In line with the government’s aim to increase the share of green power in the country’s energy mix, a record 11.3 GW of renewable energy capacity was added in 2016-17. In comparison, the coal, gas, […]
With significant growth in India’s renewable energy sector in recent years, the renewable financing landscape too has seen a gradual transformation. Back in 2010-11, there was considerable scepticism regarding renewables. As project technologies were new, […]
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX and PXIL in April 2017 was 3,718 MUs and 27 MUs respectively. The average market clearing price range at the IEX was Rs 2.34 per […]
Total power generation stood at 107.98 BUs in March 2017. At around 38.56 BUs and 32.10 BUs, the central and private sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
Amit Bansal is one of the three co-founders of Vivaan Solar, a company started by friends in 2012, which has now become a considerable name in the industry. Vivaan Solar has recently qualified for the […]
Vikalp Mundra, joint managing director, Ujaas Energy, joined his family business of transformer manufacturing in 1994. Over the years, he worked to expand the business geographically and diversify its product mix. In line with this, […]
Sayaji Shinde brings to the table over 27 years of sector experience. He has been associated with KBL for more than two decades and has handled various marketing projects in the power and irrigation sectors. […]
H.Y. Dora, who was raised in an agricultural family, always had a strong desire to serve the nation and contribute to improving rural life. Joining the power sector and ensuring quality supply to agriculture areas […]
Pollution levels in Delhi have assumed significant proportions over the past few years, resulting in very poor ambient air quality. The average PM (particulate matter) 2.5 level has shown an increase from 153 in 2013 to […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has felicitated Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) for its successful completion of the project related to the cooling piping system at its Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. […]
ABB has started work on the Raigarh-Pugalur green energy corridor 800 kV ultra high voltage direct current project, which would link over 1,800 km to bring power to 80 million people. This link will integrate […]
Siemens Limited has secured an order for digital fleet centre solutions from Vedanta Limited to connect its power plant assets at the Talwandi Sabo power plant in Punjab and Bharat Aluminium Company Limited in Chhattisgarh. […]
Taking forward India’s collaboration with the UK in the energy and power sector, Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, recently launched the Unnat Jyoti by […]
The International Copper Association India (ICA India), in association with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), conducted the 3rd National Workshop on Electrical Safety in Delhi on April 26, 2017, as a part of its seminars […]
HPL Electric and Power Limited has strengthened its switchgear range by bringing in a new and upgraded line of its electrical-operated switches, the advanced version automatic load transfer switch (AV ATS). The new variant is […]
As cement companies aim to lower their energy costs and meet the regulatory requirements under the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme, energy efficiency initiatives feature high on their agenda. The heads of leading cement […]
In an attempt to address the issue of the pile-up of renewable energy certificates (RECs) and introduce more realistic prices, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) issued new forbearance and floor prices for RECs in […]
Over the past few decades, technological advancements, along with finance and business model innovations, have led to notable cost and performance improvements in some renewable energy segments, particularly wind and solar photovoltaic (PV). These have […]
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