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Report: Newly-elected Modi aims to bring solar to every Indian home by 2019By : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2014
India plans to produce enough solar energy to power a lightbulb in every home in the country by 2019, a party official has said. News agency Bloomberg reported this week that the country's new prime minister, Narendra Modi, wants to accelerate deployment of the... Read more.. |
Alternative Energy Biz Mega-Bullish On India's Narenda ModiBy : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2014
Wind and solar power firms in India are counting on the new government of Narendra Modi to be friendly to alternative energy when it takes up shop later next month. While most of India’s wind turbine manufacturers are private, one large volume company has become the go-to... Read more.. |
Need integrated thinking on oil & gas, power sector: PrabhuBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2014
Former Union minister of Power Suresh Prabhu had spearheaded the first generation of reforms in the power sector during the NDA-I regime. He was also the author of the Electricity Act 2003. Giving an insight on how would the second generation of reforms shape up in the NDA-... Read more.. |
India trade spat rocks post-election solar optimismBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2014
Before India’s new pro-solar Prime Minister Narendra Modi can settle into office, a glut of troubling solar issues await resolution. The leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Modi was announced India’s new prime minister and will be sworn in on May 26. ... Read more.. |
Mercom may lower India solar power installation forecast if duties are imposedBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2014
KOLKATA: Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, said it may lower its India solar energy installation forecast of 1,000 MW in 2014 if import duties on components are imposed, while cautiously reiterating the estimate. ... |
India’s New Leadership: 400 Million People Will Have Power In 5 Years With The Help Of SolarBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2014
Four hundred million Indians, more than the population of the United States and Canada combined, lack electricity. An official of India’s newly elected Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, recently said that his government wants every home to be able to run at least one light bulb... Read more.. |
In India, solar surge aims to reshape the country's energy futureBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2014
The deserts of Rajasthan have long been known for their spare beauty and their intense sunshine. Now that sun is being turned into a surge of solar power expansion that may one day power not just Rajasthan but a wide swath of India with clean energy. Dhursar, a... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , India , Politics , Rajasthan Sun Technique Energy Pvt. Ltd , Technology |
Information centre to promote solar energyBy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2014
GURGAON: The region's prime R&D hub for solar technology will soon be made accessible to the general public. The Ministry for Renewable Energy is planning to set up a public awareness wing or an 'information centre' at the National Institute of Solar Energy's research... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy |
Fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year: IEABy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2014
LONDON: Fossil fuel subsidies cost governments in emerging markets more than $500 billion every year and are a major contributor to climate change, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). The biggest subsidies are... Read more.. Subject Tags: Algeria , Business , electricity , energy , Health , Human Interest , International Energy Agency , International Monetary Fund , Iran , Iraq , Labor , Libya , oil , Saudi Arabia , Social Issues , Technology , Venezuela |
Reforming India’s energy policyBy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2014
India’s policymakers are fond of defining the country’s energy security in terms of three As: availability, access and affordability. However, the three As appear at increasing risk in the face of four formidable barriers: energy subsidies, systemic management inefficiencies... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , energy , Environment , Hospitality , India , Labor , Law , Politics , Technology |