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Japan may review 2020 emission cut target: reportBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 4, 2011
Japan may review its emission reduction pledge for 2020 after a massive quake and tsunami last month set off a crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japanese media quoted a senior environment ministry official as saying. Japan's nuclear crisis after the March 11... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics |
The Political and Financial Challenges for Rural Electrification By : ARE RuralElec.org, Mar 31, 2011
This is the third article in the series published by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, an international business association that provides efficient renewable solutions for rural electrification in developing countries. The first political challenge is to... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy , Entertainment , Policy Tracker , Politics , Social Issues , Sustainable Energy , Technology |
PPP for management of water in some areasBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2011
The water budget for 2011-12 did not hold any surprises or the promise of new projects. Delhi Jal Board's primary focus will be on completion of old works and tendering of those projects that have already been announced. After a tariff hike in 2010, this year is the... Read more.. |
PPP for management of water in some areasBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2011
The water budget for 2011-12 did not hold any surprises or the promise of new projects. Delhi Jal Board's primary focus will be on completion of old works and tendering of those projects that have already been announced. After a tariff hike in 2010, this year is the... Read more.. |
Green investment bank 'must operate commercially'By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 22, 2011
The government is putting the UK's fledgling green economy at risk by downgrading the "green investment bank" to a mere fund, MPs have warned in a scathing report on the plans. If the bank is to succeed in directing billions of needed investment into green projects... Read more.. |
Solairedirect Energy in talks to set up 20MW Gujarat solar plantBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 15, 2011
Solairedirect Energy India is in talks with the Gujarat government to set up a 20 MW plant at the Solar Energy Park in Kutch at an estimated cost of 300 crore. "We see ourselves as an independent power producer, or IPP, for this project which will be in Phase-III of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics |
Solar energy to power city by 2012By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2011
In what comes as a major incentive for city residents intending to use solar energy for their daily power needs, the Centre has identified Gurgaon among the first 10 places that will be developed as solar cities. A survey is underway in the city to determine how much... Read more.. |
Power will be generated from canalsBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2011
Punjab government is planning to generate 1,500 MW power from the run of the canals, making use of Punjab Energy Development Agency's ( PEDA) indigenously-designed prototype of turbines. This was announced by Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal at the CII's... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Technology |
Penalties collected from discoms to help promote wind energyBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2011
The government will create a corpus out of penalties paid by state-run power distribution utilities to promote wind energy projects of 10 MW or more capacity. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved the fund, its chairman Pramod Deo said. ... Read more.. |
Reliance Industries Says It Hasn't Been Paid for Producing Solar PowerBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 11, 2011
.Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), India’s biggest company by market value, said it hasn’t received a single payment from the Rajasthan state government for solar power it has been producing from its first plant. The company started generating power from the 5-megawatt... Read more.. Subject Tags: Politics , Reliance Industries Ltd. |