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Amplus plans acquisition of solar power firm Kiran Energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 18, 2017

Amplus Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which has offered to sell solar power at a record-low tariff, has evinced interest in acquiring Kiran Energy Solar Power Pvt. Ltd, said three people aware of...

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India poised for huge growth in solar energy: Piyush Goyal

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2017

India is poised for huge growth in solar energy and it won't stop at the 100GW solar power target to be achieved by 2022, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said. 

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Bids for 750 megawatt Rewa solar tender may break Rs 4 per unit barrier

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2017

Solar power tariffs are expected to fall substantially below Rs 4 per unit in the bids for 750 mw Rewa solar project anticipates Bridge to India. Tariff of Rs 4 per unit is the lowest till now...

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Suzlon achieves 10,000 MW installed wind energy capacity in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2017

Wind energy company Suzlon Group today said it has achieved the 10,000 Megawatt cumulative wind energy installations in India with over 7,500 wind turbines installed pan-India....

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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India seeks views on carbon footprint reduction

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2017

The telecom regulator has floated a consultation paper seeking industry feedback on ways to compute carbon footprint in telecom networks, and the need to involve third-party auditors for running...

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Infosys announces internal carbon pricing, to aid in reducing emissions

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2017

Indian multinational company Infosys Monday announced its internal carbon price at $10.5 per ton of Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emission. This price, which will be valid for two years from...

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Tata Power commissions 85 MW of renewables in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2017

The renewables unit of Indian power company Tata Power Co Ltd (BOM:500400) has commissioned a 36-MW portion of a wind farm and a 49-MW solar power plant in India.

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India does not need any more coal-based power units till 2027: Central Electricity Authority

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 16, 2017

The country’s peak power demand at the end of the financial year 2021-22 will be 235 giga watt (GW), down 17% from the estimate made in 2012, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has said....

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25 states fail to meet solar capacity target this fiscal year

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 16, 2017

With six years left for India to achieve its goal of generating 100 GW of electricity from solar projects, 25 states have fallen short of adding capacity by some 2,000 MW so far in 2016-17. ...

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Indian government's new power plan: Heavy electricity users will now pay lower tariffs

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 16, 2017

Major reforms of power tariffs are on the horizon as an official committee has recommended lower tariffs for heavy users to encourage electricity consumption as the country moves from a deficit...

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