The mandatory competitive tariff-based bidding for thermal power plants and transmission systems from 5 January, has brought a major change in power sector.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Biomass can meet all power requirement of Haryana
According to a study conducted by the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (Hareda), about 1,019 MW of power is enough to make Haryana self-reliant.
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Suzlon, Caparo to develop 1,000 mw wind energy by 2013
Suzlon Energy has signed an order with Caparo Energy (India) (CEIL) to develop 1,000 MW of wind power projects in India by March 2013.
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1,000 MW to beat the heat
Andhra Pradesh government will buy 1,000 MW in March and 800 MW in April to meet demands during summer.
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Plugging in solar-powered towers
The high-powered schmoÂozing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has yielded a project to install solar-powered cell phone towers in India.
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2nd Power Today Conference: Reforms and efficiency needed to fuel the decade
The 2nd Power Today conference, held in New Delhi on 21 January, was based on the theme 'Fuel to Power the Next Decade' and discussed where the fuel would come from, even as speaker after speaker expressed the belief that this decade would be a defining one for the power sector.
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Open access regulations in power implemented
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has implemented the regulations enabling power developers to obtain transmission corridors for open access in the medium-term.
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Bids on solar thermal hybrids
The Central government plans to invite global bids for setting up power plants that would use a mix of solar and fossil fuels by mid-next year.
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Cancun Report: Green blues, continued
Developing nations contribute the most to carbon emissions, so now the spotlight is on us. Yet the continuing impasse between developed and developing nations on who should bell the cat is now gathering bothersome proportions.
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We need multi-sovereign funds to invest in clean energy
After the recent Cancun Summit became just one more wasted effort to resolve the North-South conflict in moving towards a less polluting world, experts believe the solution may lie in multi-lateral agreements.