According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Annual Report 2009-10, there is a potential for generation of over 2,600 MW of power from municipal and urban wastes and about 1,300 MW of energy from solid and liquid wastes generated by various industries in India.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Welspun to set up Rs.700 crore solar project
Mumbai-based Welspun Renewables has signed an agreement to set up a 100 MW solar power project in Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs 700 crore.
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Gamesa signs 100 MW windpower project
Spain-based wind turbine maker Gamesa has bagged a 100 MW wind power project in Maharashtra from Orange Renewable Power.
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Crompton Greaves bags $26 million contract
Crompton Greaves, an Avantha group company, has bagged a $26 million contract from Indonesia for supplying power equipment.
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Sterlite bags Rs.2900 cr project
Sterlite Transmission Projects has bagged the biggest transmission project to be awarded through the competitive bidding route in the country, having quoted the lowest tariff amid competition from eight other players.
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100 MW power from urban rooftops
The Ministry of Urban Development has launched a mission to generate 100 MW of solar power in the next two years through roof-mounted solar panels, according to a statement.
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India hopeful of global investments in power sector
Power, coal and renewable energy minister Piyush Goyal is hopeful of the Indian power sector getting significant investments from global investors at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.
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PFC to extend Rs.1,112-cr loan to AP power sector
Power Finance Corporation has agreed to extend a Rs. 1,112-crore loan to Andhra PradeshĂ´s power sector, which includes Rs 1,000 crore to bridge the fund requirement post the division of the State and Rs 112 crore for setting up 4,000 solar pump sets.
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ABB wins Rs.56 cr order to strengthen Lanka infrastructure
ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth about Rs 256 crore from Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to supply two new 220-kilovolt (kV) substations and upgrade an existing substation in Sri Lanka.
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BHEL bags power contract
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received Rs 3810 crore contract from Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited for TelanganaĂ´s first supercritical thermal power plant.