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Solar and wind power costs in India will be comparable to coal in 2025: Moody's

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2020

Power generation from solar and wind projects will likely be cost-competitive relative to coal-based power in India in 2025-2030 period, according to Moody's Investors Service, the global...

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Finnfund to invest in Fortum Charge and Drive India

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 10, 2020

Finnish clean energy firm Fortum on Monday said development financier Finnfund will invest in Fortum Charge and Drive India. According to a company statement, Finnfund will invest in a minority...

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Subject Tags: SECI , wind projects

Land, grid issues slow down commissioning of central wind projects

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 10, 2020

Less than one quarter of the wind projects awarded by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) through its auctions since have been commissioned so far, industry sources said. Of the 10,330...

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Subject Tags: SECI , wind projects

COVID-19: India to commission only 2.5 GW of new solar projects in H2 2020 : JKM Report

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 19, 2020

India is expected to commission only about 2.2 gigawatt (GW) to 2.5 GW of new solar projects...

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Government grants ISTS waiver extension for solar, wind projects until June 2023

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2020

The power ministry has extended waiver of inter-state transmission system (ISTS) charges and losses on supply of power generated from solar and wind sources until 30 June 2023....

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Wind energy developers dissatisfied with Gujarat's land offer

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 2, 2019

Although Gujarat has agreed to provide land to winners of auctions conducted by central agencies, developers feel it is too little too late. Considered one of the best wind producing states, Gujarat had been reluctant to lease land to winners of auctions conducted by central...

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India's Green Energy Investment surpassed Thermal Power, pegged at over $20 billion

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2019

Boosting India’s green economy, investments in the country’s renewable energy sector doubled over the last five years to around $20 billion in 2018, surpassing the capital expenditure in the...

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Canada’s pension fund OMERS seeks new green energy deals

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2019

Canadian pension fund Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS) is scouting for acquisition opportunities in India, in an affirmation of the country’s position as a green energy hot...

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India seeks suitable wind sites

By : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2019

The initiative follows a recent announcement by the MNRE to ensure availability of land and transmission facilities for developers that win wind and solar projects in auctions. Recent wind...

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Wind projects exit Gujarat as leasing land gets tougher

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 11, 2019

Gujarat appears to be losing its status as the favourite destination of wind energy developers. ...

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