Web Exclusive Oct 22, 2018 Government raises ethanol price for blending in petrol by 25 per cent In a bid to cut surplus sugar production and reduce oil imports, the government has approved over 25 per cent hike in the price of ethanol produced directly from sugarcane juice for blending in petrol.
Cover Story Oct 01, 2018 Best selling power equipment company (T&D) - KEC International KEC International , the flagship company of RPG Group, is a global infrastructure Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) major.
Renew Oct 01, 2018 Turbulence Ahead The wind sector, in the last two years, has not seen much traction due to various reasons. And because of the recent cancellation of auctions in various states, the year will pass with a no-show from the sector that had earlier added 34 GW of capacity.
Renew Oct 01, 2018 "The wind sector turnaround will start in 2019-20" In an interview, DV Giri, Secretary General, Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association said that in 2018-19 with the dependence on the SECI bids that have an 18 months project period, and bids from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra will see the installation of around 2,000-2,500 MW in FY19, further adding that the turnaround will start from 2019-20 and the future is good for the industry.
Cover Story Sep 01, 2018 Quality Pays Off While large-scale projects of over 100 megawatt (MW) are now common, the investment risks caused by climate, poor installation and lack of proper maintenance are on the rise in the solar sector.
Interaction Sep 01, 2018 "Hybrid policy would benefit the RE target" According to Badrinarayanan Thirumalai, Head of Business-Solar, Anchor Electricals (A Panasonic Group Company), at the moment only big players can participate in the utility scale hybrid policy.
Interaction Sep 01, 2018 "Industry must not underestimate the favourable impact of GST" For Sanjeev K Ahuja, Head-Marketing, Su-Kam Power Systems, GST will minimise hassles for the vendors like the abolition of æC' form, æF' form and CST which added to project costs.
Cover Story Sep 01, 2018 Giving Teeth to India-s Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy Although the industry has generally welcomed the newly-enunciated Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, review of its certain aspects may be necessitated on the back of some serious concerns