Alpha Technologies acquires cleantech solutions firm NavSemi Energy...

  US-based Alpha Technologies has acquired Bangalore-based NavSemi Energy for an undisclosed amount, the company said in a release. Founded in 2008, NavSemi designs and manufactures products that extract efficacy from PV/solar systems by maximising the energy harvesting capabilities of individual solar panels. NavSemi’s current...

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Around 37% area of Western Ghats have been notified as no-go Zone for thermal projects by MoEF...

  MoEF notified around 60,000 Sq km area of the Western Ghats across six states as ecologically sensitive are (ESA), making it a no-go zone where activities like mining, quarrying and setting up thermal plants and other high polluting industries will be banned with immediate effect. However the hydro electric power projects and windmill...

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TNERC proposed amendments to the Tamil Nadu tariff regulations 2005....

    Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has proposed certain Draft Amendment to various regulations of TNERC Tariff Regulations 2005 and the comments on the same are invited By 25th November 2013.       The major changes/amendments proposed by TNERC are as below: The ambit of the...

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Sungrow Strengthens Marketing Power in India...

  With the purpose of further improving global service effectiveness and customers' satisfaction, Sungrow officially enabled its Indian service site in Gurgaon, near New Delhi, since November 1, 2013. As one of the emerging PV markets, India is a key chapter of Sungrow's overseas expansion strategy due to its abundant solar resource...

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SunEdison Launches Solar Water Pumps in India...

  SunEdison , a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar technology and solar energy services, today launched the SunEdison Solar Water Pump, a high performance solar PV-based water pump specially designed for agriculture. The Solar Water Pump will address a significant market, and help increase crop yield by delivering...

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Performance report of Solar projects under national solar mission...

    MNRE has published the performance data of the projects commissioned under National Solar Mission Phase 1 (Batch 1 and Batch 2) for the month of September 2013 after skipping August 2013.     As the Batch 1 projects have completed one year (Oct-13 to Sep-13), the annual performance of the same are analyzed....

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Alstom bags Rs 130 cr order from AP Transco...

  Alstom T&D India on Thursday said it has been awarded contracts worth Rs 130 crore by Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (AP Transco). The deal is to supply two air-insulated substation projects to strengthen the power supply in Andhra Pradesh. “Alstom’s 400 kV air-insulated substations will help meet energy demand...

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J&K develops 48 MW hydro; Soon to construct 500 MW thermal project...

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said a 500-megawatt thermal power project would soon be set up with feedstock from the coal block allotted to the state by the central government to meet the state’s growing electricity demands. Omar Abdullah laid the foundation of the 48 megawatt Kalnai hydro-power project...

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Unscheduled power cuts return in Coimbatore due to low wind, hydro power...

  Coimbatore District is back to days of unscheduled power cuts. For the last three days, electricity consumers are facing three hours to six hours of power cut a day. Officials of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) say that the substations follow a schedule for two hour load shedding in the morning...

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SECI released standard PPA and VGF Securitization agreements for NSM Phase II Batch I Projects...

  The Standard PPA and VGF Securitization agreements for the solar projects under National Solar Mission Phase II Batch I have been released and uploaded by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on their website. These documents are of high importance for the stake holders such as developers and bankers/financial institutions...

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APTEL issues notices to Gujarat Solar Park Develoers...

  The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Aptel) has issued notices to 80 Gujarat-based solar project developers on an appeal filed by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL), the state government-run utility. GUVNL is seeking a cut in the rate of power it will buy from the solar players on the grounds that the actual cost incurred by developers...

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