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Indian Leading World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)
Mr Kane, chairman of the Indian Wind Energy Association was reelected as the president of World Wind Energy Association for the third consecutive time. He is the only person to be reelected in history of WWEA.WWEA with a total membership of more than 50,000 members from 91 countries, provides a...
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Essar Power Plans to Expand Coal and Wind Power Projects by 2012
Essar Power has planned to expand its power generation capacity from 4,800 MW to 6,000 MW by 2012 with investment plan worth INR 20,000 crore.It is in advanced stage to raise INR 15,000 crore through debt from the public and private lenders including State Bank of India and PFC while...
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Small Wind Turbine Generator, Permanent Magnet Custom Duty Slashed
July, 2009Finance minister has reduced the custom duty on permanent magnet, a driect-drive generator used in small wind turbine, from 7.5 percent to 5 percent.This is believed to encourage wind power generators and accomplish India’s XIth Five Year Plan Period (2007-12) target of generating 10,500 MW wind power. During the...
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Suzlon to Install 224 MW Wind Turbines for EUFER’s Renewable Energy Business
Suzlon Energy Limited (Suzlon), has ensured a strategic partnership with EUFER, which is a joint-venture between ENEL Green Energy and Spanish Utility UNION FENOSA for renewable energy business in Spain and Portugal.Suzlon will supply and install Suzlon’s 2.1 megawatt (MW) wind turbines for wind farms totalizing 224.5 MW. These machines...
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India’s NTPC Targets Japanese Funding for Green Energy Ventures
National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) has planned to increase its production capacity through a sustainable energy mix. For this, it is exploring the renewable energy sector. The firm has targeted to generate 3,300 MW power in the financial year 2009-10 which also includes power generation form renewable sources.In this backdrop,...
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Government Reduced the Customs Duty for Wind Power Projects from 7.5 to 5 per cent.
India is currently the fourth-largest generator of wind power in the world. During the 10th Plan (2002-2007), India saw installation of 5,426 Mw of wind power generation capacity, as against the target of 2,200 Mw. The XIth Five Year Plan Period (2007-12) has fixed a target of 10,500 MW.To help...
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Solar on Rooftops – Cost of Solar Power in India – Over Rs 15 per KWh
Update, Sep 2012: Please note that this blog post was originally written way back in the dark ages - in Jul 2009 - though a few points were added later on. The data, assumptions and a lot many other inputs would hence be very different for those reading it 2012...
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DCM Shriram ESCO – A Leading Indian Energy Service Company
DSCL ESCO (part of the DCM Shriram Group) is a leading Energy Service Company (ESCO) in India and have been awarded the Best Energy Service Company for three successive years (2001-02, 2002-03 & 2003-04) by Petroleum Conservation Research Association. The company was established to revolutionize the knowledge sector with pioneering...
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India Green Investors Network
In order to form a closed knit group of investors interested in sustainability space, New Ventures India - launched the Green Investor Network at the Investor Forum in Nov 2007, which serves as a platform for investors to interact with sustainable enterprises. The goal of the Green Investor Network is...
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Investment Potential for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) in India
India currently has a relatively small energy services companies industry compared to that for China and developed countries. This detailed white paper provides inputs and insights on this industry and suggests recommendations that could make this a much larger and value-adding industry in future.The white paper has been developed by...
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