The Andhra Pradesh high court directed discoms to give details of the amount due to various solar and wind energy generation companies across the state. The division bench headed by chief justice Arup Kumar Goswami heard a petition filed by solar and wind energy generation companies challenging the orders given by the single bench of […]
Day: March 25, 2021
India may miss renewable energy capacity target: GWEC report
Renewable energy installation in India are falling short of the levels needed and the country is falling short of the (emission) reductions required to limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, according to a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). This is despite the fact the world’s fourth largest energy consumer is on-track […]
JSW Energy plans $1 billion overseas bond issue for clean energy biz
Sajjan Jindal-controlled JSW Energy is planning to raise up to $1 billion in a maiden dollar bond sale, seeking to catch up with rivals such as Adani and the Tatas in expanding its footprint in clean energy projects. These would be the so-called green bonds, compliant with the crucial ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) theme. […]
Odisha CM urges Centre for early execution of TTPS stage III project
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged the Centre to take steps for early execution of the Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) Stage-III project and address the concern related to the closure of the state’s first thermal power generation project. Patnaik in a letter to Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R […]
Power generators can exit loss making contracts with states
The government has given freedom to the central sector power producers such as NTPC, NHPC and SJVN to sell power relinquished by state discoms to new buyers under long or short term contracts or place the surplus power on exchanges for discovery of price in the day ahead, term ahead and real time markets. The […]
Power minister launches CESL’s Gram Ujala scheme in Varanasi
Union power and renewable energy minister R.K Singh launched the Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) Gram Ujala scheme that seeks to distribute LED bulbs at a cost of Rs 10 per bulb in the rural areas of Varanasi. CESL which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) said in a statement that […]
Unfruitful expenditure cost J&K Rs17.18 cr: CAG
The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG), in its report submitted in the Parliament today, has noted that the J&K government has made several “unfruitful expenditure” under different heads, including running of a solar plant, water storage tank and lift-irrigation scheme, etc. The report stated, “Non-settlement of payment of Works Contract Tax with the State Taxes […]
Punjab Govt to widen road leading to Sukhdev’s ancestral house
The Punjab Government has deputed SDM Dr Baljinder Singh to acquire land for widening the road leading to ancestral the house of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar at Mohalla Naughara from Chaura Bazaar area. According to the information, around 40 sq yards area would be acquired for the project. On Tuesday, Ludhiana DC Varinder Kumar Sharma had […]
Work on international airport at Halwara picks up pace
Ludhiana, known as the Manchester of India, will soon have its own international airport. The facility is coming up at the Halwara Air Force Station, which is one of the oldest frontline airbases of the Indian Air Force (IAF). While the tender document for the construction of new terminal building and associated works has been […]
Air Force short of 405 pilots, LS told
New Delhi: The Air Force has a shortage of 405 pilots, the government told Lok Sabha on Wednesday. MoS Shripad Naik said the number of pilots at present was 3,834 against sanctioned 4,239. — PTI
RTI activist flags LED streetlight project in Amritsar
An RTI activist alleged embezzlement in LED streetlights installed by the Amritsar Municipal Corporation under the Smart City project. Jagdish Singh, RTI activist, filed a complaint with various departments, including technical adviser to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh. “LED streetlights installed under the Smart City project are not up to the mark. I received information […]
Banishing coal for power holds key to India’s net-zero goal
India must phase out its coal-fired power plants by the middle of this century to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by that time, according to a new report on the challenges that’ll be posed in setting more ambitious climate targets. The nation will need to progressively reduce coal’s share in electricity generation, currently at about […]