India

Indian lender cuts rates for RE projects

Indian lender cuts rates for RE projects

Power Finance Corporation cuts lending rates for renewable energy power plants by 50 basis points.

Indian firms push for renewable energy investments

Government incentives have persuaded several Indian groups are all making a concerted push into renewables.

China, India, Japan, Australia to push Asia-Pacific solar demand

The Asia Pacific region is forecasted to grow to 13.5GW in 2013.

Cyan's metering technology deployed for smart grid pilot in India

Cyan Technology is showcasing its smart electricity metering solutions at a pilot project in India.

British-Bangladeshis to invest in power sector

Bangladeshis in Britain have expressed interest to invest in Bangladesh’s prospective sectors especially power.

India frees Bhutan from export power charges

India has acquiesced to Bhutan's demands for not imposing unscheduled interchange charges on supply of construction power.

Bangladesh to fund 5 power projects with hard $1.5-B loan

The Bangladesh government will utilize US$1.5 billion export credit agency loans to fund five power projects.

Mytrah eyes to become India's largest wind power producer

Mytrah Energy will install a additional wind capacity of 310 MW as it gears to be the largest wind based IPP.

India challenges discrimination against US solar cell imports

Will respond this week to charges of “forced localization”.

India to commission two more solar energy projects

Projects will add 35MW to Rajasthan’s grid.

West Bengal gives empahsis on hydropower development

West Bengal will turn hydropower to improve power supply.

India to install 10,000 roof-top solar panels across Kerala

Power crisis in Kerala will be eased with the installation of 10,000 solar roof-top panels in houses.

Bangladesh to purchase of 61,650 electric poles

Bangladesh will purchase of 61,650 electric poles to achieve 1.8 million new power connections in rural areas.

BHEL wins supply contract for Indian supercritical thermal power project

BHEL will supply a steam generator package for the 1,980MW Nabinagar Supercritical Thermal Power Project.

Mizuho leads Japanese group in building Indian solar plant

Japanese firms will help India achieve an eightfold expansion in sun-powered capacity.

Tata Seeks renewable energy investors

Tata Power is seeking investors to help its renewables unit more than double capacity in five years.

India’s offshore powerhouse revealed

The October 2012 All India Seminar On Clean Energy & Energy Conservation, Nagpur, seemed more developed and urgent than in 2008. Exemplified in that conference and after the 2012 blackouts, the seminar focused on the fact that conservation, only, will not offset energy requirements. Whole systems replacement, or augmentation, is required and coincides with integrating clean energy sources. Actionable methods and wares for increasing renewable energy efficiency were directly addressed. Intriguing descriptions of solar power, wind energy, and control topologies were prominent. Discussions rounded out on using intelligent grids to allocate loads of existing or new utilities.