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ReNew Power raises $475 million at cheaper cost

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 7, 2017

ReNew Power Ventures has raised $475 million by selling green bonds to overseas investors as the solar and wind energy producer plans to refinance debt. 

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NTPC to shut down old plants with capacity of 11 giga watts

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 7, 2017

State-owned NTPC has decided to shut down old polluting power plants of capacity totalling roughly 11 GW and replace those with new ones which are highly efficient, Power Minister Piyush Goyal...

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Mytrah Energy signs pacts for 2000-MW renewable projects in Andhra Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 6, 2017

Mytrah Energy today said it has signed pacts for 2,000 MW of renewable power projects worth Rs 13,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh. 

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Spanish firm- Gamesa to facilitate 2,500 Megawatt renewable power in Andhra Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 6, 2017

Spanish wind turbine-maker Gamesa will facilitate around Rs 17,500 crore investment in Andhra Pradesh in wind, solar and wind-solar hybrid power projects, said a top official of the company's...

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Clean energy: Government is moving away from its plan by diluting the National Clean Energy Fund

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 6, 2017

Since 2010, Indian government has shown tremendous commitment towards supporting clean energy, whether it is announcing renewable energy targets and thereon augmenting them, or advocating...

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Maharashtra to take joint venture route for solar push

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 6, 2017

Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MahaGenco) is looking at public-private partnership (PPP) and joint venture routes to undertake works for adding 2,500 megawatt (mw) grid-...

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NLCIL mission to generate 500MW solar power in Tamil Nadu

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 6, 2017

As part of the solar mission, NLCIL is planning to set up power plants with a total capacity of 500MW across the State at a cost of Rs 2,170 crore.   

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UDAY scheme fails to provide a panacea for ailing discoms

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 6, 2017

More than one year since its launch and 82 per cent of bailout package (bonds) utilised by States; Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) is failing to bring a new dawn for the State-run power...

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Draft rules for utilising solid waste for cement production

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 31, 2017

With landfill sites across major cities filled beyond capacity, the central pollution control board (CPCB) has now come out with fresh draft guidelines proposing use of solid and industrial...

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Centre puts ‘green bank’ listing on hold as winds deemed unfavourable

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 31, 2017

The government intention to list India's green bank – the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) – is not likely to happen for at least a year as the public sector undertaking faces...

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