Coal production increased from 556.4 MnT in 2012-13 to 610.8 MnT during 2014-15, Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy, said.
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Tag: Renewable Energy
IIFCL seeks Korean investment in Indian infrastructure
With an agenda to attract investment in India, the IIFCL has organised a one-on-one discussion of Indian infra developer with Korean investors. The Korean delegation was led by Kim Kyung Wook, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Republic of Korea and Song, Byung Hak, Managing Director, KDB Infrastructure Investment Asset Management Co Ltd.
Solar on Slow Track
With 3,000 hours of sunshine every year, which is equivalent to 5,000 trillion kilowatts of energy, India´s solar energy potential is vast. According to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Annual report 2014-15, of the total renewable energy
Bharti, Soft Bank plan renewable energy foray
Telecom major Bharti has tied up with Japan´s Soft Bank and JBIC for foraying into renewable energy.
India inks pacts on renewable energy
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with 12 countries during the last three years
MNRE to increase budget for RE
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed a manifold increase in allocation for the transition phase from megawatt to gigawatt through the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA).
NTPC to invest $10 billion in renewable energy projects
NTPC Limited plans to invest $10 billion to set up 10 GW of renewable energy capacity over the next five years. A large part of this capacity is expected in the form of solar power projects.
Welspun makes Green Energy Commitment of 11,001 MW
Welspun Renewables has pledged to set up mega 11 GW solar and wind projects across the country. The 11,001 MW capacity will be developed as 8,660 MW of solar and 2,341 MW of wind power projects.
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.
Prabhu wants specific policies on renewable energy
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has called for more active participation of States in harnessing renewable energy. He was speaking at the session tilted ´Showcase of Policy Incentives by States´ in the RE-INVEST 2015 in New Delhi.



