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Gujarat government buys solar power at Rs 15 per unit from 38 firms

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2017

At a time when solar power costs in the country have fallen to record lows, Gujarat government bought solar power at the cost of Rs 15 per unit from 38 different private producers during the...

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NLC to invest over Rs 14,000 cr in thermal, solar power plants in Odisha

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2017

Chennai-based navratna PSU company, NLC India Ltd (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation), has firmed up plans to set up a pithead coal-based power project in Odisha with a capacity of 3,200 Mw...

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Thermal power generation to reduce by half in next five years

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2017

Coal-fired power generation is expected to grow 4.05 per cent during 2017-18, suggests Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in its latest estimates. Hydel on the other hand is expected to grow 5....

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Relyon Solar Launches Single-Axis Trackers for Solar Power Plants

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 6, 2017

Relyon Solar has announced the launch of its single-axis trackers for solar power plants. The product launch was followed by a get together of industry experts at The Leela Ambience, Delhi....

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India’s SECI scraps 150MW local content solar tender in Rajasthan

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2017

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has scrapped 150MW of solar capacity that was due to be auctioned under local content rules.

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ABB India surpasses 4.5 GW renewable energy portfolio

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2017

Power equipment company ABB India today said the company has surpassed a portfolio of 4.5 Gigawatt renewable capacity with delivery of over 2,000 units of power generators in the country....

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Subject Tags: industry news

Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to sell treated domestic waste water

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2017

For the first time, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is offering treated domestic waste water from its Sewerage Treatment Plants (STP) for sale....

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Subject Tags: industry news , STP , water

Wind power auction: PTC India to facilitate 1,000 Mw electricity trade

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2017

PTC India Ltd, India’s largest power trading company, will act as the trading partner for sale and purchase of power from wind power projects selected through the government’s first-ever auction...

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Subject Tags: industry news , wind power

Electric vehicles for commercial use may not require permits

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2017

The government is working on a scheme to encourage the use of commercial electric vehicles for city transport that will remove all necessary permits otherwise needed to run commercial vehicles,...

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Subject Tags: industry news

India to generate 1,229 billion units of power in 2017-18 from thermal, hydro, nuclear sources

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2017

The government has set a target of generating 1,229.4 billion units in 2017-18 from thermal, hydro and nuclear sources along with imports from Bhutan, Central Electricity Authority data showed...

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