India Yamaha Motor, the subsidiary of Yamaha, has commissioned 1,100-kW solar power plant at its facility near here, as part of its plans to augment renewable energy. India Yamaha Motor at its Oragadam factory near Chennai has commissioned 1,100 kW roof top solar power plant taking the total solar capacity to 1,450 KW at the unit, the company said.

As part of Maharashtra Institute of Technology’s efforts to promote the use of clean and renewable energy sources and to achieve significant reduction in energy costs, Fourth Partner Energy has commissioned a 434-kW solar rooftop plant using Fronius inverters at the institute’s Alandi campus.

Maharashtra is one of the most industrialised states in India, and the industries are exploring ways to utilise renewable energy to reduce and hedge their energy cost. The Open Access model provides a way by which renewable solar power can be wheeled across the state to accommodate situations where the energy intensive customers do not have sufficient space at their own premises.

Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES has announced it has signed a power sale agreement (PSA) with the Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) to procure 200 MW at competitive rates.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma has called on Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh and discussed various matters such as uninterrupted electricity supply to the north-eastern state.

Prices of power in the spot market in India have risen 25 per cent to Rs 3.97 per unit in March from R 3.20 per unit in January and are expected to shoot further in the near future, owing to a host of structural and seasonal factors, CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory said.

Ducab is in its 40th year and was started by a British company-BICC- jointly with the Dubai government way back in 1979. Over the years, with strategic decisions, the British ownership of the business was taken over by Abu Dhabi government.

Energy being a vital resource to any business impacts the financials and productivity of the business. Energy efficiency is a key driver of business competitiveness. The global energy landscape is changing and the demand is expected to grow to 28 per cent by 2040.

Until last 10 years, we were a power deficient country. We did not have enough power to serve our citizens. Now, we are not only a power surplus country, but are now talking of exporting power. In addition, India is becoming a major renewable hub with solar contributing lion's share.