Biomass-based power generation is renewable, widely available, carbon-neutral technology and has the potential to provide significant employment and income generation in the rural areas.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Going Waste
According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Annual Report 2009-10, there is a potential for generation of over 2,600 MW of power from municipal and urban wastes and about 1,300 MW of energy from solid and liquid wastes generated by various industries in India.
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Ease of doing business in India has assumed priority
Generally, projects that are bankable do not face problems in obtaining financing. Of course, there are issues relating to the sector exposure, promoter commitments, etc. But these are exogenous to issues of bankability and will need to be dealt with separately at a macro level.
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The need of the hour is to make training programs business-oriented
By way of the National Skill Development Council, the government wants to give an extra impetus to technical and vocational education. This philosophy is also very evident by way of wanting to improve employability by promoting the manufacturing sector and the ´Make in India´ campaign.
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Land Acquisition Ordinance: Legality & impact on infra
The amended Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, will help shorten project timelines and drive development, feels the business community.
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India to commission 5-mt underground oil storages
India has decided to commission over 5 million tonnes (mt) of underground crude oil storages by October to ensure uninterrupted oil supply to the nation for about two months in the case of disruptions in imports from oil producing countries due to geopolitical reasons.
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Welspun to set up Rs.700 crore solar project
Mumbai-based Welspun Renewables has signed an agreement to set up a 100 MW solar power project in Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs 700 crore.
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Gamesa signs 100 MW windpower project
Spain-based wind turbine maker Gamesa has bagged a 100 MW wind power project in Maharashtra from Orange Renewable Power.
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Imported coal to play major role
Lesser allocation of mines to steel, cement and captive power plants in the coal blocks auction may increase their dependence on costlier imported fuel, says rating agency ICRA.
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RIL, BP to invest Rs.6,000 cr to improve gas recovery
Reliance Industries and its partner BP plc of UK will invest about Rs 6,000 crore by 2016 to help sustain and improve recovery from the two main gas fields in the eastern offshore KG-D6 block.