Gujarat approved budget of Rs. 35 Crs for tidal and geothermal projects…

Power India found that, the state of Gujarat is planning to spend around Rs 250 Mio to develop India’s first tidal power project.   Tidal Power Project produces power from ocean tides.   It has been learnt that, Gujarat has approved the funding along with an additional Rs. 100 Mio for a pilot geothermal power project in the...

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Power crisis: Balan seeks probe into KSEB…

Former Electricity Minister AK Balan has demanded a comprehensive inquiry into what he called the poor planning which led to the crisis in the electricity sector. He told reporters here on Thursday that the KSEB had petitioned the State Electricity Regulatory Commission to permit half-an-hour load-shedding and power cut to high tension and...

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Essar to sell 120 MW power from Vadinar Project in open market…

Power India found that Essar is planning to sell around 120 MWs of power from its Vadinar Thermal Project in open market instead of entering into any offtake agreement. We believe that coal price volatility and the overall pligh of the power sector are pushing Essar to take the safer route even though it will fetch less money.   According...

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Workshop: Operation and Maintenence of Solar Projects by Renewable Markets India..

India’s first conference and training seminar on Operation and Maintenance of Solar Projects is being organised on 25th April, 2012 at The Lalit Intercontinental Mumbai by Renewable Markets India. Below is the brief of the event by Renewable Markets India.   The training workshop has a number of excellent senior technical faculty...

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GERC comes out with draft guidelines for power procurement by discoms…

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has furnished the draft guidelines for procurement of power by distribution licensees in the state of Gujarat. The aim is to ensure standardization and reduce ambiguity in power procurement as well as protect the interests of the consumers through transparent and economic procurement...

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Assocham calls for coal incentives introduced in budget to continue beyond March, 2014

With coal shortages set to increase over the coming  years, the government will have no option but to design policies that favor the use of imported coal.   Recognising this, Assocham has called for incentives introduced in this year's budget--waiver of basic customs duty on thermal or steam coal and the reduction in counter...

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RPG’s fist 9 MW Solar PV Project completed at Gujarat…

RPG Group (Rs. 10,000 Crs group lead by Mr. R.P. Sanjiv Goenka) has completed its first solar PV project of 9 MW in Kutch district of Gujarat.   We further learnt that, RPG is also developing around 1200 MW thermal generation projects in Maharashtra & West Bengal.   The project is being implemented through ICML (Integrated...

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Gujarat attracted Rs. 80 Billion for solar energy…

A news from Business Line… Over the last decade, Gujarat has emerged a power-surplus State and carried electricity to nearly all of its 18,000 villages through the Jyotigram Yojana. Most of its areas now have a round-the-clock electricity supply. Its biggest cities such as Ahmedabad and Surat are lighted by the private sector and...

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Asia’s Largest Solar Park at Gujarat Inaugurated and Dedicated to the Nation…

In what is being termed as a quantum leap in the field of solar power generation, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 600 MW solar power projects to the nation on Thursday. The projects include solar power plants at the Asia’s largest solar park at Charnka village as well as solar units at ten other places in Gujarat. ...

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Garbage powers Hiranandi Estate, Thane….

At Hiranandani Estate in Thane, wet waste is not just given away to the municipality garbage collectors. It is carefully segregated and sent to a biomethanation or biogas plant, where it is converted into fuel. This fuel is then used to power the sewage treatment plant in the estate. From solar lights in the compound to occupancy censors...

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No free mines with UMPPs from now on…

Coal Ministry has proposed to terminate the policy of issuing free coal mines to the Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) bids. Thus, the bidders for upcoming ultra mega power plants in Odisha and Chattisgarh will have to pay a reserve price to the state government for coal mines that come bundled with the project, ending a long established...

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Global wind industry to install 46 GW by 2012…

The global wind industry is set to install more than 46 GW of new wind energy this year and, according to a new five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the EWEA 2012 Conference at Bella Center in Copenhagen, total global wind power capacity by the end of 2016 will be just under 500 GW. ...

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J&K to have its first wind power project at Reasi…

Jammu and Kashmir will have first wind power project in the state and a site in Reasi’s mountainous district has been found suitable for it. The process to grant the project has been begun. It will come up at Bidda site in Reasi district that has high wind potential, officials of Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development department (JAKEDA)...

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Lloyd set up a wind turbine manufacturing facility at Gujarat…

Fedders Lloyd Corporation (FLC), Delhi based cooling products manufacturer (set up by Mr. B. R. Punj), have announced its entry into the wind turbine component manufacturing by setting up a tower manufacturing facility in Gujarat.   Some brief on the facility: The facility will have initial production capacity of around...

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