New Solar Policy Draft Enters Uncharted Territory; Thrust On Mega Projects Of 500 MW And Above With Customised Packages; Such Projects Are Still Untested In The Country With The Largest Being 130-M

States to tie-up with the centre for solar power projects: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Shreya Jai

The Centre is looking to move amendments to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 to enable the licensing of three joint ventures proposed by state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd — with NTPC Lt

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh government will set up two solar parks of 1,000 MW and 300 MW in Anantapur and Guntur districts respectively.

Plant will be set up at in Mandya district of Karnataka

Minister of Energy Pranab Prakash Das told the Assembly on Monday that the State Government is planning to provide electricity connection to more than 25 lakh families during next five years, for w

In order to boost power availability in the state the Akhilesh Yadavgovernment has decided to set up three new thermal power plants that would add 1,980 megawatt additional power in the state.

The Environment Ministry has accorded environmental clearance to eight thermal power projects with a total capacity of 4677 MW in the current year, the Rajya Sabha was told today.

State governments extend full support

The Centre has assured Arunachal Pradesh of resuming coal mining at Namchik-Namphuk coalfield in the troubled Changlang district where the activity was suspended on May 10, 2012.