Power

IEZ to leverage on Bangladesh industrial sector. The first meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Working Group (JWG) on the establishment of Indian Economic Zones (IEZs) in Bangladesh was held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka, May 10, 2016. The Ministry...

Report says 13,363 MW stalled. Several hydropower projects of about 13,363 megawatt (MW) capacity are stranded at various stages of development, resulting in significant time and cost overruns estimated to be worth Rs52,697 crore as of December 2016, noted a...

USAID’s energy collaboration with India. Goyal (in blue jacket) releasing the report “Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India’s Electric Grid- National Study”, in New Delhi on 29 June 2017. A study under the U.S.-India bilateral program...

Saudis recognize India’s lighting success. Saudi Aramco plant. The Kingdom signs up Indian efficiency programme. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is to help implement energy efficiency programmes and scale-up demand side measures in Saudi Arabia under a Memorandum of Understanding...

No compromise in quality of smart city plans, says Naidu. Central government has announced another list of 30 cities for development as smart cities taking the total cities picked up so far to 90 under Smart City Mission launched on...

Fund in place for “24X7 Power for All Project”. India has secured US$400 million loans from the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for a US$570 million power project in Andhra Pradesh. The project is to increase...

SBI-World Bank lending to expand Roof Power platform. Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE) has been granted Rs.678.3 crore (US$ ~10.5) million of low-cost debt financing through the SBI-World Bank: Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV Program. The loan is for 15 years...

Project in line with Prime Minister's vision. Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE), a leading independent solar power producer in India, commissioned a 100-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Andhra Pradesh. The project was auctioned by NTPC, which has a AAA debt...

Corporate India’s participation sought in Russian businesses.  Modi Putin at Konstantin Palace, in St. Petersburg, on 1 June 2017. India and Russia have unveiled a progressive and long-term vision document to outline the agenda for Indo-Russian economic cooperation during Prime...

Over 30 Tata companies contributes to the region. Rao receiving the award from Malaysian Minister Ong. Joining at the award ceremony were T.S. Tirumurti High Commissioner of India to Malaysia and Ramesh Kodammal, Chairman of ASEAN Indian Business Council, Malaysia  ...