Coal Scarcity cause Power Plants in country to grapple…

Power plants in the country continue to grapple with coal shortage as 19 stations suffered acute scarcity, with only four days of fuel stock, last week. As per the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) data (April 19), 19 power plants spread across all the four regions of the country had less than 4 days of coal stock. However, some...

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As per “Integrated Renewable Energy Resource” report of TERI, Gujarat has 750 GW of renewable energy potential…

Power India found that The Energy Research Institute (TERI) has estimated Gujarat’s overall integrated renewable energy potential to be around 750 GW. This includes all the major renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, hydro etc.   Source wise breakup as estimated by TERI is: Hydro Power: 345 GW...

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Power-full Gujarat maange more…

An Update form the Pioneer… Combining hydro power, thermal power and utilising the immense potential of solar energy, Gujarat now boasts of being a power surplus State. So much so that all its 18,000 villages have access to round the clock uninterrupted three-phase power and still there is 2,000 MW for sale. Struggling with power...

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Norway keen on co-operation with India in Hydro Power Sector…

Power India found that Norwegian Government seems very keen to increase the co-operation with India in the Hydro Power Sector.  The Norwegian Embassy had organised a meeting of about 80 experts from 35 companies to discuss hydro power.   Norway meets most of its electricity needs from hydro power sources. Ann Ollestad, Nrwegian...

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Azure Power to set up two rooftop solar PV projects of 2.5 MW in Gujarat….

As captured by Power India some time before, the Gujarat Government is planning to announce a rooftop solar power generation policy; under this M/s Azure Power has announced plans to develop India’s first Megawatt (MW) scale rooftop solar PV project in Gandhinagar.   Some more brief of the proposed project as found by Power India:...

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Power Minister reassured the international community about the strong domestic environment for power sector…

Power India found that Hon’ble Minister of Power, Shri Sushilkumar Shinde has reassured the national as well as international community about the conducive policy environment as well as the strong regulatory framework that exist in India to secure a sustainable energy future during the Work Energy Leaders Summit in Istanbul in Turkey....

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