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ADB to invest USD 50 mn in solar project developer Avaada

March 20, 2019 Anand Gupta

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tuesday said it has inked an agreement to invest USD 50 million in solar energy project developer Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd to help the company scale up rapidly. The investment will come equally from ADB’s Ordinary Capital Resources and Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP). LEAP is a funding arrangement provided […]

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Solar power used to create hydrogen fuel from seawater

March 19, 2019 Anand Gupta

Stanford scientists have devised a way to generate hydrogen fuel from seawater using solar power, an advance that may help pave the way for a novel sustainable source of energy. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrate a new way of separating hydrogen and oxygen gas from salt […]

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Tata Power-DDL ties up with European firms to implement smart grid pilot in Delhi

March 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

Tata Power-DDL Friday joined hands with European firms Enedis, Schneider Electric, Odit-e and VaasaETT to implement a 1-megawatt smart grid demonstration project in the national capital, which would be insulated from any blackout in the main grid. This microgrid will cater to a specific area which could be connected to main grid or can be […]

India

Thermal power capacity addition hits a speed bump

March 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

Only 2130 Mw added till January against a target of 4850 Mw Fresh capacity addition in the thermal power sector has fallen woefully short of targets. Of the 4,850 MW capacity envisioned for the fiscal year 2018-19, only 44 percent has been added. No capacity was added by Centre-owned utilities in the period under review. […]

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GE T&D wins Rs 150 cr order in Rajasthan

March 14, 2019 Anand Gupta

GE T&D India on Wednesday said it has bagged an order worth USD 21 million (Rs 150 crore) from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd (RRVPL) to modernise transmission grid network in Rajasthan. The grid modernisation project by RRVPL is part of a roadmap to implement grid initiatives and augment renewable energy in the state, […]

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BYPL commissions four solar microgrids with storage batteries in east Delhi

March 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

Power discom BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) has commissioned four solar microgrids with storage batteries in east Delhi which will help in reduction of carbon footprint and provide backup power in case of outages. Such solar microgrids will also be rolled out in south and west Delhi areas covered by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BYPL), […]

India

Why Andhra power regulator’s steps should worry renewable sector

March 7, 2019 Anand Gupta

APERC seeks review of existing power purchase agreements with wind and solar firms The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) put out a letter on February 27, 2019 asking the state to see if the duration of existing power purchase agreements (PPAs) can be reduced to five years from 25 years. “It is requested to […]

India

No load-shedding this year, says Maha energy minister

March 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

There will be no load-shedding in Maharashtra this year as it has adequate coal stocks for power generation, state Energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said. Addressing reporters here Thursday, he said the state was on the top as far as power generation from renewable sources of energy was concerned. “We had transmitted a record 24970 […]

India

Energy supply and consumption patterns are changing to tackle climate change: PM Modi

February 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that patterns of energy supply and consumption are changing globally and countries are coming together to tackle climate change. There are signs of convergence between cheaper renewable energy, technologies and digital applications, he said while addressing the inaugural session of 13th international oil and gas conference Petrotech 2019. […]

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Siemens Gamesa bags 567 MW wind turbine order from ReNew Power

February 1, 2019 Anand Gupta

Wind turbine major Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy on Thursday said it has bagged a new order for 567 MW from ReNew Power, an independent power producer. A statement issued here said the scope of order includes supply of 270 units, out of which 127 units of SG 2.1-122 wind turbines will be installed at Bhuj, […]

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