Tag: renewable energy

Plastic
New plastic-to-fuel plant inaugurated in Nashik

New plastic-to-fuel plant inaugurated in Nashik

Nashik Waste Management (NWMPL) has inaugurated a new plastic-to-fuel plant, with a ballistic separator. The plant will process 5 tonnes of plastic waste each day. The ballistic separator reportedly has a capacity of 250 tpd,…

Policy & others
Lok Sabha approves renewable bill

Lok Sabha approves renewable bill

The Indian Parliament Lok Sabha has passed a bill called Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill to promote the development of renewable energy and fuels, including biomass. Amongst others, it introduces penalties for industrial companies failing to…

News
IREDA: Immense potential to expand renewable energy sector workforce

IREDA: Immense potential to expand renewable energy sector workforce

As per the Managing Director Pradip Kumar Das of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Limited., the country’s renewable energy sector has the potential to employ 10 lakh people by 2030. At a conference on renewable…

Renewables on the rise in 2017

According to Ecowatch, in 2017, India has for the first time added more energy capacity from renewables than from fossil fuels. With 11,788 MW, the increase of renewable energy was more than twice the growth…

Waste to Energy
Minister Calls for Japanese investment in WtE projects

Minister Calls for Japanese investment in WtE projects

In the 42nd joint meeting of India-Japan Business Cooperation Committee, the minister for housing and urban affairs, Hardeep S Puri, invited Japanese firms to invest in sectors like smart cities, renewable energy, waste-to-energy and other mega…

Policy & others
Government to increase taxes for energy solutions

Government to increase taxes for energy solutions

As was confirmed by several state officials, India will implement new Goods and Service Tax (GST) rates for the renewable energy sector, starting on 1 July 2017. The solar, the bioenergy and the WtE sector…

Major investments signed at Happening Haryana summit

At the Happening Haryana investment summit, the renewable energy sector has made business commitments worth Rs 80,000 crore in the field of solar, biomass, micro hydroelectricity and Waste-to-Energy projects. The investment proposals are higher than…

USD 1,000 billion investments expected in energy sector

As reported by Enerdata, the Indian Ministry of Power is expecting to attract investments of USD 1,000 billion by 2030 for the national coal and renewable energies sectors. By 2020, USD 1 billion go to…