Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), an energy service company (ESCO) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power will procure 250 electric vehicles from Tata Motors Ltd and Hyundai Motor India Ltd. The companies were selected through an international competitive bidding process, which was aimed at increased participation.

With a focus on enhancing energy efficiency and promoting e-mobility, Raj Kumar Singh, Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, on Monday inaugurated India’s first public electric vehicle (EV) charging plaza at Chelmsford Club in New Delhi.

In an important development that is likely to have long-term ramifications for the world’s fifth-largest economy and the South Asian region, India and the US have announced new areas of research on transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).

After smart passes and smart lighting, smart video analytics is going to be the next big thing to understand the movement of people in the city.

The Govt of India's zero subsidy Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) and LED Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), marked their fifth anniversary on January 5.

Contributions from the power equipment industry is 8.1 per cent of the manufacturing sector in terms of value and 1.35 per cent of India's GDP, providing direct employment to 5 lakh people, indirect employment to 10 lakh people, and employment to over 50 lakh people across the entire value chain.

Neeraj Nanda, President-South Asia (T&D, Solar), KEC International speaks to INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY in length about the potentials in India's transmission sector. He also advices DISCOMs to enhance their willingness and preparedness to adopt and drive renewable energy.

In order to deploy smart electricity metres in 130 towns and adjacent rural areas covering 1.8 million consumers in the state, Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with North Bihar Power Distribution (NBPDCL) and South Bihar Power Distribution (SBPDCL).

Ranked the No. 1 state in ease of doing business, Telangana is driving growth for a new India, as CW discovers.