Power minister Satyendar Jain has written to the Centre, requesting it to shut all 11 thermal power plants operating in NCR in view of the deteriorating air quality in the capital."In a bid to bring down the pollution and due to environmental concerns, the Delhi government closed the IP power plant in 2009, Rajghat plant in 2015 and Badarpur in 2018.
India will become the largest market for utility-scale battery storage by 2040 as renewables show immunity to the COVID-19 pandemic to emerge as a cost-effective choice and will push coal into a corner, according to the International Energy Agency.
The Third Assembly of the International Solar Alliance has been attended by 34 ISA Members ministers. 53 Member countries and 5 Signatory and Prospective Member countries participated to the Assembly.
Positive investor interest and enabling regulations can boost the investments into the renewables sector by a healthy 35 per cent to Rs 1.5 lakh crore between now and the end of fiscal 2023, says a report.
In a big push to solar power, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved a pilot project in which solar tubewells will be installed for community use by farmers.The Community Mini Green Tubewell Scheme, under private minor irrigation, will entail a solar-powered tubewell being installed for groups of small and marginal farmers. A group will have a minimum of 10 members.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday solar power generation in Delhi has increased from 7 MW to 177 MW in four years and emphasised on its adoption in a mission mode. "In the last four years, solar power generation in Delhi has increased from about 7 MW to 177 MW, but this is not enough because Delhi has a vast scope for it. The need is to adopt solar power as a mission," he said at the inauguration of a 218 KW solar plant at Lady Irwin College in Mandi House area.
Grinntech, an investor-backed startup specialising in Lithium-Ion batteries for EVs and energy storage systems, has signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to establish a battery and battery management system manufacturing facility in the state to cater to the anticipated growth of electric vehicles (EVs) in India.
Green hydrogen, low-carbon aviation fuel and electric trucks are among 55 clean technologies that can help the European Union to reach its goal of climate neutrality by mid-century, research by Capgemini Invent, part of Capgemini Group, showed on Wednesday.
Tata Power has received a Letter of Award (LOA) from the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to develop a 100 MW solar project in Dholera Solar Park, Gujarat, the company said in a statement.The energy will be supplied to GUVNL under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), valid for a period of 25 years from the scheduled commercial operation date.
CLP India Private’s wind energy arm, CLP Wind Farms (India) Private, has raised Rs 296.9 crore through green bonds, the company said on Wednesday. The Hong Kong headquartered-CLP Group’s India subsidiary aims to use the proceeds to refinance loans used for projects in the field of renewable energy from the wind sources.