The renewable energy is the new topic of the town. The increasing demand for a cost-effective, clean, and sustainable energy along with the rising concern related to the climate change had a major impact not only on India but also all over the world.
Solar power, along with onshore and offshore wind, is one of the most mature and promising renewable energy sources available.
As India continues to rely on conventional sources of energy, with thermal power contributing a major proportion of all the electricity produced in the country, acute shortage of water around power plants appears to be having an impact on the power output with India losing about 5,870 million units of generation due to the non-availability of water till February in this financial year.
Pashupathy Shankar Gopalan, who used to head the Indian operations of the renewable energy company, SunEdison, till the company collapsed in April last year, has now formed a new company.
A clean energy future is on top of every country’s sustainability agenda today, which is evidenced by the large-scale expansion of sustainable power projects worldwide.
Union Minister of State (I/C) for Coal, Power, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal, said in Lok Sabha today that the total coal imports have been consistently reducing over the last three years.
The low bid received for the Rewa solar park in Madhya Pradesh has jolted the market in many ways. While most states are rethinking their tenders, many have gone slow on buying solar power contracted at higher rates.
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) signed a loan agreement with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) for a financial assistance of Rs. 3000 crore.
The reopening of Badarpur thermal power plant, scheduled for tomorrow, will be a “setback” to the efforts in reducing public health crisis associated with air pollution, Greenpeace India said today.
The Rural Electrification Corporation data shows that these villages—located in 19 states—have been electrified in 510 days.