It was in 2017 that the government announced that a 500 MW solar photovoltaic park would come up at Kadaladi. Former CM J Jayalalithaa had in 2016 announced a 4,000MW thermal power plant at the same site Chennai: In a major setback to Tangedco and the Tamil Nadu government, the Read more
India has evolved from being a power-deficit country to having sufficient power. Further, the Central government’s Saubhagya Scheme is working towards ensuring complete village electrification by 2019. Public– private partnerships (PPP) can help realize that vision by plugging the gaps in the power-supply chain and providing clean, reliable, and affordable Read more
KOLKATA: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), in consultation with enlisted architects, structural engineers and other stakeholders, has adopted several neighbourhood- and environment-friendly construction practices. Some of the measures to be in place include preventing harmful effluents from piling rigs from flowing into the sewerage and drainage lines, not Read more
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is one of the largest states in India by area and it is also among the largest states in India in terms of economy, with the state gross domestic product (GDP) of `708,000 crore, with the key economic activities based on agriculture and service industries. Despite this, Read more
The UT administration will now tie up with various traders bodies and residents welfare associations, to spread awareness for installation of solar plants. CHANDIGARH: The UT administration will now tie up with various traders bodies and residents welfare associations, to spread awareness for installation of solar plants. The UT administration Read more
The Ladakh Region of Jammu and Kashmir, with its extreme environment, faces enormous energy adversities throughout the year which become even more acute during the winter months. The ‘Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiative’ scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been launched especially to accelerate widespread use Read more
According to its findings, Maharashtra has the highest floating solar potential and can generate 57,891 MW of electricity on 3,173 sq km of water surface area in reservoirs. At present, ground-based installations form 93.1 per cent of India’s grid-connected solar PV sector. NEW DELHI: Reservoirs with cumulative (surface) area of Read more
In Gujarat, the power consumption for agriculture pumpsets is more than 20 per cent of the total consumption, which increases year by year, because the distribution companies (DISCOMs) are releasing approximately 1 lakh connections per year. The issues faced by the DISCOMs with regard to release of agriculture connections are Read more
Net metering allows developers to sell electricity to the grid and deduct its value from their bill for the power drawn from the distribution company. The government encourages this system to promote renewable energy, but discoms in several states are hostile to this because they lose revenue for each unit Read more
India has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 350 million children less than 14 years of age making school education essential for future of the country. However, 221 million people residing in India are still without electricity access and many more with poor quality of supply (IEA, Read more