World Bank Approves $1.5 Billion To Support India's Low-Carbon Energy Sector
With this financing, efforts will be made to enhance the market capability for green hydrogen.
Jun 29, 2024, 13:14 PM IST
Who Is Dr Faruk Gulam Patel? A Bus Conductor's Son Who Once Worked In London Café, Today Owns Rs 2,500 Crore Business Empire
Dr Faruk Gulam Patel is the Chairman and Managing Director of KP Group, one of the major players in the solar and wind power sector in India.
Jul 07, 2023, 07:58 AM IST
India To Cut Daytime Power Tariffs, Raise Fees For Night Use
It is aimed at encouraging price-sensitive consumers to run their air-conditioners for fewer hours at night, which would in turn reduce the strain on overworked fossil-fuel power plants and lower the risk of nighttime power cuts.
Jun 23, 2023, 17:10 PM IST
China dominates Europe, US and Japan in solar panel supply chain: Report
"The country (China) is home to the world's 10 top suppliers of solar PV manufacturing equipment," IEA report said.
Jul 09, 2022, 07:27 AM IST
NHPC incorporates subsidiary for renewable energy biz
The development comes against the backdrop of the government's focus on renewable energy and target of 500 GW of clean energy by 2030.
Feb 18, 2022, 22:57 PM IST
Budget 2022: What in Stores for Power Sector ?
The power and renewable energy sector have been in the spotlight for some time. What are the expectations of the leaders of these sectors from this year's budget? Watch this show to find out.
Jan 21, 2022, 23:12 PM IST
Cabinet approves infusion of Rs 1,500 crore in Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd
This will enable IREDA to lend Rs 12,000 crores to the renewable energy sector, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said.
Jan 19, 2022, 15:36 PM IST
Cabinet approves 2nd phase of Green Energy Corridor with Rs 12,000 crore outlay
The scheme will facilitate grid integration and power evacuation of approximately 20 GW of Renewable Energy (RE) power projects in seven States namely, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Jan 07, 2022, 09:00 AM IST
PM Modi is an inspiration for rest of the world, says Danish PM on her three-day India visit
Mette Frederiksen said that Prime Minister Modi is an inspiration for the rest of the world as he has set 'some very ambitious targets' when it comes to clean water and renewable energy.
Oct 09, 2021, 14:16 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi speaks to Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen, highlights India’s efforts to harness renewable energy for a cleaner future
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (October 6) spoke to Henrik Andersen, president and CEO of Vestas, about a host of issues related to the wind energy sector. During the interaction, PM Modi also highlighted the steps taken by India to harness wind energy in order to build a cleaner future for the coming generations.
Oct 07, 2020, 07:28 AM IST
WTO panel rules in India's favour in renewable energy case against US
The panel concluded in its ruling that "the measures" of the US "are inconsistent" with certain provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said in a statement Thursday.
Jun 28, 2019, 10:46 AM IST
Semi-artificial photosynthesis creates fuel from water: Scientists
Researchers not only improved on the amount of energy produced and stored, they managed to reactivate a process in the algae that has been dormant for millennia.
Sep 04, 2018, 15:36 PM IST
Unique process to revolutionize solar power usage discovered
This is first of its kind model to use hydrogenase and photosystem II for creating semi-artificial photosynthesis supported entirely by solar power.
Sep 04, 2018, 11:23 AM IST
Diu Smart City the first in India to run on 100% renewable energy during daytime
Diu has now adopted a two-pronged approach whereby a 9 MW solar park spread over 50 hectares rocky barren land has been developed besides installing solar panels on the rooftops on 79 government buildings thereby generating 1.3 MW annually.
Apr 24, 2018, 11:05 AM IST
Leonardo DiCaprio announces USD 20 M deal for environmental grants
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has awarded USD 20 million in grants through his environmental foundation.
Sep 20, 2017, 17:31 PM IST
Shell, SoftBank among potential suitors for $5 bn renewable energy firm Equis
Royal Dutch Shell and SoftBank are among several global groups considering bidding for Equis Energy, Asia`s largest independent renewable energy producer valued at up to $5 billion, sources familiar with the matter said.
Jul 25, 2017, 14:17 PM IST
Renewable Energy will reach 49 percent in India by 2040: Report
Wind and solar energy account for 48 percent of installed capacity and 34 percent of electricity generation world-wide by 2040.
Jun 17, 2017, 15:47 PM IST
India 'thinking big' and 'moving big': US lawmakers
India is moving quite quickly in a number of areas as well, again, on renewable energy, which is kind of a golden thread.
May 26, 2017, 08:53 AM IST
Switzerland voters back govt's plan to replace nuclear power with renewable energy
In a referendum on Sunday, May 21, more than 58% voted in favour of a government's law that will ban new nuclear plants in the country.
May 24, 2017, 16:07 PM IST
