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NEXTracker to set up manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 1, 2017

The US-headquartered solar tracker manufacturer NEXTracker, having manufacturing facilities in the US, Europe, South and Central America as well as China, is set to add India to the list of its manufacturing sites.

“We have delivered some large equipment that right now...

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Mahagenco invites bids for 200 MW solar plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 28, 2017

As a part of its plan to set up 2,500-MW solar capacity over the next five years, the state-run generation company Mahagenco has invited tenders to set up 200-MW capacity across Maharashtra.

Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company, or Mahagenco, has invited...

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Acme, Inox explore exit from renewable energy projects won at record low tariffs

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 28, 2017

Acme Group and Inox Group that bid the country’s lowest solar and wind tariffs respectively this year now plan to exit the projects, said several people aware of the development.

Inox Wind Infrastructure Services Ltd bid Rs3.46 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to win a 250...

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Cellular operators need permission for using generator: NGT

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 28, 2017

Cellular service providers need to take consent from the state pollution control boards for installing and operating generator sets, the National Green Tribunal has ruled.

A Bench headed by the NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar declined to quash the order dated...

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Subject Tags: industry news , NGT , pollution

Power regulator hikes renewable energy target for Delhi Discoms

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 25, 2017

By the year 2020, distribution companies in Delhi will have to procure almost 20% of their electricity through renewable energy.

After releasing the draft regulations last month, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) will once again revise its ‘renewable...

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Subject Tags: DISCOM , industry news

Engie in talks with AST to provide off-grid power to telcos, banks

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 25, 2017

French energy company Engie SA is in talks with Delhi-based Applied Solar Technologies (AST) for a partnership to provide off-grid power to the telecom and banking sectors. 

AST’s solar hybrid solution model uses a combination of solar photovoltaic cells, battery back-...

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Karnataka to have electric vehicle and energy storage policy soon

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 24, 2017

To make Bengaluru the electric vehicle capital of India, the Karnataka government will soon come out with a new “electric vehicle and energy storage policy” to reduce pollution and promote healthy environment.

The Major and Medium Industries Department was formulating...

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Indus Towers to invest Rs 350 crore to cut energy consumption

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 24, 2017

The country's largest telecom infrastructure firm Indus Towers today said it will invest Rs 350 crore to reduce energy consumption at its mobile sites in the current fiscal year.

"This year we have converted 50 per cent (sites) into green sites. We will continue to...

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Chinese solar module firms reneging on India contracts

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 24, 2017

In what has come as a shock to India’s solar power developers, Chinese module manufacturers are reneging on their contracts and are demanding an upward price revision to supply the equipment already contracted for, said several people aware of the development.

Any...

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Government brings in new norms on solar power procurement

By : sustainabilityo..., Aug 23, 2017

The government has implemented new rules for buying power from grid-linked solar power projects through competitive bidding under the National Solar Mission to improve transparency and standardise auctions. 

These guidelines, prepared by the Ministry of New and...

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