Sustainability Outlook Headlines

PFS, US energy body tie-up to train senior executives from SAARC countries in hydropower

Infrastructure finance company PTC India Financial Services (PFS) and the US Energy Association will launch training programmes for senior executives from SAARC nations working on hydropower projects.

The agreement signing is under the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) South Asia Regional Programme for Energy Integration (SARI/EI), PFS said in a statement.

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Cabinet approves changes in bill on afforestation

The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to move official amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA) Bill, 2015.

The CAMPA Bill is meant to promote afforestation and regeneration activities to compensate for forest land diverted to non-forest uses, by regulating and managing $5.3 billion (almost Rs.350 billion)... Read more..

Suzlon Energy acquires 5 solar companies to implement projects

Suzlon Energy has acquired five small solar companies for an undisclosed sum to implement various renewable energy projects across the country.

"The company has acquired Gale Solarfarms, Tornado Solarfarms, Abha Solarfarms, Aalok Solarfarms and Shreyas Solarfarms to implement various renewable energy projects across the country, including the recently won solar projects in Maharashtra of 70 MW," Suzlon said... Read more..

Gamesa secures 40 MW repeat wind order from ReNew Power

 Gamesa India has announced that it has entered into an agreement with ReNew Power for a 40 MW turnkey order consisting of 20 units of Gamesa’s custom made G97-2.0MW class Swith tower height of 104mthat will be commissioned in Ron district in Karnataka.

According to the contract, Gamesa will develop the entire infrastructure needed to operate the project including supply, erection & commissioning of 20... Read more..

India bright spot for global renewable energy investments in Q1

India was one of the bright spots in clean energy investments in the first quarter of calendar year 2016, amid a fall in markets such as China and Brazil, according to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. As per the data, India’s clean energy investments reached $1.9 billion in the January-March quarter, up 6 per cent from the comparable period in 2015.

The Narendra Modi-led BJP government has set an... Read more..

Committee constituted by Ministry of Power prepares action plan for smooth and reliable integration of renewable energy

A committee constituted by the Ministry of Power has prepared a 15-point action plan to ensure smooth and reliable integration of renewable energy with conventionally generated electricity carried by the national and state grids. The report of the committee was released by Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal on Monday.

India's ambitious programme of creating 175 Gw of installed... Read more..

Inox Wind bags 100 MW order from Renewable Energy IPP

Inox Wind has bagged two orders for a cumulative capacity of 100 MW from one of India's leading renewable energy independent power producers. The turnkey orders comprise of a 50 MW project to be set up in Gujarat and a 50 MW project to be set up in Madhya Pradesh. The projects once commissioned will provide power to -50,000 households, curtail -0.15 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually and further consolidate Inox Wind's leading position in the two states.

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At least 24 e-waste collection centres to be set up in Mumbai

Though the quantum of e-waste in the city has gone down at present, 24 e-waste collection centres are planned to be set up across 24 civic wards in Mumbai, with an eye on the expected increase of such waste in the future.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to set up these e-waste centres under a public-private partnership model. Such an arrangement would facilitate the collection of... Read more..

Roof-top solar energy project progressing at snail’s pace in Andhra Pradesh

The ambitious roof-top solar energy project of both the Central and the State governments appears to be progressing at snail’s pace, as the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) has not released even a single subsidy to the consumers so far in the last one year, under the APEPDCL circle.

Of the 12 applications received so far for about 89 kw, roof-top projects, no... Read more..

Centre to set higher clean energy purchase target for discoms

The central government, which has mandated state power utilities to compulsorily buy solar power to help create a market for it, will in a fortnight set a higher purchase obligation for the next six years to encourage investments in the targeted 100 gigawatt (GW) of solar generation capacity.

With some states expressing dissent on the issue, the central government is preparing separate targets for different... Read more..

Rays Power bags 10 MW solar project in Karnataka

Rays Power Experts today said it has bagged a 10 MW project of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development ( KREDL) under state's solar scheme.

The project will be set up employing Poly Crystalline Technology at Chikkabalapura district of the state at a tariff of Rs 5 per unit under power purchase agreement, the company said in a press release.

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Hartek Power connects 50-MW solar project to grid in Andhra Pradesh

 Hartek Power Pvt Ltd has announced that it has successfully connected a 50-MW solar project to the grid in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

The scope of work of the 132/11 KV substation project, which happens to be Hartek Power’s first one in the state and its biggest in South India, involved complete turnkey solutions and post-inverter works covering the design, engineering, installation and... Read more..