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Neha Lalchandani | TNN

New Delhi: It was touted as a huge fillip to Delhi's crawling renewable energy sector but solar power has turned into the proverbial white elephant - to expensive for the 'aam admi' to maintain or use.
Despite various initiatives by corporates and power companies, solar energy is yet to take off in any big way in the c

Electric utility Exelon Corp said it will buy Deere & Co

New and Renewable Energy Minister Shri Ajay Vishnoi said that geo thermal energy can be produced from the regions of banks of Narmada River. For this purpose proposals on public-private partnership (PPP) basis have been received from some developers. The state government is considering these proposals.

Kolkata: The government

Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 30, 2010, 0:40 IST

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange India (PXI), both involved in day-ahead trading, have approached the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) for introduction of renewable energy certificate (REC) contracts.

Both have filed their petitions under Regulations 4 and 7 of the CERC (Power Market) Regulations, 2010, Detailed Pro

Chandigarh: Lanco Solar Energy has bagged a prestigious contract for setting up a solar power project at Parliament House here.

Five companies, including Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (Solar Group), Punj Llyod and Wipro Ecoenergy, were vying for the solar power project.

Rajiv Shah | TNN

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government is in talks with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fund one of its most ambitious projects to promote solar energy

RELIANCE Power (R-Power) has received a loan guarantee of $900 million from the US Export-Import Bank to buy equipment for its coal-fired power plant at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh.

MUMBAI, Aug 25: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, today asked bankers to ‘dare’ and take the risk of lending to solar power projects, while assuring Government support for a successful solar story in the energy-starved country.

BANKERS have asked the Centre to allow them to float tax-free long-tenure bonds to finance solar projects which are facing funding problems. Bankers said they were not averse to financing these projects, but there were certain issues that needed resolution.