Energy transformation has arrived in India. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), IndiaÂ’s total renewable capacity including solar, wind, biomass and small hydro grew by around 11.2 GW in FY2016-17, at par with thermal capacity addition, which registered a decline of 50 per cent in the year.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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TEPCO announces equity investment in Moixa Energy
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has announced a £500,000 equity investment in Moixa Energy Holdings, the UK’s leading residential battery and platform for managing storage services.
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Raritan introduces Intelligent Rack PDUs with new controller
Raritan® — a brand of Legrand, and a provider of intelligent data centre management and rack power distribution solutions — has announced its next-generation intelligent power product portfolio. Powered by the new iX7™ advanced controller, a new series of Raritan’s intelligent rack PDUs (iPDUs) now provides additional smart management capabilities that help future proof data centre infrastructures
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Goyal lays stress on coal sector achieving cost effectiveness
Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal, presided over the inaugural session of the day-long Workshop on ‘Quality of Coal’ as Chief Guest in New Delhi. The workshop included brainstorming and technical sessions among the stakeholders of the coal and power sectors to bring in greater efficiency and self-sufficiency in the two sectors in India.
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Mitsubishi Corporation Power Systems participates in biomass power generation project
Mitsubishi Corporation Power Systems Inc (MCP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), has joined with The Kansai Electric Power Co, Inc (KEPCO) to establish a new joint venture.
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UDAY achieves its most important objective
It has been nearly eighteen months since the Ministry of Power announced the vital Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme for financial and operational reform of power distribution companies (DISCOMs) in India. Twenty six states and Union Territories, including four of the worst affected states — Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana — have signed up for the scheme.
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Vikram Solar commissions 130 MW solar project for NTPC in Bhadla, Rajasthan
Vikram Solar Pvt. Ltd, a leading Solar EPC player and module manufacturer, has commissioned a 130 MW (2x65 MW) solar PV power plant for NTPC in Bhadla, Rajasthan.
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NLC to double lignite mining capacity to 62.15 MTPA by 2025
NLC India Limited (NLCIL) is set to increase its lignite mining capacity to 62.15 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2025, from its present capacity of 30.60 MTPA. NLCIL also plans to support coal production capacity of 31 MTPA and power generating capacity of 20,971 MW by 2025.
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MHPS adopts “Power for a Brighter Future” as new brand slogan
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has created a new brand slogan, "Power for a Brighter Future," to signal the value the company provides to the global community.
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GE, Power Grid strengthen grid for half a billion people in India
The first step of a two-phased project designed to address the growing power needs of IndiaÂ’s northern region is now energised. GE Energy Connections has announced that it has successfully transmitted 1,500 MW of power for Phase-1 of the Champa Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) project.