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The oil industry is using solar power in an ironic new way

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 22, 2016

There’s a huge project taking shape in the deserts of Oman. It will extract crude oil from the ground by pumping vast quantities of steam into it. To produce the steam, water will be brought to...

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NTPC arm ties up with German institutes for solar power research

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 22, 2016

NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), the research and development arm of the public sector power generator, said on Thursday that it is collaborating with two German institutions...

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Subject Tags: Research , solar power

Ind-Ra: Solar power tariffs have room to fall further

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 19, 2016

Solar power tariffs—which hit a low of Rs 4.34 per unit at a recent solar power generation bid—are likely to fall further with a reduction in solar companies' capital costs and their access to...

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Subject Tags: solar power , tariff

Haryana gets sanction for 500 MW solar project

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 19, 2016

The new and renewable energy ministry has approved a 500 MW solar power project to be set up in Haryana.

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Subject Tags: solar power

India to add 1,504 MW solar power capacity by March-end

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2016

India will add 1,504.24 MW of solar power capacity by March 31, 2016 to take the total installed capacity in India to 6,752.45 MW, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy said on Monday....

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Subject Tags: solar power

MOIL to invest Rs 62 crore on 10.5 MW solar power project

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 15, 2016

State-run MOIL today said its board has approved an investment to the tune of Rs 61.83 crore for setting up a solar power project for captive use.

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Ravindra Trading to co-develop 18 MW Solar Power Projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 11, 2016

Ravindra Trading & Agencies has received an approval for incorporation of 8 Limited Liability Partnerships (Special Purpose Vehicles) which will co-develop 18 MW Solar Power Projects with...

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Subject Tags: policy , solar power

Government may soon come out with tenders for 2-4 GW solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2016

The government is planning to bring out large tenders for producing 2-4 giga-watts (GW) of solar power, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said today.

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With 279.64 MW, Telangana leads in solar power capacity addition

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2016

There's a new wunderkind on the solar block - Telangana. India's newest state added 279.64 MW of solar power capacity in the six and a half months ended mid-January - the highest among Indian...

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OST supports Solar In India

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2016

 OST Energy (OST) has announced that it has opened an office in New Delhi, India, to support its increasing work in the Indian renewable development market. OST incorporated its Indian business...

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