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Stung By Gas Volatility, GAIL Plans Bigger Clean Energy Footprint

Gas major GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited), which owns the largest gas pipeline network in India besides a presence across the gas value chain, especially the distribution side of it, is quietly adding a larger clean energy component to its future plans. After announcing  it’s strong Q1 results for FY 23, the company, which […]

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Bangladesh’s IDCOL Raises €80 Million From Germany’s Bank For RE Program

Infrastructure Development Co. (IDCOL), a Bangladeshi state infrastructure investor, has received a loan of €80 million ($81.4 million) from Germany’s KfW Development Bank to assist enterprises in installing solar plants and solar irrigation pumps. The KfW will sponsor the “Renewable Energy Programme II” project. The interest rate and other terms and conditions are currently being […]

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Direct Benefit Transfer: State Saves 33 MU of Power in Agriculture Sector

In Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, a trial programe for the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) program for agricultural energy connections was begun around a year ago. During the 2020–21 financial year, the 26,083 agricultural connections used around 101 million units of power. Since the program was introduced, the number of connections have climbed to 28,393 […]

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Energy Storage Company Sheru Enters Coveted Cleantech Open Accelerator Program

Delhi-based Energy Storage startup, Sheru has been selected for the Cleantech Open Accelerator program 2022 cohort. The Cleantech Open Accelerator program is offering entrepreneurs and innovators training and tools to help them build and expand their cleantech enterprises. Since 2005, it has assisted over 1,800 creative businesses in scaling up, growing, and making a good […]

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Brazil Adds Over 500 MW Of Wind, Solar Energy In July

The power sector regulator of Brazil – ANEEL– has announced there has been an addition of about 514.63 MW of solar and wind power capacity to the renewable energy basket in the previous month of July. The data shared by ANEEL revealed that the solar farms had contributed for the majority of the renewable additions […]

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Odisha’s Medical Colleges And DHH Buildings To Adopt Solar Rooftop

Seven medical colleges and 32 district headquarters hospitals (DHHs) across the state of Odisha will all get rooftop solar installations. Under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) program of Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA),  healthcare facilities and hospitals will be mounted with rooftop solar systems. The Director of Health Services (DHS) and the Director […]

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Shell Completes Acquisition Of Renewables Platform Sprng Energy Group

Shell Overseas Investment B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc (Shell), has completed 100% acquisition of Solenergi Power Private Limited and along with it, the Sprng Energy Group of Companies from Actis Solenergi Limited (Actis)- a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure Sprng Energy, set up in 2017 by Actis, is a renewable energy […]

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Torrent Power Q1 FY23: Profit Sees Two-Fold Surge

Leading Ahmedabad-based power player Torrent Power Limited has released its Q1 FY-23 results. For the April to June quarter (Q1) of the current financial year, the company’s consolidated net profit increased by more than 140% to Rs 502.01 crore from Rs 207.78 crore in the equivalent quarter of the previous financial year 2021–22. The revenue […]

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Solar Glass Maker Borosil Renewables Still To Close Interfloat Acquisition

Mumbai based solar glass maker Borosil Renewables has paused its deal to acquire European Solar glassmaker Interfloat GmBH pending a more complete evaluation of the firm. Due to the recent incident of glass leakage around the melting area of the furnace at the solar glass manufacturing facility of GMB, the Board of Directors of the […]

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