Hi-Tech facility for hybrid boxes of solar projects inaugurated in Gurgaon...

  A hi-tech facility for production of green hybrid boxes for solar projects, part of a joint venture between Slovenia and India, was Tuesday inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The projects are going on at the Fairwood Smart Green Company here. Slovenia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Karl...

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NLC to invest Rs 29,239 crore in coal projects; to set up wind and solar projects...

  Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) is expected to invest Rs 29,239 crore in coal and power sectors during 12th plan of which a major share of the investment would into development of power projects. Sriprakash Jaiswal, Union Minister of Coal today informed the members of Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his...

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BHEL in talks with alstom and foster wheeler for tie-up in CBFC boiler technology...

  France's Alstom and Switzerland-based Foster Wheeler AG are frontrunners for a possible partnership with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) in the circulating fluidised bed combustion (CFBC) boiler segment. This is a technology where the state-owned equipment firm is not considered as strong as competitors in the domestic market...

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Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission order for RPO Compliance...

  Immediately after the land mark order given by the honorable Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission on the enforcement and strict compliance of the Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) including the Distribution Licensees including  the entire backlog upto FY 2012-13 and for the current financial year FY 2013-14, the...

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AEG Power Commissions 5.8 MW Solar Project For Nahar Group In India...

  AEG Power Solutions has commissioned a 5.8 MW photovoltaic power project with the Nahar Group in India.   The Nahar Group is a textiles manufacturer and exporter that has recently expanded into renewable energy generation with solar and wind projects. Located in Bikaner, Rajasthan, the project is connected to a 33 kV grid....

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1,200 power users return to RInfra from Tata Power...

  There has been a reverse migration of 1,200 high-end power consumers from Tata Power to RInfra after the latter began implementing MERC's multi-year tariff order from September 1. This was disclosed by RInfra officials after announcement of the quarterly results on Monday. A RInfra source said the 1,200 consumers comprised a combined...

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CESC’s Maharashtra project to go on stream in December...

  CESC Ltd, the flagship company of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, will make operational the 300 MW first phase of its Rs 3,300-crore Chandrapur (Maharashtra) project next month. The second phase, with another 300 MW capcity, will be operational by April next year. The company has inked a pact with Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution...

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BVRIT, Engineering College of Andhra Pradesh goes solar...

  An engineering college has taken the clean energy route to power its sprawling campus and meet the energy demands. Padmasri Dr B.V. Raju Institute of Technology in Narsapur, about 50 km from Hyderabad, has installed and commissioned a 100 kWp solar photovoltaic rooftop plant. The project is the first-of-its-kind among all the JNTU-affiliated...

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Wipro, Infy score big on carbon footprint disclosure...

  Concern for the environment among Indian industry is definitely on the rise, says a new report by the UK-based non-governmental organisation, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). This year more companies have got high disclosure scores on the organisation’s Climate Disclosure leadership Index or CDLI. Wipro leads the Indian bandwagon...

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Godawari Solar Thermal Plant Generates Above Expectations...

  Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd.’s solar-thermal plant, Asia’s biggest, is generating more power than expected, allaying criticism that the technology was failing in India, a government official said. Godawari’s 50-megawatt project is at times generating 10 megawatts more than its stated capacity, said Tarun Kapoor, head of solar...

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Power demand set to double in Karnataka by 2022...

  Electricity consumption in Karnataka, which is currently some 63,000 million units annually, is set to double by next decade. Keeping this in view, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has suggested the state government to invest heavily in power generation over the next few years to match the imminent demand. ...

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Intersolar India: Auction for 4GW mega solar project to start ‘in months’...

  At Intersolar India 2013, the joint secretary for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Shri Tarun Kapoor, said invitations for tenders for the 4GW mega solar project in India will begin in a few months. Tarun Kapoor said the first 1GW phase is scheduled for completion in three years, and tenders will be invited “in...

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