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Jaipur Development Authority planning mega solar power initiatives

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019

The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is all set to become climate-friendly as it is planning to run headquarters and two big parks (Central Park and Jawahar Circle) on solar power, replacing...

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Green Companies continue to bid aggressively for solar projects

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019

Renewable energy firms are continuing with aggressive bids for solar projects, with the winners in the latest auction including Finland’s Fortum and US-based Acme quoting a tariff of Rs 2.48 per...

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Gujarat’s green energy policy will lead to land hoarding, fear small firms

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019

Wind developers have expressed concern over the new land policy for renewable energy announced by Gujarat about a month ago as it does not make possession of a power purchase agreement (PPA)...

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Rajasthan’s 750MW solar auction draws lowest bids of 2.48 rupees

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 4, 2019

A 750MW solar PV auction for capacity in the Indian state of Rajasthan has drawn in winning bids of between INR2.48-2.49/kWh (US$0.035). ...

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India plans ‘huge step up’ with large solar-plus-storage tender

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019

An Indian state-directed agency has launched three huge tenders across the country with various combinations of solar, energy storage, wind and hybrid concepts, in what the India Energy Storage...

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Lightsource BP, EverSource to help deploy US$330 million into Indian renewables

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019

Lightsource BP and EverSource are to help channel US$330 million towards Indian utility-scale solar and wind, using an investment platform run by the CDC Group....

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Promise of world's cheapest wind power faces delays in India

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019

 

India has drawn global attention since it started awarding wind power projects at record-low tariffs, spurring optimism that renewable energy could supplant the nation’s abundant coal resources in electricity generation. But about half of the more than one gigawatt...

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SECI tenders 97.5MW rooftop solar projects for government buildings

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019

The SECI, on behalf of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has invited bids to develop 97.5 MW of grid-connected solar projects on the vacant roofs of government-owned buildings. ...

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Cabinet approves investment proposal for transmission component of Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project (Nepal portion) by Sutlej Jal Vikas Nigam(SJVN) Limited

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved investment for Transmission Component of Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project(Nepal portion) for...

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India to ‘enthuse’ solar development in Northeast states with 1GW tender

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 28, 2019

The Northeastern states of India, which until now have been largely overlooked by the South Asian country's solar boom, will soon be the subject of a 1GW PV tender to be issued by the Solar...

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