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Electricity Amendment Bill Pushes for Privatisation Model, Limits Powers of Local Admin, State Govts

Welcoming the decision, Sanjay Shete, chairman of Kolhapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries said, “We welcome the decision of government as it will give some respite to financially reeling industries from payment of power bills and power cuts over the delay in payment of bills” Kolhapur: The industrialists in Kolhapur have welcomed the state government’s […]

Electric Vehicles

Govt’s Rs 10,000-cr scheme to promote electric vehicles fails to take off in its first year

April 23, 2020 Anand Gupta

Of the amount earmarked for the scheme, a sum of Rs 8,596 crore was allocated for demand incentive in the form of direct subsidy. Roughly 10 per cent of this was expected to be spent in the first year The government’s push to incentivise the purchase of electric vehicles in India has failed to take […]

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Virus lockdown to dent electricity demand by around 25 pc, say analysts

March 31, 2020 Anand Gupta

The entire country was put under a three-week lockdown starting March 25 to arrest the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. A few states like Maharashtra had already been under a lockdown or preparing for one starting March 15 Mumbai: The ongoing lockdown is set to dent electricity demand by a fourth as economic activity sputters […]

India

AAP protests outside Punjab assembly over power hike

January 18, 2020 Anand Gupta

The protesters, including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab unit chief Mann and party legislators, were demanding roll back of the hike Chandigarh: AAP activists led by Member of Parliament Bhagwant Mann on Friday staged a sit-in protest outside the Punjab assembly here against the recent hike in electricity rates. The protesters, including Aam Aadmi Party […]

Asia - Pacific

PTI Govt Taking Steps To Generate Cheap Energy: Minister

November 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

ISLAMABAD, UrduPoint / Pakistan: Federal Minister for Energy, Omer Ayub Khan on Wednesday said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), government was working on many projects to generate cheap energy in the country. Wind, solar and renewable energy projects would be completed in near future to meet the growing demand of industrial and other sectors […]

Middle East & Africa

No apologies: Africans say their need for oil cash outweighs climate concerns

November 11, 2019 Anand Gupta

A handful of protesters on the ground floor of the cavernous Cape Town International Convention Centre spread fake oil on the ground and chanted, demanding an end to fossil fuels. Two floors above, the hundreds of delegates at Africa Oil Week were largely unaware – and mostly unmoved – by the display. “Under no circumstances […]

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Guj sets 30,000 MW renewable energy generation target by 2022

November 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

Gujarat government has set a target of 30,000 MW of renewable energy generation by 2022 from the current 9,670 MW. “Gujarat will have over 30,000 MW of renewable energy by 2022, the roadmap for which has been finalised,” state’s chief secretary J N Singh told reporters here on Monday. At present, the state has a […]

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Guj’s rooftop solar power scheme aims to cover 2 lakh families

September 27, 2019 Anand Gupta

Gujarat energy minister Saurabh Patel said here on Thursday that the state government’s rooftop solar panel scheme aims to cover two lakh households by March 31 next year. Under the scheme, people can install solar panels for electricity generation on the roof of their houses, and if there is surplus electricity, they can sell it […]

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Climate change: India pitches for financial support

September 3, 2019 Anand Gupta

In the run-up to two key UN summits on Climate Change, India has raised the pitch for finance and technology support to developing nations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals of keeping a global average temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said […]

India

In Maharashtra village farmers switch to solar pumps, experts fear groundwater exploitation

August 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon village, many farmers spend sleepless nights to irrigate their fields, as power for irrigation isn’t available during the daytime for 15 days a month, but Dattaji Balaji Kikole, 62, doesn’t need to strain himself. Reason: Kikole has got a three-horsepower (hp) solar pump installed under the Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana launched […]