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Bihar government is considering a proposal to fine power distribution companies for load-shedding as part of its ambition to provide uninterrupted power supply to each…
Read insight — Bihar government considering 24X7 power to every home and penalty for load-sheddingIndia’s NTPC Ltd. plans to set up a 5 gigawatt solar park in the western state of Gujarat, which would be the biggest in the…
Read insight — NTPC to build India’s biggest solar park in GujratOn the origin and objectives of USGBC The US Green Building Council (USGBC) emerged from conversations among three individuals – Mike Italiano, David Gottfried, and…
Read insight — ‘One should be penalised for not building green’Taking a cue from the western and southern region, North India is taking steps in developing green buildings. Out of 6,000-odd green projects coming up…
Read insight — North marching towards green building conceptThe market in India may reach up to 10 billion sq.ft. by 2022. Although sustainable real estate is still in a nascent stage in the…
Read insight — Build green, build smartNew Delhi: Covid-19 is expected to deliver a big blow to the power sector as distribution companies have stopped payments to power producers as state…
Read insight — A Covid blow to power producers as discoms stop paymentsKolkata: The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has postponed implementation of real-time power trading by three months to June 1 following requests from the industry.…
Read insight — CERC postpones real-time power trading to June 1NEW DELHI: GAIL has entered exclusive discussions to buy a stake in privately owned solar power generator ACME Solar holdings, according to four people aware…
Read insight — GAIL in talks to buy stake in ACME Solar HoldingsMajority of the infrastructure projects impose bad impacts on environment. Due to rapid urbanization in the country, the energy consumption is more than 60% in…
Read insight — ‘‘Green Buildings” – The Vital Need for IndiaNEW DELHI: The country’s rooftop solar energy capacity stands at 1,922 mega watt (MW) and so far over Rs 1,874 crore has been released as…
Read insight — Installed rooftop solar capacity in India at 1,922 MW: MNRE Minister