Telecom Tower companies soon to be powered by Renewable Energy to reduce operating costs…

Power India found that various Telecom Tower Providers are considering the alternate of renewable energy generation to reduce the operational costs of electricity.   As learnt from various sources, these companies are planning to invite proposal for setting up setting up independent renewable energy companies that will generate and...

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CESC, RP Goenka Group Company, is having plans to develop 500 MW of Renewable Energy projects by 2015…

Power India found that CESC is planning to add 500 MW renewable energy capacity by 2015 through solar, wind and small hydro projects.   Brief on CESC & its projects CESC is a R P Sanjiv Goenka - led Rs. 10,000 power company CESC has recently commissioned 9 MW solar project in Kutch in Gujarat with an investment of Rs....

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GMDC awarded Rs 305 Crore Contract for a 50 MW Wind Power Project at Jamnagar of Gujarat…

Power India found that Suzlon Energy, largest domestic wind turbine manufacturer, has signed a contract for 50 MW Wind Power Project with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) Brief of Project EPC Cost: Rs. 305.32 Crores Location: Jamnagar District, Gujarat WTGs: 24 Nos of 2.1 MW WTGs (Suzlon make S95 model)  ...

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Update on Power Generation during March 2012 by Gujarat Solar Power Projects….

Power India found that around 32 Solar Power Project Developers of Gujarat have started producing the sola energy and feeding the same to the Gujarat Grid.   Further, the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) of Gujarat have in its month Energy Accounts of March 2012 captured the generation from these solar plants.   As estimated...

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Wind Incentives–Do we need Tax Incentive on Project Cost or Electricity Produced…

Power India has done a study on the comparative analysis of two major incentives being given to Wind Projects – Accelerated Depreciation and Generation Based Incentives.   Background Although the Accelerated Depreciation (AD) Scheme contributed more to make India’s wind installation globally one of the largest with 15,000 MW...

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EGoM suggest to formulate a policy on use of surplus coal by UMPPs; may cause RPower’s Tilaiya UMPP to wait for coal usage…

Power India found that the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) in its meeting on April 27, has asked the Coal Ministry to formulate a policy for use of surplus or incremental coal available for Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs). Reliance Power will have to wait for a new coal surplus policy before it can use the surplus coal from its...

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