The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy aims to add 30,000 mw capacity during the 12th Plan period (2012-17) from various renewable energy sources. This information was given by Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah in Rajya Sabha recently. About 27,000 mw renewable power generation capacity has been installed in the country from various rene
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Tata Power suggests steps to boost power sector
Tata Power Managing Director Anil Sardana urges government to take policy measures to enable the power sector grow at 12 per cent every year. He said the power sector must grow at 12 per cent every fiscal in order to support a GDP growth of 7-8 per cent
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UP CM assures policy revamp to attract private investment
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asked companies to invest in the state by assuring them that his government would revamp the investment related policies across sectors and create an enabling and business friendly environment. He made this appeal at the CII Partnership Summit in Ag
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Transport sector accounts for 65.3% of diesel consumption
Data from the union petroleum ministry shows that almost 65.3 percent of the total diesel consumed in India is for transportation with road transport itself accounting for 60.4 percent. Around 8.2 percent of the total diesel consumed goes to power generation, while agriculture uses up 12.2 percent
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IIP grows -0.1% in November
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), which measures output in mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors, contracted 0.1 per cent in November 2012 as against 6 per cent growth in November 2011. In October 2012, the index grew 8.3 per cent on the back of increase in output during festive season. The man
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Rules to OGRE projects
The Forum of Regulators (FoR) is to issue guidelines for development of off-grid renewable energy (OGRE) projects with a capacity of up to 300 MW. Off-grid renewable energy projects are standalone systems generating electricity from renewable energy sources.
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Preventing blackouts: A step back in power distribution?
The future of power sector is linked with smart grid systems that would integrate energy infrastructure, processes, devices, information and markets into a coordinated and collaborative process that allows energy to be generated
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Is smart grid the solution to blackouts?
For greater acceptability of smart systems in India, there is a need to tailor smart grid solutions to Indian conditions, define expected benefits of such solutions,
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Switching to sustainable power grids
Cities are becoming unsustainable as we tackle 21st century problems with 20th century infrastructure.
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Smart initiatives
The US has initiated work on developing smart grid to optimise energy consumption and reduce its dependence on conventional fuels.