Solar power costs trend down, wind blows away tariff advantage...

  Wind and solar, the two major renewable sources of energy being harnessed in India, offer a study in contrast. While the price of solar energy has come down by 50 per cent in the last five years, primarily due to the introduction of competitive bidding based on tariffs, wind energy continues to be paid 'feed-in' or preferential...

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More power to be transmitted to southern states likely next month...

  On January 14, a single national power grid would allow seamless pan-India flow of electricity in uniform frequency. State-owned transmission utility Power Grid Corporation is set to charge its high-voltage (765 KV) transmission line between Solapur in Maharashtra and Raichur in Karnataka by the second week of January, ending isolation...

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GMR Operated Delhi Airport became Asia's First Airport to have a Megawatt Class Solar Project...

  The GMR Group-operated Delhi International Airport has become the first in Asia to host a mega solar power plant on its premises. A 2.14 MW solar plant has just been set up and is all set for ribbon-cutting, it is learnt. The airports of Kochi and Bhubaneswar have solar plants, but they are of 100 kW capacity each. Delhi is the...

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Power Projects worth Rs 34,647 Crs put on fast track…

  The government has put on the fast track projects worth Rs 34,647 crore in petroleum and natural gas and power sectors by approving a number of them and giving directions for urgent clearances to the rest. The projects in the power sector are worth Rs 26,700 crore while in the petroleum and natural gas sector the ones cleared are...

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