UBM India, India’s leading exhibitions organiser will host the 10th edition of its flagship event, Renewable Energy India Expo (REI) from 7th to 9th September 2016 at the India Expo Center, Greater Noida. REI is a global platform where India’s green economy community including overseas participants will congregate to discuss industry trends, challenges and market […]
IHS and Markit Announce Post-Merger NASDAQ Trading Symbol “INFO”
IHS and Markit recently announced that, in connection with the completion of the previously announced merger between IHS and Markit, the combined company, which will be renamed IHS Markit Ltd., will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the new trading symbol “INFO.” Jerre Stead, IHS chairman and chief executive officer, commented, “The INFO […]
Power supply deficit 0.9% in April-June quarter
NEW DELHI: Overall power deficit was 0.9 per cent in the April-June quarter of this fiscal as 292.82 billion units were supplied against a demand of 295.34 billion units, Parliament was informed today. During the quarter, 2,92,822 million units of power was supplied against the demand of 2,95,344 million units, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said […]
Aquila’s First Flight: A Big Milestone Toward Connecting Billions of People
Internet access can offer life-changing opportunities and experiences to all of us, but there are still 4 billion people without it. That’s 60% of the global population. As many as 1.6 billion of those unconnected people live in remote locations with no access to mobile broadband networks, where implementing existing network technologies is so challenging […]
First Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) held yesterday at Shanghai; India to Chair the next Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB in 2017.
The First Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the BRICS New Development Bank was held yesterday at Shanghai, China. The New Development Bank (NDB) has completed one year since its establishment in 2015. Since its establishment, the policies of operations have been put in place, projects for all five member countries have been […]
Greenko closes in on SunEdison India assets
Hyderabad-based Greenko Group, backed by GIC Singapore, is leading the race to buy renewable energy projects of SunEdison in India, in a deal that is estimated at Rs 7,500 crore. SunEdison India’s portfolio includes 410 megawatt (Mw) of operational solar power projects, 80 Mw of wind projects and upcoming 1,000 Mw of solar power projects, […]
PowerGrid appproves investment proposals of Rs 2,731 crore
Power Grid CorporationBSE 2.70 % has approved investment of Rs 2,731 crore in various projects, including setting up of a transmission system for solar park at Bhadla in Rajasthan for Rs 1,429.38 crore. The board of the company approved as many as 11 proposals in its meeting held on July 20, PowerGrid said in a […]
Narendra Modi lures India’s top fossil fuel companies to back solar boom
New Delhi: India’s biggest energy companies are moving beyond their roots in fossil fuels to invest in renewables, backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal to build up alternatives to the most polluting forms of energy. Indian Oil Corp., a prominent refiner, along with Oil India Ltd, are working to build a 1-gigawatt solar farm in […]
Juwi Shizen Energy Builds 14 Mw Solar Power Plant In Japan
Tokyo-based joint venture juwi Shizen Energy Inc. (hereafter referred to as “juwi Shizen Energy”) has just started construction on the 14 megawatt Inshinomaki Numazi Photovoltaic Power Plant. The project is situated on a former golf course in the city of Inshinomaki (Miyagi prefecture) in the north of Japan’s main island Honshu. The utility-scale power plant […]
Comments/views are invited from the SPDs / Stakeholders in the proposed Amendment inthe Guidelines of a scheme for setting up of over 2000 MW Grid connected Solar PV Projects with VGF under Batch-III of NSM Phase-II
The views / comments may be sent by email: bl.ram@nic.in / chalapathi.rao@nic.in, on or before 25/07/2016. Source-mnre