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Reliance Infra, Tata Power may face scrutiny by Maharashtra electricity regulator

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2017

Reliance Infrastructure (Rel Infra) and Tata Power Company (TPC), the two private discoms supplying electricity to Mumbai, may face a probe by the Maharashtra electricity regulator. The state...

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India exceeded 9GW solar by end of 2016 : MNRE

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2017

India reached 9,012MW of solar deployment as of 31 December 2016, according to new data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

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Northeast could feed India up to 1,100 MW of power by year end

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2017

The northeastern region, with its huge energy potential -- 50,000 MW, by some estimates -- could soon become the "power house of India". And taking a small first step in this direction, it is...

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Karnataka sets solar power target at 6,000 MW by 2021

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2017

Cabinet approves changes in solar policy

In recent years, Karnataka has been facing severe...

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Suzlon set to raise Rs800 crore from PE firms Asia Climate Partners, Olympus

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2017

Wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd is set to raise Rs800 crore (around $120 million) from private equity investors Asia Climate Partners (ACP) and Olympus Capital Asia to create a renewable...

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ABB partners with Power Grid Corporation for power line

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2017

ABB and Power Grid Corporation of India entered into a partnership for a ₹4,350 crore-plus project to connect Raigarh in Central India to Pugalur in Tamil Nadu by building an 1,830 km power line...

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Sustainable clothing conversation starting in Bengaluru

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2017

Muslin, a typically light weave of cotton fabric, is said to have originated in Bengal (present day Bangladesh). Traditionally handwoven from incredibly thin handspun yarns, it became famous...

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SECI to call 2,300-megawatt solar power bids

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 10, 2017

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will shortly float tenders for putting up of solar power projects with capacity of 2,300-mw, its managing director Ashvini Kumar said on Monday. ...

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Power Ministry to give major thrust to hydro power: Piyush Goyal

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 10, 2017

There will be a major thrust on hydro sector by different ways to bring down cost of electricity from this renewable source, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. 

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Piyush Goyal dismisses doubts on Chinese solar equipment quality

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 10, 2017

Dismissing doubts on quality of Chinese solar equipment, Power Minister Piyush Goyal Monday said that India is looking at affordable power and not at the country of its origin, especially when...

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