India

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh government will generate 7,670 MW of electricity from various new projects in the next couple of years. The Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited tabled the copy of its annual report for the year 2016-2017 in AP Assembly on Wednesday. According to the report, the 800 MW new power generation unit at […]

CHENNAI: While the city Corporation’s move towards installing rooftop solar panels in its buildings may be a step in the right direction as far as shifting to renewable energy is concerned, the civic body is still mulling its options if TANGEDCO’s proposal to reduce returns on investment for rooftop solar power consumers is given the […]

New Delhi: The Centre will soon unveil a policy on electric vehicles (EVs), Power Minister R.K. Singh said on Wednesday, while launching the National E-Mobility Programme here in line with the government’s vision of having 100 per cent e-mobility by 2030.On the occasion, Singh, who is also the New and Renewable Energy Minister, also announced […]

US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has extended its support to power discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution with a grant to explore and develop opportunities in the areas of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as integration of rooftop solar, energy storage systems, and electric vehicles. The grant agreement was signed by Praveer Sinha, CEO and […]

In its endeavour to make Chandigarh first renewable city, the Chandigarh administration is all set to install country’s largest solar photovoltaic power capacity of 20 MW over water storage reservoirs. The UT administration has also tied up with Municipal Corporation to set up solar roof top plants over community centres across the city. “All government […]

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), jointly launched by India and France at the UN Climate Change Conference over two years ago, is set to turn to the sun to brighten its future with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron co-chairing its founding conference in the national capital on Sunday. A brainchild of […]

New Delhi : The International Solar Alliance (ISA), jointly launched by India and France at the UN Climate Change Conference over two years ago, is set to turn to the sun to brighten its future with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron co-chairing its founding conference in the national capital on Sunday. […]

India’s power sector leader NTPC and top business school IIM-Ahmedabad today announced a joint initiative to create a world class research institute at NTPC School of Business for policy prescription and churn out management graduates with focus on energy sector. We are proud to have entered an agreement, under which India’s marquee business school — […]

The European bank’s shareholders give the green signal LONDON: India has got the go-ahead to join the London-based European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), after its shareholders agreed to make the country its 69th member, enabling Indian companies to undertake joint investments in regions in which the EBRD operates. “This is an important step […]

New Delhi: A new project for distribution of 70 lakh solar study lamps in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, sanctioned by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in 2016, is currently under implementation, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Power R. K Singh informed the […]