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Morgan Stanley-Backed Continuum Gets Loan for India Wind FarmBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2013
Continuum Wind Energy, backed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners LP, received a 9-billion rupee ($164 million) loan from banks for a wind farm in India. The lenders led by the State Bank of India (SBIN) issued letters of credit to the local unit of Vestas... Read more.. |
Long term framework required to engage companies in sustainability initiatives: India Sustainability Conclave February 25-26, 2013By : Sustainability ..., Mar 2, 2013
NEW DELHI, February 27, 2013: The second India Sustainability Conclave 2013 came to a close on 26 February. The two day Conclave, saw several recommendatory measures come up to engage the private sector in sustainability initiatives. Ms Lise Grande, UN Resident... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Technology |
No barrier to India biz, says US solar firmBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 2, 2013
In the background of the US government taking India to the World Trade Organisation over India’s ‘local content requirements’ for solar power plants set up under Government of India programmes, US company First Solar has said it is not too bothered by such local... Read more.. Subject Tags: Entertainment , India |
India to Boost Solar-Power CapacityBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 27, 2013
India is moving forward with plans to increase solar-power generation capacity nearly eightfold to more than 10 gigawatts by March 2017, with the government prepared to spend up to 60 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) in subsidies to reach the target. The total cost... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
Lanco Seeks Investors to Boost Solar Capacity: Corporate IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 26, 2013
Lanco Infratech Ltd. (LANCI), India’s second-biggest non-state power generator, is seeking private- equity investors to help expand its solar capacity fivefold as a coal shortage roils its thermal business and payment default22222s by state utilities widen the group’s... Read more.. |
Indoor air pollution kills 1.3mn IndiansBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 25, 2013
Over a million people in India — among highest in the world — die every year because of indoor air pollution. But the country’s top advisory body the Planning Commission wants more epidemiological studies before it agrees to put in place national indoor air... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
India's 1st geothermal power plant to come up in ChhattisgarhBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2013
Chhattisgarh government has decided to establish the first Geothermal Power Plant of the country in the newly formed Balrampur district of the state. A memorandum of understanding in this connection was signed here yesterday between National Thermal Power... Read more.. |
Scaling down Concentrated Solar Power: Micro CSP the way forward? By : Anindita Chakraborty, Feb 15, 2013
This article draws from Sustainability Outlook’s conversation with the CEO of Sopogy, a Micro CSP manufacturer and takes a look at the status of Micro CSP technology and its potential in India. While the solar industry has seen a huge surge in recent years,... Read more.. |
SunEdison Says U.S. Companies Benefited From India Solar PolicyBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2013
India’s solar policy has benefited U.S. companies and not given much help to domestic suppliers even though it restricts imports of the technology, said an industry executive for a unit of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. Pashupathy Gopalan, South Asia managing... Read more.. Subject Tags: India |
Welspun Energy to Start 2 India Solar Projects Ahead of ScheduleBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 8, 2013
Welspun Energy Ltd., India’s biggest developer of solar projects, will commission two plants in the state of Rajasthan by the end of next week, more than 10 days ahead of schedule. The 15-megawatt and 20-megawatt projects in Jodhpur district were to start Feb.... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Welspun Energy Ltd. |