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Karnataka receives the lowest bid at INR 5.51/kWh for solar energy in India

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2013

The state of Karnataka has received the lowest ever bid in India for INR 5.51/kWh as it opened the financial bids for an allocation of a capacity of 130 MW of solar energy, Bridge to India reported.

Karnataka is expected to issue Letters of Interest (LoIs) to 16...

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Subject Tags: energy , India

FICCI inks MoUs to raise energy efficiency

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2013

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) signed two MoUs to promote energy efficiency, conservation and management of demand, the industry body said Monday

The MoU among FICCI, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and Deutsche...

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Subject Tags: energy

Great green hope of renewable energy appears to be fading

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 25, 2013

The great green hope that renewable energy will help wean us away from "dirty" fossil fuels appears to be fading. In the last financial, only 1,073 mw of new capacity was added in the country in the absence of clear-cut policy and uncertainty in the...

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Subject Tags: energy

India, Iraq to cooperate in energy, water management

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 25, 2013
India and Iraq Friday inked four agreements, including an MoU on energy cooperation and in the management of water resources following talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Iraqi counterpart Nouri al Maliki.
 
The other two...
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Subject Tags: energy , Iraq

India to miss green energy target: Anil Kakodkar

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 25, 2013

India is lagging behind in achieving the 12th plan green energy targets set out by the Planning Commission in view of big constraints like environment clearance, land acquisition and lack of strong institutional mechanism, Solar Energy Corporation of India has said.

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology

Swiss, Indian governments collaborating on energy efficient building

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2013

The Indian and Swiss governments have entered into a five-year Memorandum of Understanding to promote sustainable architecture in the Delhi and Chennai regions of India.

Speaking in New Delhi at a seminar on...

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Subject Tags: energy , Social Issues

Dalai Lama commends Ladakh for using & promoting renewable energy

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2013

A 10 Kwp SPV Power Plant installed and commissioned by the Ladakh Renewable Energy Dev. Agency (LREDA) at the Jevetsal Photang, Choglamsar, the Summer Palace of, the Buddhist Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama in Leh was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama in the...

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Subject Tags: energy

India, Iraq to ink pact for energy cooperation

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2013

India plans to strengthen its ties in the energy sector with Iraq, the second largest crude oil supplier to the country.

The Cabinet on Thursday is expected to consider a proposal from the Petroleum and Natural Gas...

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Subject Tags: energy , India , Iraq

74 companies in AP bring about huge energy savings

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2013

Seventy-four short-listed companies have achieved energy savings of about Rs 1,000 crore a year, according to findings of the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Naushad Forbes, Chairman, Energy Efficiency Summit 2013,...

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Subject Tags: energy

States aggressively focus on solar energy production

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 21, 2013

 India’s solar sector is witnessing a fierce battle among states to set records in solar energy production.

Rajasthan on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the world’s biggest solar farm with generation capacity of 3,000 MW, tipping its neighbour Gujarat which had...

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Subject Tags: energy , Technology