Ezine Archive
August Issue 2022
Month: August 2022
Trends
Gearing Up: Power utilities explore the EV charging opportunity
Recent developments in India’s energy policy environment suggest that the country has embarked upon the journey of electric mobility transition. India’s EV30@30 initiative targets a 30 per cent sales share for electric vehicles (EVs) by […]
Trends
A New Foundation: Jharkhand’s solar policy targets 4 GW of installations by 2026
Despite being endowed with power generation resources, Jharkhand has very little installed capacity at just 2,483 MW. It lags far behind its neighbouring states of Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, even though […]
International News
China Three Gorges acquires hydroelectric project from EDP in Peru
EDP is planning to give its largest shareholder, China Three Gorges (CTG), a 50 per cent stake in the $500 million San Gaban III hydroelectric project in Peru. As per the reports, CTG already owns […]
International News
France plans to float 1 GW tender for offshore wind farm
The French government announced plans to launch a tender for an offshore wind farm in state waters for up to 1 GW and claimed to have found a suitable location in the Atlantic, west of […]
Financings
Torrent Power acquires 100 per cent stake in Wind Two Renergy
Torrent Power announced the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Wind Two Renergy Private Limited (WTRPL) from Inox Green Energy Services for Rs 325.1 million. The company purchased 32,510,000 equity shares of WTRPL […]
Projects
MNRE invites expression of interest for installation of innovative solar pump
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released an expression of interest (EoI) to promote innovation in the solar pumping sector. The aim is to enable innovators to showcase their technologies in real field […]
Miscellaneous
MNRE organises quad workshop on clean hydrogen
The Quad Workshop on Regulations, Codes, and Standards (RCS) for clean hydrogen was organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) as part of efforts under the Quad Clean Energy Pillar and the […]
Policies and Programmes
Three companies sign programme agreement under PLI scheme for ACC battery storage
A programme agreement under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery storage was signed by Reliance New Energy Limited, Ola Electric Mobility Private Limited, and Rajesh Exports Limited. These companies will […]
Editorial
Policies and Programmes
Prime Minister launches the National Solar Rooftop portal, the RDSS and various green energy projects
In the Grand Finale marking the culmination of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya – Power @2047’, the Prime Minister (PM) has launched various renewable energy sector related schemes and projects. National Portal for Rooftop Solar: This […]