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Investment in energy efficiency, renewables and electricity grids can generate 9 million jobs over 3 years: Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA

Electricity grids, building renovation and modernisation along with energy efficiency and renewables can create 9 million jobs globally in next 3 years, Birol said. New Delhi: The global investment in energy efficiency, renewables and electricity grids can generate around 9 million jobs over the course of three years, according to Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International […]

Nagpur Power Demand Surges to Record 821 MW Amid Heatwave Pressure and Grid Stress – EQ

Chandigarh private firms to tap solar energy on your rooftop

Debendra Dalai, director, Crest, said they will soon float a tender and rope in companies under the model, where they will install solar plants on private properties CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society (Crest) will now install solar plants under Renewable Energy Service Company Model (RESCO) model that UT administrator VP […]

Nagpur Power Demand Surges to Record 821 MW Amid Heatwave Pressure and Grid Stress – EQ

Maharashtra: Raut wants 500MW solar park in Vidarbha

The minister also instructed MSEDCL & MEDA for restarting the subsidy process immediately. On request of MASMA, he also asked MSEDCL and MEDA officials to clear way for 500MW solar park in Vidarbha Nagpur: Energy minister Nitin Raut has directed MSEDCL officials to facilitate the setting up of a 500MW solar park in Vidarbha. Maharashtra […]

Pre-bid meeting: RfP for Supply of 80 MW Power on Short-Term Basis Through Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding – EQ

Aurangabad: Chorus grows for electricity bill waiver

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has appealed to consumers to pay monthly bills using online payment facilities Aurangabad: The demand for waving the monthly electricity bill of all the consumers is gathering momentum with Aurangabad-based citizen group submitting a memorandum to the state government, claiming that income of many families has taken a […]

Nagpur Power Demand Surges to Record 821 MW Amid Heatwave Pressure and Grid Stress – EQ

Covid-19 intensifies need to expand sustainable energy solutions

This includes a notable reduction in the number of people worldwide lacking access to electricity, strong uptake of renewable energy for electricity generation, and improvements in energy efficiency New Delhi: Despite accelerated progress over the past decade, the world will fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030 […]

Nagpur Power Demand Surges to Record 821 MW Amid Heatwave Pressure and Grid Stress – EQ

Real-time trading on power bourses likely soon

Power can now be bought an hour before its requirement in real time market, unlike the popular day-ahead market by discoms on spot exchanges where trade happens a day in advance New Delhi: India is set to start real time trading on power exchanges, enabling electricity purchase to be as quick as placing an online […]

Nagpur Power Demand Surges to Record 821 MW Amid Heatwave Pressure and Grid Stress – EQ

Andhra Pradesh: ‘Inflated’ power bill woes: Forum threatens action

The power bill is calculated on the basis of slabs, each of which has different rates. For consumer whose consumption is less than 100 units, charges for the first 50 units are Rs 2.60 per unit and for 51-100 units it is Rs 2.60 Visakhapatnam: A consumer association in the state has said it will […]

Nagpur Power Demand Surges to Record 821 MW Amid Heatwave Pressure and Grid Stress – EQ

Researchers Develop Water-splitting module a source of perpetual energy

‘Artificial leaf’ concept inspires research into solar-powered fuel production Rice University researchers have created an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel. The platform developed by the Brown School of Engineering lab of Rice materials scientist Jun Lou integrates catalytic electrodes and perovskite solar cells that, when triggered by sunlight, produce electricity. […]

A global solar transition could leave Africa in the shade -EQ

Uttarakhand govt grants exemption in surcharge on electricity during lockdown

Dehradun (Uttarakhand): The Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday decided to grant an exemption in interest and surcharge on electricity to consumers during the lockdown period. “Various categories of electricity consumers have been given exemption in interest and surcharge during the lockdown period. 1 per cent surcharge on electricity charges payable will be waived for 3 months […]

Pre-bid meeting: RfP for Supply of 80 MW Power on Short-Term Basis Through Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding – EQ