India

Is it really possible?

Onset of summer and new restrictions by electricity regulator to blame.

But the main purpose of this RE project will be to save the famous Taj Mahal. India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced that Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, will be the country’s first solar city.

Produces 32.46 MW of nuclear power in 2012.

Obtains US$161 million financing for India’s largest solar farm.

Japanese electronics giant to market solar panels and fuel cells, among others.

Funding expected to re-ignite growth in moribund sector.

 Call it a smarter way to get 'powerful.' The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is taking its first tentative steps

With an average of over 50,000 new installations each month, Bangladesh now has got the fastest growing solar home systems

Smart metering and Smart grid in electricity sector recently have attracted much attention to improve the performance of power utilities. Many countries in the West including USA, Canada and within the EU are already involved in smart metering on pilot projects or in selective roll out for specific urban areas.

The World Bank has extended support to Bangladesh in addressing its power shortages.

SL Time reported that Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party alleges that a large sum of money has been paid as

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has decided to extend financial support for the demonstration Biogas Fertilizer Plants (BGFPs) initiated by the ministry. The demonstration projects will involve biogas generation, purification and bottling besides production of bio-fertiliser. 8The ministry has sanctioned central financial assistance (CFA) of 50% of project cost, excluding the cost of land, for demonstration projects being set up by private developers. 8The assistance will be provided only when the project is successfully commissioned and all the terms and conditions are fulfilled. 8Pertinently, the demonstration projects have been sanctioned on the basis of technical and financial scrutiny of the proposals received in response to an invitation for ‘expression of interest’ issued by the ministry. 8The ministry maintains state-wise and year-wise details of all the BGFPs sanctioned by the ministry. The financial support for 15 demonstration projects has been pegged at Rs 18.29 crore. 8Of the 15 projects having a capacity of 31,116 m3/day day, seven have been commissioned till date. 

The upcoming summer is likely to experience about 1,000-1,500 megawatt (MW) load shedding during the irrigation period

India added a capacity of 10,431MW against a target of 9,623MW from renewable energy sources for the last three years.

The 726 MW gas-based thermal power project at Palatana in South Tripura is facing a legal hurdle.