GIB Issue: Undergrounding 66 kV Transmission Lines for Power Evacuation Not Feasible
The Technical Expert Committee constituted to lay down the techno-economic norms on undergrounding of power lines has determined that undergrounding of transmission lines of 66 kV and above voltage levels ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: CEA Approves Setting Up Transmission for a Solar Project in Bikaner
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) granted approval to lay transmission lines for a proposed 300 MW solar ...
Renewable Energy Projects in the Great Indian Bustard Area Get 30 Days Extension
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has informed that all renewable energy projects (RE) under implementation, wholly or partly located in the priority or potential territory of the ...
Great Indian Bustard and the Renewable Energy Sector – How to Save Both
Uncertainty looms over the future of renewable power projects in Rajasthan following the Supreme Court order which says that power lines in the region be shifted underground, as electrocution was ...
MNRE Asks Wind Developers to Ensure Safety of Great Indian Bustard
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a circular for retrofitting of transmission lines and wind turbines to avoid bird collision in Great Indian Bustard (GIB) habitats ...
Andhra Pradesh to Withdraw Generation Based Incentives for Wind Projects
Responding to a petition filed by the state’s power distribution companies (DISCOMs), Southern and Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has ...