Sale of RECs on IEX, PXIL rose 10.65 per cent to 5.59 lakh in December
Sales of renewable energy certificates (RECs) rose 10.65 per cent to 5.59 lakh units in December on the IEX and the PXIL as against the … Read more
Hydro
NHPC board okays share buyback at Rs 28 apiece for Rs 600 crore
State-run hydro power giant NHPC’s board has approved buyback of 21.42-crore equity shares at Rs 28 apiece, aggregating Rs 600 crore. The board approves the … Read more
Kumaraswamy asks officials to ensure there is no power interruption
Amid reports of a looming power crisis, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Wednesday directed concerned officials to ensure there was no interruption in power … Read more
Nepal to award 1,200 MW hydroelectric project to Chinese company
Nepal has revived a deal with a Chinese state-owned firm to construct a USD 2.5 billion hydroelectric plant, that had been scrapped by the previous … Read more
Green group favors impact assessment of each hydropower project in HP
Environment group Himdhara Collective on Sunday sent a letter to the expert committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, demanding cumulative impact … Read more
Bengal govt promoting renewable energy sources: Mamata Banerjee
The West Bengal government is drawing up several schemes for the promotion of solar power and other sources of renewable energy, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee … Read more
No formal communication on government’s NHPC stake sale: NTPC
NTPC has not received any formal communication yet on government’s reported plans to sell its stake in hydropower producer NHPC to the state-run power utility … Read more
Punjab Govt. approves renewable energy projects worth Rs 100 crore
The Punjab government has approved renewable energy projects worth Rs 100 crore, state Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy Sources Gurpreet Singh Kangar said … Read more
69,784 MW of renewable energy capacity installed in the country by March 2018: R K Singh
In the year 2016-17, aggregate capacity of around 11,322 MW of renewable energy was installed in the country, and in year 2017-18, aggregate capacity of … Read more
Power Ministry mulls Rs 50 crore reward for discoms under Saubhagya
The power ministry is mulling a reward of Rs 50 lakh for state utilities employees and a grant of Rs 50 crore for discoms which … Read more