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Solar: Policy consistency is imperative
The solar capacity in the country has crossed barely 16 GW in November 2017. That leaves a lot of road to be covered before achieving the envisaged target of 100 GW by 2022.
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Awards - 2016-2017
The cover story titled 'StUMPPed!!!' highlights the plight of UMPPs of Tata Power and Adani Power in the light of rise in coal prices due to change in regulations by Indonesia and Australia. But can India afford to forsake such huge assets built assiduously, is the question it raises.
Adani Power, Tata Power, UMPP, Blackouts Under Control, T&D Infrastructure, Solar Shines, Union Budget, Record Gains, REC, Making Tpps Sustainable, Moefcc Norms, LNG Imports, Reviving Gas Power
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Solar shines!
The Union Budget is full of sops for solar - in terms of investment, village electrification and taxes. But, it calls for building renewable power compatible T&D infrastructure on a war footing.
Union Budget, Investment, Renewable Power, Union Budget 2017-18, MSME, SME, Demonetisation, EDC, Thomas Rookmaaker, Solar Focus, JNNSM, DIDF, Jaideep N. Malaviya, Thermal Power Generation, Andrew Hines
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Keep off vote bank interests from discoms | IPPAI
Improving the financial state and efficiency of distribution companies´ (Discoms) operations, allowing for renegotiation of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), delinking of coal from PPAs, and reducing risk for banks and ensuring implementation of open access, formed part of the top five broad suggestions made by Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) in its pre-Union Budget 20017-18 memorandum submitted to the Finance Ministry.
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