similarly 37 major Banks and Financial Institutions submitted commitments to finance bankable projects in Renewable Energy Sector aggregating to 75852 MW In addition 17 companies also submitted Commitments for setting up manufacturing facilities aggregating to more than 62 GWp pIn order to translate these commitments into the implementation MNRE is organizing... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: MNRE Press Release
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MNRE nod for delayed projects in JNNSM Phase IIpThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has allowed project developers of Batch 1 ndash Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission JNNSM Phase II to continue with their delayed project at their own cost and risk While the Renewable Energy Corporation of India will encash the bank guarantee for the such projects it will not remove them from the selected projects list if an undertaking is given by the developer The change has been notified in the guidelines for implementation of the scheme Under Batch 1 ndash JNNSM Phase II 750 MW of solar photo voltaic projects were to be bid out through... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: The Hindu
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IIT Jodhpur looks to become a solar thermal research hubpspan stylefontfamilyverdanaAn experimental facility to test different solar thermal technologies and benchmark them against each other will come up at IIT Jodhpur in the next two years at an estimated cost of Rs 120 crore The premier institute had signed a memorandum of collaboration MoC in this regard with IOC and BHEL in 2011 SSrinivasa Murthy from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore who is also the Advisor to IIT Jodhpur said the objective is to bring all available solar thermal technologies on one platform test and develop them according to Indian conditions to ensure lower cost and... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: The Hans India
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IFC GBCI launch EDGE Green Building Certification in IndiapIFC a member of the World Bank Group GBCI a thirdparty agency recognizing excellence in the green building industry have partnered with CREDAI the apex body of private real estate developersto launch EDGE green building certification system in India EDGE Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies is a free easytouse software that suggests practical solutions for energy and water savings improving operational performance at little or no extra cost To qualify for certification a building must achieve a 20 percent reduction in energy water and construction resources compared to a standard... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: India Blooms
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Biogas plant may soon make Bijnor villages selfreliantpA biogas plant which uses agricultural waste and cow dung to produce methane and electricity is set to come up in the premises of Barkaatpur sugar mill bringing hope to villages of Bijnor district that they will soon become selfsufficient with regards to cooking gas and power supply The plant is being built as part of a project that has been initiated in the agrarian belt jointly by the bio energy cell panchayat raj department and United Nations Childrens Fund UNICEF to rid villages in the area from the twin problems of power supply and LPG shortage quotIndia is a primarily agrarian... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: NYOOZ
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Trial run of DJBs waste water treatment plant beginspIn order to keep the Yamuna river clean Delhi Jal Board DJB has started trial run of its newly constructed 15 MGD waste water treatment plant at Delhi Gate Nallap pAccording to a DJB official the plant which is odourless and functions on clean fuel has been constructed at a cost of Rs 204 crore The waste water treatment plant aim to trap highly polluted water at Delhi Gate Nalla and discharge treated clean water into Yamunap pquotDelhi Gate Nalla brings waste water from Old Delhi areas Trapping and treating the flow of the Delhi Gate drain is part of the active plan of DJB... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: Business Standard
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Japanese firm all set to start Smartgrid project in VijayawadapIn a move towards taking forward the Andhra Pradesh APJapan collaboration Japanesebased Fuji Electric was said to have identified a site in Vijayawada AP capital for the smart grid projectp pAn official confirmation in this regard was given by Fuji Electric Representative Director Yoshio Okuno in a review meeting with the AP Chief Minister CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Mondayp pIn a meeting with the AP CM Fuji Electric representatives report covered analysis on weather conditions wind direction and correlation between weather and power demand in Vijayawadap pThe AP CM who... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: The Dollar Business
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JICA may offer consultancy services to Andhra Pradeshs Greenfield capital citypThe Japanese government agency Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA has evinced interest to offer consultancy services for the Greenfield capital city of Andhra Pradeshp pJICA has also expressed keenness to financing power projects coming up in ChennaiBangalore industrial corridor and Krishnapatnam Industrial Park on India39s east coastp pInteracting with the visiting AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Japan on Monday the JICA senior vice president Domichi Hidaeki said several Japanese firms were interested in AP He said a good part of 35 billion worth... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: The Economic Times
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Integrated solid waste management in AP panchayats soonpThe Andhra Pradesh State Government has decided to launch works under the solid waste management in 659 panchayats across the State The panchayats will accordingly be allotted Rs 10 lakh each amounting to Rs 659 crore for taking up steps to effectively manage solid waste under the Swachch Bharat Mission Gramin in the phase onep pThe allocation of funds follows an action plan submitted by the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development department for sanction of Rs1119 crore covering one village each in the all the mandals across the Statep pThe Panchayat Raj Department is presently... Read more.. Date : Aug 22 Source: The Hindu
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