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Conventional power unable to match demand for power in Delhi. Seems like a...
New Delhi simmered with a high of 41 degrees today. The demand for power set a record: 5642 MW, according to BSES, the power distribution company owned by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Infra. Last August, the...
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Bank of India to Finance Solar-Power Systems to Curb Blackouts
Bank of India plans to offer loans to homes and businesses for solar-power systems as the country seeks to avoid a repeat of the July blackout that affected half the nation’s 1.2 billion people. The...
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EU imposes provisional anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels even...
The European Commission has today issued the following statement: “Today the European Commission has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solar panels, cells and wafers from...
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SunEdison To Supply Cheapest Solar Power In India
U.S.-based SunEdison has won a bid to sell solar power in India at a record low tariff, which could boost the appeal of the renewable source at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing for...
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UDAY is a revival plan for discoms rather than a bailout package
Power sector distribution companies are being bailed out by the government for the third time in 13 years. The earlier two bailouts have failed miserably with losses of various distribution companies...
View ArticleSolar nearly level with wind and out-competing fossil fuels in developing...
Average capital expenditure (capex) for PV projects in developing countries during 2015 stood at US$2.15 million/MW, rapidly approaching average wind capex of US$2.02 million/MW. Credit: BNEF Driven by...
View ArticleBudget 2017 – Solar / Renewable Synopsis
Indian Budget 2017 80 IA benefit for projects now stands withdrawn from 2017 Accelerated Depreciation stands at 40% Allocated an outlay of above Rs.10,000 crore for 2016-17. This outlay includes...
View ArticleThe best and worst countries in the world when it comes to air pollution and...
China steals an unsavory global spotlight for the thick, noxious smog that often chokes its mega-cities. Air pollution has become so bad in Beijing, for example, that Chinese officials aim to slash its...
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