Atomic Mineral ‘Molybdenum Ores’ in India
Government of India is aware of the fact that 10.98 million tonnes of resources of Molybdenum Ore is located in Tamil Nadu. However, Department...
India and WTO: Safeguard Investigation on Solar Cells
Recently, India notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated a safeguard investigation on solar cells, whether or not assembled in modules or...
Total Cumulative Solar Energy Installed Capacity
The cumulative Solar Energy capacity installed as on 31st July 2017, is 13652 MW while the same at the end of 2014-15 was 3743.97...
List of Newly Approved Nuclear Power Stations in India
The Government has accorded ‘in principle’ approval of five sites for locating 28 nuclear power reactors with a total capacity of about 32000 MW.
In addition,...
World’s 1st Floating Wind Farm Gets Operational
The world’s first floating wind farm has been made operational in the north-east coast of Scotland. The Peterhead wind farm, known as Hywind, is...
Rajasthan Village Setup Solar Power Plant
The 20 kV on-grid rooftop solar energy system has been installed in a 2,000 sq. foot area at the cooperative society's office in Bandha...
First Power Agreement Under Wind Auction Scheme
Union Minister for Power Mr. Piyush Goyal presided over the signing of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for purchase of 1050 MW of wind power...
World Bank Finance Rooftop Solar Projects in India
State Bank of India and the World Bank had financed 100 MW of rooftop solar projects worth ₹400 crore in India.
World Bank aid helped...
Mithivirdi Nuclear Plant Shifted to AP
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has abandoned its plan to set up a 6000 MW nuclear power plant at Chhaya-Mithivirdi village...
Two More Nuclear Power Plants in Tamil Nadu
India and Russia has signed an agreement on setting up of two more units of a nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.
Both nations have...
First DEMU Train With Solar Powered Coaches
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu dedicated to the nation the first 1600 HP DEMU train with Solar Powered Coaches with a unique facility...
IAEA Low Enriched Uranium Bank in News
The IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank is an assurance of supply mechanism of last resort, and will be a physical reserve of LEU...
Latest Data on Indian Power Sector
All India Statistics of Indian Power Sector are released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The main highlights are as follows:-
Generation Capacity Addition target during...
USA-India Bilateral Program ‘Greening the Grid’
Union Minister of Power Piyush Goyal released the first part of the study “Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India’s Electricity Grid”.
The...