Kalpataru Power bags Rs.11.45 bn orders

November 2018

Kalpataru Power Transmission has bagged orders worth Rs 11.45 bn for setting up electricity transmission and railway infrastructure projects. ...

Tags: Kalpataru Power Transmission, Electricity transmission, Railway infrastructure, Rail Vikas Nigam

25 GW energy must be added annually till 2030

November 2018

There is a need for India to add 25 GW renewable power capacity annually till 2030, to meet its s....

Tags: Renewable power, Green energy target, Electricity, Paris climate

Sterlite Power commissions Rs.30-bn project in J&K

November 2018

For the evacuation of electricity in Jammu and Kashmir, Sterlite Power has commissioned a Rs 30-bn project two months ahead of its schedule...

Tags: Electricity, Sterlite Power, NRSS

Cross-border trading in electricity would naturally benefit India

October 2018

A veteran of India's energy sector, Prof Kirit Parikh chaired the committee that submitted the 2013 groundbreaking report on pricing methodology for ...

Tags: Kirit Parikh, LPG, PDS kerosene, Diesel, LED bulbs, IRADe, OALP, Hydel power, Electricity, Rooftop solar, GSEB, Vikram Sarabhai, Programme Analysis Group, PV panels, Coal-based plants

Mytrah commissions 103.5 kWp solar project

October 2018

Mytrah Energy India (MEIPL) has commissioned the 103.5-kWp rooftop solar project for Suretech Hospital and Research Centre in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Th...

Tags: Mytrah Energy India, Suretech Hospital and Research Centre, Green energy, Opex, Resco, Electricity

Swedish group Atlas Copco making in India for 60 years

September 2018

Atlas Copco – a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions – has been making in India for close to 60 years. Atlas Copco serves cus...

Tags: Atlas Copco, Compressors, Vacuum solutions, Generators, Pumps, Power tools, Electricity, GECIA, R&D centre, Narendra Modi, Devendra Fadnavis

Kerala floods - A look at what could have led to the disaster that ensued, and what has this resulted into?

September 2018

In 2013, floods and landslides devastated the northern state of Uttarakhand. The build-up of sediment in rivers, caused by hydroelectric plants, wors...

Tags: Floods, Landslides, Hydroelectric plants, Heavy rains, ASSOCHAM, Ports, Infrastructure, Electricity, Construction

New framework for resolving stressed assets

September 2018

A Parliamentary panel has suggested the formation of a new structure to resolve stressed assets in the power sector. ...

Tags: Power sector, Electricity, RBI, Framework, Wastage