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Ambitious plan: by 2030, India may have only electric carsA high-level working group of the Central government will meet in the first week of April to assess if India can be a 100 per cent electric vehicle country by 2030. It will also attempt to draw up a roadmap for achieving the target, said Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy. “We are trying to see whether India can be 100 per cent on electric... Read more.. |
India, China led investments in renewable energy in 2015: United NationsIndia and China led developing countries in investments made in renewable energy in 2015, when for the first time commitments in solar, wind and other renewables capacity by emerging economies surpassed those by wealthy nations, a UN-backed report has said. The report 'Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016' by the UN Environment Programme said the developing world including China, India and... Read more.. |
WTO solar dispute: India examining US protectionist programmesThe government is examining options to file a case against the US in the World Trade Organisation based on programmes run by American state governments which give protection to domestic manufacturers. This was stated by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal who was addressing an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry on Friday... Read more.. |
NTPC tendering 250MW project in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh investigating 500MW solar parkIndian state-owned utility NTPC has issued a request for selection (RfS) for solar developers to set up a 250MW solar PV project in the Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park in Kadapa District of the state of Andhra Pradesh. The open category tender will come as part of the National Solar Mission (NSM) Phase-II, Batch-II, Tranche-I. ... Read more.. |
47,490 biogas plants installed in 2015-16, only 43% of the targetWhile the development of solar and wind energy capacity has been making major strides of late, the oldest form of renewable energy in use seems to be getting short thrift. Recent figures released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy show that India is falling way behind its target in installing biogas plants (the gobar gas plants of yore). Under the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (... Read more.. |
4 solar plants on Greater Noida waste landsThe Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority will set up four solar plants of 1MW each on waste lands in the city. The city currently generates 2.65MW of solar power from six solar plants located on top of government buildings. According to officials, the land for four plants will be leased to private agencies in the first phase and four or five more solar plants will be set up in the next phase. "We... Read more.. |
Govt spells out stricter norms for gensets to curb pollutionThe Centre has notified new stringent environment standards for electricity generators running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)/Natural Gas (NG), Diesel with LPG/NG and Petrol with LPG/NG. This is expected to reduce pollution and noise caused by such generators in cities and towns across the country. This the first time such standards have been notified for gensets running on LPG/NG or in combination with... Read more.. |
ReNew Power receives US$250 million debt financing from OPIC to build 400MW of PV in IndiaIndia-based renewables developer ReNew Power Ventures will receive up to US$250 million of debt financing from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US government's development finance institution, to help construct 400MW of solar PV projects in India. Sumant Sinha, chairman and chief executive of ReNew Power said: "ReNew Power will have an edge in the solar competitive bidding scenario... Read more.. |
ACME expands solar power projects portfolio to 1229 mwGreen energy player ACME today said it has expanded solar projects portfolio to 1229 mw. "The latest addition in its list of projects is the 75 MW project won at Jharkhand tender," the company said in a statement. "The financial bid from ACME for the tariff of Rs 5.73 (25 MW) and Rs 5.48 (50 MW) for 25... Read more.. |
Kalpataru Power bags Rs 1,320 crore orders from Power Grid CorpKalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (KPTL) today said it has secured orders worth Rs 1,320 crore from Power Grid Corp. The other includes a transmission line supply project for Gadarwara-Warora Transmission Line Project of about Rs 353 crore from Powergrid Warora Transmission Ltd. Also an order is one... Read more.. |
Nearly 1.8 billion people will face water scarcity by 2025: UNBy 2025, some 1.8 billion people will face absolute water scarcity and an estimated two-thirds of the worlds population could be living under water-stressed conditions, showed UN statistics released on Monday. A panel discussion held at the UN headquarters highlighted that safeguarding forests is an essential way to manage global freshwater resources and to avoid water shortages, Xinhua reported.... Read more.. |
NGT seeks complete data on sewage discharged in GangaThe National Green Tribunal today slammed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) over the quantum of sewage discharged in Ganga from various towns of the state and directed it to submit complete data on domestic and industrial waste released in the river. “What is the total quantity of domestic and industrial sewage discharge in Ganga and its tributaries like Kali and Ramganga? We want to know town-... Read more.. |
IEDC studying hybrid (Wind and Solar Power) model with energy storage to produce renewable energyIL&FS Energy Development Co. (IEDC) has embarked upon a first-of-its-kind feasibility study to examine the possibility of integrating wind and solar power production along with energy storage at a single plant. The results are expected by September. "They can be utilised by anyone who wants to come up with hybrid tenders or demonstration hybrid projects," said Sunil Wadhwa, Managing Director. "We have... Read more.. |
