One has to look back a few years for proper perspective. Once power generation was de-licensed after The Electricity Act 2003, there was a boom in the sector. People started coming into power generation in a big way, both coal-based and coastal.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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DRIVERS OF GROWTH
The existence of public sector companies over more than six decades can be divided into three distinct phases; namely, post Independence, post liberalisation and the present
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Closing infra gap with China
The shortcomings of IndiaĆĀ“s infrastructure are often lamented. But statistical aggregates suggest that the South Asian nation has caught up to - or even surpassed - China in some respects. In other areas, it is not far behind.
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Power & Renewables – Em-Powering the nation
The promising policies of the government have paved the way for growth, but there are funding, capacity, and manufacturing related challenges to brave before the ambitious targets can be realised.
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Manufacturing targets should be fixed before installation targets
Ajay Prakash Shrivastava, President, Solar Energy Society of India, highlights the importance of domestic manufacturing and comments on hybrid solar, DCR rules and much more.
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Mission Solar
IndiaĆĀ“s approach of focussing largely on utility-scale solar parks and aggressive pricing has attracted a lot of scepticism. The renewable energy sector has shown tremendous growth over the last two years.
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Vikram Solar commissions rooftop solar plant
Vikram Solar, a leading solar energy solutions provider, has successfully commissioned a rooftop solar plant with 750 kWp capacity at Calicut International Airport.
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Eco-friendly super-critical generating set at Koradi power plant started
In a leap for the power sector in Maharashtra, the state electricity generation utilityĆĀ“s first super-critical power generating set at the Koradi thermal power station
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LED plan pares Delhi power demand by 145MW
The Narendra Modi GovernmentĆĀ“s programme to get consumers to replace less efficient CFL or incandescent lights with LED bulbs
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E-auction portal for PPAs
Long-term power purchase contracts will now be decided through reverse e-auctions and the successful bidder will sign power purchase agreements (PPA)