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CEA bats for a nationwide power market

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 8, 2017

India should have just one market for electricity, on the lines of the Goods and Service Tax (GST), said Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser.

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Gujarat High Court clears decks for state’s first wind auction

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2017

The Gujarat High Court on Monday dismissed a petition opposing the holding of the state’s first wind auction. An official at the state power distributor, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL)...

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Government to provide funds to cities to buy EVs for public transport

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2017

The Centre has invited proposals from cities with a population above 10 lakh for extending grants under the FAME India scheme to promote large-scale adoption of electric vehicles in multi-modal...

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Delhi metro to cover pedestrian bridges, install solar panels to generate power

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2017

Delhi Metro will install solar panels on the roof of pedestrian overbridges to generate clean and cheaper energy for use at stations.

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Bihar seeks Rs 1,100 crore from Centre for power connections

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2017

The state energy department is to submit within a week a detailed project report to the Centre to seek Rs 1,100 crore for providing household electricity connections under Saubhagya scheme that...

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U.S. trade panel recommends varying solar panel import restrictions

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2017

Members of the U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday made three different recommendations for restricting solar cell and panel imports on Tuesday, giving President Donald Trump a range...

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India records highest peak power deficit in 16 months

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2017

Higher electricity demand coupled with supply constraints led to India recording a peak time power deficit of 2 per cent in September – highest since April 2016 when the gap between demand and...

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SBI sanctions credit facilities worth Rs 2,317 crore for rooftop solar projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017

State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest commercial bank, announced today the sanction of credit facilities amounting to Rs 2,317 crore with aggregate capacity of 575 MW to corporates...

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PEER rating soon for green buildings in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017

The US-based Green Building Council Inc (GBCI) will launch PEER, a system that evaluates power system performance in a building, in India by next year. The council is currently running the pilot...

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India to review rooftop solar subsidies in November

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 25, 2017

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has nearly finished approving all sanctions for rooftop solar subsidies and the sanctioning process will be reviewed in November, according to...

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