TNERC issues consultative paper for determining tariff of solar projects...

  Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued a consultative paper for determining tariff of solar projects and invited comments by 31st Aug 2013. The commission came out with a proposed tariff structure to provide guidance to those opting for solar power in line with the TN Solar power policy 2012 which envisages...

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Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam to construct a 10 MW Canal-top Project on Narmada Canal in Gujarat...

  Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) has decided to construct a 10 MW Solar PV Project on Sardar Sarovar Canal on river Narmada in Gujarat.  The multi thousand km long canal network has been built to take irrigation water to the areas of Saurashtra & Kutch. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited is developing a...

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World Solar Power Topped 100,000 MW during 2012...

World Solar Power Topped 100,000 Megawatts in 2012 (via sustainablog) By J. Matthew Roney The world installed 31,100 megawatts of solar photovoltaics (PV) in 2012—an all-time annual high that pushed global PV capacity above 100,000 megawatts. There is now enough PV operating to meet the household electricity needs of… ...

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Sanofi contracted with Suzlon for installation of 2.1 MW windmill for the captive consumption of Ankleshwar facility...

  Suzlon Energy Ltd has received a contract from Sanofi India for installation of wind mill for the captive consumption of the compaly. Sanofi contracted with Suzlon for installation of 2.1 MW windmill for the captive consumption of Ankleshwar facility... Sanofi is a multinational healthcare products manufacturing company having...

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Reliance Power's 4000 MW Tilaiya UMPP need to receive PSU status to get exemption for compensatory forestation requirement...

  Reliance Power Limited's (RPower) 4,000 MW Tilaiya Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) is required to receive a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) status from the Central Government in order to be exempted by the Jharkhand Government from providing non-forest land in return for diverting forest land for the proposed mega power project. ...

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Indian Railways planning to use Solar Power for its AC Coaches...

  Indian Railways seems to be considering to use the solar energy to power its air conditions coaches; had asked Indian Institute of Technology, Madras to find ways for the same. Indian Railways, the largest railway system of the world, is seriously considering to use innovative technologies to tap alternative/renewable sources of...

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R-Infra receives Rs. 185 Crores order to digitize Bihar's power distribution network...

  Reliance Infrastructure Limited (R-Infra) has bagged a Rs. 185 Crores order from the Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) to digitize its customer service which will allow the utility to reduce losses, improve billing and load distribution to its 12 lakh consumers.   Under the said contract, R-Infra will cover North and...

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