Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy

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RE-INVEST: 2,66,000 MW green energy commitments

RE-INVEST: 2,66,000 MW green energy commitments

RE-INVEST was held in New Delhi from 15th to 17th February 2015 with the primary aim of attracting large-scale, longer tenure investments in the country´s renewable energy sector. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy organized the event with the support of the Prime Minister´s ´Make in India´ infinitive.

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Tata Power SED to invest Rs.500 crore

Tata Power SED to invest Rs.500 crore

Tata Power´s defence engineering unit, Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (SED), is investing around Rs 500 crore in Vemagal, Kolar district, Karnataka. It is planning to set up a manufacturing plant dedicated to the defence sector. The new plant, which is expected to come up in 50 acres of land, will be the company´s largest manufacturing unit set-up in the country.´

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NTPC commits to add 10,000 MW of solar

NTPC commits to add 10,000 MW of solar

NTPC has committed to add 10,000 MW through solar projects at RE-Invest - 2015, the first renewable energy global investment meet which was held in New Delhi. Dr Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD, NTPC, presented the certificate of commitment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy and PK Sinha, Secretary, Power, GOI.

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Maharashtra working on solar policy

Maharashtra working on solar policy

Maharashtra would now have a solar policy which would introduce the concept of solar power parks, encouraging private solar power generation in the State. The policy would also suggest making solar geysers mandatory for buildings and solar panels on all the government establishments in the State.