Plantation drive across 5 states to revive GangaSeeking to rejuvenate the Ganga through a massive plantation exercise in its riverscape, the Centre on Tuesday released a detailed project report (DPR) on the sort of intervention it plans for the river which will see five states plant trees on 83,946 sq km of identified diverse forest areas over the next five years. Timing the release of the report with World Water Day, Union water resources minister Uma Bharti stressed on planting of Himalayan species of vegetation along the river that will produce '... Read more.. |
8 crore in India deprived of safe drinking water: StudyIndia has the world's largest number of people without access to safe water, according to a report released to mark World Water Day on Tuesday. China, Bangladesh and Pakistan are also among the top 10 countries where maximum number of people are living without uncontaminated drinking water. According to the report "Water: At what cost?" released by WaterAid, about 7.6 crore people, which is 5% of India's... Read more.. |
Sundarbans becomes no-pollution zoneTo ensure minimum damage to the ecosystem of the Sundarbans during this polling season, the district administration and political parties have decided to minimise the carbon footprint in the islands. Plastic flex is being replaced by banners made of cotton or jute while paper cups are being preferred over plastic cups this year. ... Read more.. |
Env ministry introduces new laws for plastic waste disposalNew laws have been introduced by the environment ministry for disposing and handling plastic waste, amending the plastic waste management and handling rules, 2011. Union environment minister, Prakash Javadekar, tweeted on Friday, "The waste management rules, 2016, aims to expand jurisdiction of applicability from the municipal to the rural areas." He also tweeted the brochure, which explores the purpose of the rule and mentioned how it is different from the previous rules. ... Read more.. Date : Mar 22 Source: Pune Mirror
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Indian State Of Haryana Launches New Solar Policy, Eyes 4 GW Capacity By 2022The north Indian state of Haryana is the latest one to launch a revised solar power policy to align it according to the central government’s enhanced capacity addition target. The government of Haryana had recently organised an investors’ summit to attract fresh investments in the renewable energy, especially solar power sector. Despite have decent land and solar energy resource Haryana is not among the... Read more.. |
India Issues Draft Policy To Incentivise Repowering Wind Energy ProjectsAs India targets 60 GW installed wind energy capacity by 2022 the government is looking to push the industry towards more efficient and larger capacity wind turbines. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy recently announced a draft policy for repowering old wind turbines. The policy essentially calls for the replacement of all wind turbines with rated capacity of less than 1 MW. According to the... Read more.. |
Swachh drive: Trash bin to send e-alert when it's fullThe Swachh Bharat campaign could soon get a digital accessory. The Centre may use its Digital India project in conjunction with the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to have solar-powered trash cans like in many US cities which send alerts to sanitation crews once they are full. If this happens, the question on when to... Read more.. |
Hindustan Cleanenergy Calls for feed-in-tariff route for solar projectsHindustan Cleanenergy, one of the largest solar energy producers in the country, says India should switch to feed-in-tariff mechanism to award renewable energy projects for speedy implementation and reasonable returns for stakeholders. "The award process through competitive bidding is very time consuming and full of uncertainties. To accelerate the implementation of solar projects, we would like the... Read more.. |
Centre has given Uttar Pradesh Rs 11,500 crore for electrification: Piyush GoyalThe Centre has allocated more than Rs 11,000 crore for bringing electricity to every nook and corner of Uttar Pradesh, despite the failure of successive governments in the state to utilize central grants meant for the purpose over the last one decade, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. "The Narendra Modi government has launched two schemes to realize the goal of bringing electricity to every... Read more.. |
Tata Power Solar enables Rajaram Maize Products to become a 100% renewable energy companyTata Power Solar has announced that it has successfully commissioned a 4.8 MW solar power plant for Rajaram Maize Products in India. The company now meets its entire power requirement through renewable energy, making it one of the few business entities in India to do so. Spread across 22 acres of land at Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh state, this solar power plant was setup within three months, using... Read more.. |
Investor interest in ESG performance on the riseAs a series of government initiatives help nudge sustainability into the mainstream, companies are reporting that both investors and shareholders alike are sitting up to take note of their ESG practices. Long relegated as a fringe issue on the corporate agenda, sustainability is fast becoming a rising concern among investors and shareholders, said business heads from leading Singapore companies on Wednesday... Read more.. |
Australia: National Carbon Offset Standard expanded to buildings, precincts, citiesThe federal government has announced the National Carbon Offset Standard will be extended to buildings, precincts and cities, expanding the standard’s reach from carbon neutral businesses, products, services and events. A statement from federal environment minister Greg Hunt said the move was in response to requests from industry, cities and the community to expand the scheme, which provides carbon neutral... Read more.. |
