The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the continuation and revamping of the scheme for financial support to public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the infrastructure viability gap funding (VGF) Scheme till 2024-25 with a total outlay of Rs 81 billion.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Siemens to Stop Support to New Thermal Power Plants
Siemens Energy has announced that it will discontinue the support for the development of new coal- fired power plants but will continue to offer bridging technologies like gas-fired plants and components for efficient combined heat and power (CHP), waste heat and biomass co-firing projects as also continue its CO2-reducing service and solutions business.
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Ramky Enviro Launches Southern India’s Maiden Waste-to-Energy Plant
One of the leading providers of comprehensive environment management services in Asia, Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd (REEL) has launched southern India’s first waste-to-energy plant.
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Power ministry brings all distribution companies under EC Act ambit
Ministry of Power has said that it had mandated that all electricity distribution companies would be brought under the ambit of the Electricity Conservation (EC) Act.
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Power Minister Heaps Praise on NTPC on its 45th Raising Day
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, New and Renewable Energy & Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Raj Kumar Singh has commended power utility NTPC for the role played by it in ensuring uninterrupted power at the height of the nationwide lockdown amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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KBL Unveils Energy-Efficient SP Coupled Pump-set
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) has launched a new range of energy-efficient, low-maintenance self-priming (SP) coupled pump-sets designed for effluent treatment plants and dewatering applications.
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IEX Electricity Market Trades Register 76% YoY Growth in Oct
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded electricity volume of 6743 million units (MU) in October, witnessing a significant 76 per cent YoY increase.
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NTPC Increases Fly Ash Supplies to Cement Manufacturers
NTPC Ltd has started collaborating with cement manufacturers around the country to supply fly ash. The move is part of India’s largest power producer’s endeavour to achieve 100 per cent utilisation of the by-product produced during power generation.
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Tata Power Completes Sale of Defense Biz to Tata Advanced Systems
The Tata Power Company Ltd has announced the completion of the sale of its defence business on Oct 31 to Tata Advanced Systems Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd.
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Pradhan Invites Global Majors to Participate in India’s Multi-Pathway Energy Transition
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan has said the unprecedented obstruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the global economic progress had led the country to evaluate the robustness of its energy sector.