Category: Power

Delhi government on Monday laid the foundation stone of the first public electronic vehicle (EV) charging plaza and a charging station at Nehru Place DTC Bus Terminal in the national capital. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot lauded the efforts taken up by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in this regard. Addressing the reporters, he said, “The […]

India and the United States have realigned their energy partnership to focus on clean energy. John Kerry, the US President’s Special Envoy, will oversee the launch of the Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue during his two-day visit to India starting Sunday. The two countries had launched the realigned Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) last […]

The Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo is hosting this year its 14th edition in a physical format from 15th – 17th September 2021 at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. The much awaited and most respected event in the energy space will be inaugurated with support of Indian Biogas Association (IBA), Cleantech Business Club (CBC), […]

Adani Transmission joined the elite club of companies with Rs 2-trillion market capitalization (market-cap) on the BSE, after its share price hit a new high of Rs 1,846.70, up 3 per cent in the intra-day trade, on Monday. The Adani Group company, engaged in the electric utility business, surpassed its previous high of Rs 1,810.80, […]

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has listed its USD 750-million foreign currency green bonds on India INX’s Global Securities Market platform. Adani Green Energy Ltd has listed its maiden USD 750-million green bonds with a 3-year maturity at a competitive coupon of 4.375 per cent, India INX said in a statement. The bonds were rated […]

The state government on Tuesday announced solar power parks across the state to generate 4,000MW of solar energy with battery storage system of 2,000MW in areas excluding corporations and municipalities. The government also committed to install smart meters to make it easier for monitoring power consumption, and facilitate payments either post-paid or prepaid with zero-error […]

Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation’s electric grid, a new federal report says. The report […]

Jio-BP, the fuels and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd and UK’s BP, on Thursday announced a partnership with BluSmart – India’s first and largest all-electric ride-hailing platform – to set up a network of commercial large-scale EV charging stations. As part of the partnership, Jio-BP will set up these stations for passenger electric […]

Ending a prolonged uncertainty over the fate of rooftop solar projects, Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) in an order on Tuesday increased net metering load capacity up to 500 kiloxwatt (KW) from earlier provision of 10kW. In the order it said, “Net metering arrangement shall be applicable for loads up to 500 KW or up […]

IREDA on Monday said it has entered into a pact with TANGEDCO for providing technical expertise in developing of renewable energy projects and raising of funds. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by IREDA Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Pradip Kumar Das and TANGEDCO CMD Rajesh Lakhoni in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief […]

The All India Power Engineers’ Federation (AIPEF) on Sunday opposed the Union government’s order to link 33-kilovolt (kV) sub-stations with the power grid, saying it is an “attempt towards privatisation” of the electricity sector through the “backdoor”. “The new order is not only anti-people but is an attempt to benefit the private sector, by backdoor […]

The state government has requested the Union ministry of power to extend financial assistance as grants to take up energy efficiency measures in energy-intensive small and medium enterprises (SME) clusters across the state. Chief secretary Adityanath Das wrote to the ministry, highlighting the steps being taken by the state to fulfil India’s INDC (Intended Nationally […]