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SECTOR | 18 Mar 2025

Atlas Copco group launches new state-of-the-art facility in Pune

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Built on Industry 4.0 principles, the facility integrates smart manufacturing and sustainability, with 80% of its energy sourced from a 1.3 MW rooftop solar system and grid supply

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 17 Mar 2025

Adani Electricity Wins Gold HR Excellence Award 2024 At Brandon Hall

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The Gold Award was presented to Sanjeev Muramkar, chief human resources officer of Adani Electricity Mumbai.

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SECTOR | 16 Mar 2025

142 GW of RE projects coming up across India; Gujarat tops table

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Gujarat and Rajasthan together account for 58.3 per cent of RE capacity being built

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 14 Mar 2025, 04:12PM

Qatar to supply natural gas to Syria to increase electricity supply

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Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 megawatts of electricity a day, in a measure to help address the war-battered country's severe electricity shortages, Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported Friday. Syria's interim Minister of Electricity Omar Shaqrouq said the Qatari supplies are expected to increase the daily state-provided electricity supply from two to four hours per day. Under the deal, Qatar will send 2 million cubic meters of natural gas a day to the Deir Ali power station, south of Damascus, via a pipeline passing through Jordan. Qatar's state-run news agency said that the initiative was part of an agreement between the Qatar Fund for Development and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program and aims to address the country's severe shortage in electricity production and enhance its infrastructure. Syria's economy and infrastructure, including electrici

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 14 Mar 2025, 01:04PM

Transmission bottlenecks: Limited availability of CRGO steel, HVDC system manufacturers

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India's CRGO demand is expected to grow by 10-12 per cent annually, driven by the expanding power sector and the goal to integrate 500 GW of RE into the grid by 2030

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 14 Mar 2025, 07:33AM

REC Aims To Finance Nuclear Power Projects Worth Rs 50,000 Crore By 2030

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In FY26, REC will sanction loans to the tune of Rs 15,000 crore for nuclear power projects.

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 13 Mar 2025

Larsen & Toubro plans $2 bn splash on data centres

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It currently has around 32 MW existing capacity, with two data centres in Mumbai and Chennai

L&T targets 150 MW data centre capacity by 2027, to utilise land banks

Business Standard | 13 Mar 2025

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SECTOR | 13 Mar 2025

Deploying 600 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030 can meet India's electricity demand: Report

Business Line

Another positive step in scaling RE integration is the Indian government's recent mandate for all future solar project tenders to include energy storage systems with at least two hours of capacity to improve grid stability

New Study Calls For India To Hike Power Generation Via Non-Fossil Fuels To 600 GW By 2030

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SECTOR | 12 Mar 2025

NTPC Green Energy's 105 MW Shajapur Solar Project Now Fully Operational

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The first part capacity of 55 MW had already been declared operational with effect from November 2024.

SWELECT bags over 150 MW solar module order, raises 290 crore for expansion

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SECTOR | 12 Mar 2025

Cong, DMK protest in Lok Sabha over renewable project near Indo-Pak border

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Opposition members, mainly from the Congress and the DMK, on Wednesday staged a protest in the Lok Sabha over clearance granted to a renewable energy project near the India-Pakistan border and staged a walk out after "not getting a satisfactory reply" from the government. Asking a supplementary during Question Hour, Manish Tewari of the Congress said national security and energy security have to go hand in hand. He claimed the mixed renewable energy project will run up to one kilometer of the International Border (IB) and noted that as per security protocol, any big infrastructure project should be at least 10 km away from the IB. He asked whether any relaxation was granted to the proposed project. The government asserted that nods and licences to any proposal are granted after obtaining clearances from the Centre, the state and relevant agencies. New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said the government is keen to produce renewable energy in the country. He said cleara

Oppn alleges energy projects along Indo-Pak border compromise security

Business Standard | 12 Mar 2025 2 more