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India has installed renewable energy projects of 152.90 GW: Power minister – EQ Mag Pro

March 26, 2022 Anand Gupta

“Further, projects of 72.61 GW capacity are under various stages of implementation and 21.11 GW capacity are under various stages of bidding,” said Singh. NEW DELHI : India has installed a total of 152.90 GW of renewable energy capacity projects (including large hydro) till February, informed the power minister RK Singh on Thursday. In a […]

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Indore: 40% increase in rooftop solar systems in Malwa-Nimar in one year – EQ Mag Pro

March 26, 2022 Anand Gupta

West Discom managing director Amit Tomar said that rooptop solar energy is the priority of the Central and the State governments. “Consumers are being continuously helped to generate electricity from rooftops in the company area,” he added. If figures are any indicator, solar panel is a new buzz in the Malwa-Nimar region. In the last […]

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Target of 10GW in new green energy policy – EQ Mag Pro

March 26, 2022 Anand Gupta

KERDL has proposed, for 2022-27, a target of generating 10 gigawatt of renewable energy, up from the present 6000MW. BENGALURU : With the state government having crossed the target of renewable energy generation, especially solar and wind, Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KERDL) officials have raised the bar in the new policy, which is before […]

Shipping ministry initiates green port project to cut carbon emissions – EQ Mag Pro

March 26, 2022 Anand Gupta

The usage of renewable power will be promoted for port activities by installation of solar power plants, rooftop solar, wind farms, floating solar plants, etc. New Delhi: The shipping ministry has initiated the green port project for reducing carbon emissions of the maritime industry that, excluding military operations, contributes to 1% of the overall transport […]

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NTPC commissions additional capacity at Ramagundam Floating Solar Project – EQ Mag Pro

March 26, 2022 Anand Gupta

NTPC has made commercially operational an additional 42.5 MW of power generation capacity at Ramagundam floating solar project in Telangana. Earlier the company had commissioned 17.5 MW (Part-I) and 20 MW (Part-II) of the project. With the addition of 42.5MW, the total commercially operational power generation capacity of Ramagundam floating solar project has reached 80 […]

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India ranked 3rd largest primary energy consumer in the world – EQ Mag Pro

March 25, 2022 Anand Gupta

As per the Ministry of Power, a significant addition to Thermal (28,460 MW), Large Hydro (12,663 MW), and Nuclear Energy (8,700 MW) capacity is underway. New Delhi: As per India Energy Outlook 2021, published by International Energy Agency (IEA), India has been ranked third largest primary energy consumer in the world, said Minister of State […]

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Use of Nuclear Energy for Power Generation – EQ Mag Pro

March 25, 2022 Anand Gupta

The present installed nuclear power capacity in the country is 6780 MW comprising of 22 operational nuclear power reactors. In addition, one reactor, KAPP-3 (700 MW) has also been connected to the grid in January- 2021. India is not very rich in fossil fuel resources and considering the large and growing energy demand, all energy […]

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Govt to cut contribution of coal based power to 32% by 2030 – EQ Mag Pro

March 25, 2022 Anand Gupta

New Delhi : India is planning to substantially slash its share of coal based thermal power generation from the current 52 percent to 32 percent by the turn of the decade, the Ministry of Power told the Parliament. India has been increasing its renewable power production in the last few years to aid its efforts […]

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Ministry of Power urges all ministries to deploy Electric Vehicles into the fleet of official vehicles – EQ Mag Pro

March 25, 2022 Anand Gupta

Ministry of Power has requested all the Ministries in Government of India and the State Governments to join the initiative on transformative electric mobility and advise their respective Departments to shift their fleet of official vehicles from present Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) based Vehicles to Electric Vehicles. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) through its wholly […]

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Status of implementation of SAUBHAGYA scheme – EQ Mag Pro

March 25, 2022 Anand Gupta

Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya in October, 2017 with the objective to achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country by March, 2019. All households were reported […]