The South African Cabinet has approved the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) for implementation, targeting energy security and broader industrial growth. The plan seeks to address challenges associated with local capacity, infrastructure and investment by providing a roadmap for developing renewable energy and battery storage technologies. For investors, the …
To expedite creation of public infrastructure in Left Wing Extremism affected areas by government departments, the Centre on Sunday extended the relaxation of green norms for these projects till December 2018. "Realising the importance of developmental activities in the LWE affected areas, the general approval as contained in the environment …
India's ambitious target of 100 GW solar power generation is achievable and the government is confident that it will have a capacity of 20,000 MW by end of the next financial year. "One lakh MW target is ambitious but it's achievable. By March end we will be around 6,500 MW …
"Re-powering" refers to the process of replacing older power stations with ones that are more efficient and more powerful, but the term also lends itself to market design. To facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, electricity markets will need to be "re-powered": older market frameworks must be replaced with …
Unveiling an ambitious energy security plan, the Nepalese government has proposed to import 600 MW energy from India to lessen its increasing power woes. Though Nepal at present imports 230 MW from India, according to a Nepalese official, India will sell 80 mw electricity to the country from Tuesday via …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has completed the first stage of its ambitious solar parks project, which envisages setting up solar clusters across the country with an overall installed capacity of 20,000 MW by the end of 2018-19. With two new areas selected this year, the process …
Energy-starved Nepal's plans to import 80 MW electricity from India from February 16 have turned uncertain due to last-minute differences related to pricing, a media report said on THursday. The tariff issue emerged after India assigned NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam to export power to Nepal. Previously, India's Power Trading Corporation …
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government's plan to build a 1,000-MW solar energy park in the remote Spiti valley is facing a new challenge. Given the tough terrain of Spiti, the state government is seeking help from all corners for transmitting electricity generated at the solar park. It has sought the assistance …
To operate the project with the supply, erection and commissioning of 15 units of wind turbines for low wind sites in India Renewable energy major Gamesa, has won an order for 30 Mw turnkey wind power project with power trading company PTC Energy Limited, which is a 100 per cent …
The energy secretaries of Nepal, India are scheduled to meet in Kathmandu on Wednesday, Thursday to approve the master plan Nepal and India propose to construct at least six cross-border power corridors to ensure trading in energy between the two close neighbours on a long-term basis. These 400 Kv lines …
Nuclear Power plant Power plants will be allowed to sell their un-requisitioned capacity– which has been abandoned by the procurer despite existing power purchase agreements– in the open market through power exchanges. The Cabinet on Wednesday approved several changes to the tariff policy for the power sector, with the broad …
The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 20th January 2016 has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for amendments in the Tariff Policy. For the first time a holistic view of the power sector has been taken and comprehensive amendments have been made in the Tariff Policy …
Electricity markets in fast-growing economies face different challenges than those in more mature markets. Mature markets with stable demand for electricity are transitioning to a more sustainable mix of power generation technologies while continuing to support economic growth with affordable and secure power. Fast-growing markets are trying to serve voracious …
NEW DELHI: The government is mulling to bring big hydropower plants under the ambit of renewable energy, giving the capital-intensive projects access to international funds and benefits available to green power, besides raising carbon-free generation of electricity as committed by India in UN climate talks. Power industry experts see this …
India’s NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN) and the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), both state-run companies, will soon sign an agreement to supply 100 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, Tripura’s Power Minister Manik Dey said on Monday. “Transmission lines are ready to supply 100 MW of power to Bangladesh …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has assigned the responsibility to the Wildlife Institute of India to prepare a technical document ‘Eco-friendly measures to mitigate impacts of linear infrastructure on wildlife’ for rail, road and power transmission line planners and managers; forest and wildlife managers and wildlife …
MUMBAI: India's green energy goals are in line with the UN climate change pact, but the country may not meet its target of having 100 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2022 as long term investment to the sector may dry up as aggressive bids threaten the profitability of …
The European wide 2030 renewables target will not be delivered unless cross-border market mechanisms and continuous monitoring are introduced, a new report from the House of Lords EU Committee has found. The EU energy governance report, states that the European Union is in danger of missing the binding targets to …
MANGALURU: Karnataka is aggressively seeking to meet PM Narendra Modi's national target of solar power generation of 100 gigawatt (GW) by 2022. With target of 1000 megawatt (MW) allotted to Karnataka, the state through Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) has invited tenders for targeted power generation and commissioned projects …
NEW DELHI: Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank will provide USD 1 billion loan to central transmission utility Power Grid Corp for renewable energy transmission and grid expansion in India. "ADB is to provide a USD 500 million government-backed loan and a further US 500 million in non-sovereign lending to …
Spanish conglomerate Abengoa, teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, has halted construction of power transmission lines in Brazil, a potential setback for the South America nation's bid to emerge from its worst energy crisis in 14 years. Unions representing construction workers, a wind power industry group and Abengoa's sub-contractor on …
