Smart cities will encourage sustainable development. They will also help to optimise resources, to meet the demands of growing urban populations. These cities would also encourage usage of shared services among different utility functions.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Renewed Focus
The new government has announced a number of measures for the growth of the renewable energy sector, which has already been growing at a healthy annual rate of around 22 per cent.
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Power Person
Vimal Kejriwal is President - Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Business, of KEC International Limited (KEC), a billion dollar infrastructure Engineering Procurement Construction
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PM to review key infra projects
Secretaries of the ministries concerned will brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi once a month on key infrastructure projects. Projects under review include high-speed rail freight corridors,
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BGR Energy bags Rs 303 cr worth projects
BGR Energy has bagged Rs 303 crore worth projects across power, water, oil and gas sectors, taking its total order book to Rs 11,667 crore. BGR Energy received the Letter of Intent (LOI) for two numbers of natural draught cooling towers
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Essars Mahan I to be ready this fiscal
Essar Power is planning to commission the second unit (600 MW) of the Mahan I project this fiscal. The company has an installed generation capacity of 3,910 MW. The 1,200-MW Mahan I plant is located in Madhya Pradesh
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Adani plans 5,000 MW power plants
Gautam Adani plans to acquire power plants with a total capacity of 5,000 MW. The Group is in talks with several power sector players, including GMR, Lanco, Indiabulls, Avantha Power and Athena
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BHEL bags solar project order
BHEL has bagged an order worth Rs 68 crore for setting up a solar power plant in Karnataka. The contract, received from Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd, is for setting up a 10 MW grid-connected solar power plant at Belakavadi village in Mandya
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NTPC Bangladesh power JV to be operational by FY18
The $1.2-billion Indo-Bangla power joint venture is planning to award the contract for construction of the plant by April 2015 and expected to start commercial generation by FY18.
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Tata Power scouts for renewable deals
To expand its clean energy portfolio, Tata Power is looking for opportunities in India as well as overseas, including in the Middle East and Africa. It has an installed generation