Ahmedabad: Energy consumption in industrial sector in Gujarat has not decreased, but instead it has been higher compared to previous year which shows that economic activities in Gujarat are regular. Energy consumption was lower last month due to Diwali and rains. Consumption of electricity is important barometer to indicate economic activities. State energy minister Saurabh Patel said today while addressing The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) function today here...Read More

New Delhi: Wind power projects are set up in the country, including in the state of Rajasthan, on the basis of commercial principles taking into account wind resource, land availability, transmission infrastructure, etc. So far, bids for 15,100 MW of wind power projects have been issued, out of which projects of 12,162.50 MW capacity have been awarded. The cumulative installed capacity of wind power (as on 31.10.2019) in the country is 37,090.03 MW. The details of state-wise installed capa...Read More

ReNew Power Limited today announced commissioning of Phase-1 (126 MW) of its 250 MW wind project located in Kutch district of Gujarat. This project is part of the India’s first wind power reverse auction concluded by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) in February 2017 under the 1000 MWInter-State Transmission System (ISTS). The power generated from this project will be supplied to the Northern and Eastern states of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand & Odisha using the ISTS network. The ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government will announce wind-solar hybrid power policy, said State Chief Minister Vijay Rupani while speaking in Surat today during an interaction with private news channel. Rupani said this in reference to government's plan to set up a 5000 MW solar power park on coastal wasteland near Dholera. Rupani said the tender for desalination plant at Jodiya in Saurashtra has been approved and another tender for similar plant in Dahej area of Central Gujarat is also out. Ru...Read More

Mumbai: KP Energy Ltd has partnered with a European wind turbine maker to execute a 300-MW wind project in the state of Gujarat. KP Energy announced the signing of a letter of intent (LoI) with this manufacturer on Tuesday, without disclosing its name. The company said that it plans to install 130 wind turbines of 2.3 MW each at its site in Hajipir, Kutch. It has been working on land acquisition there for over a year now and will also be deploying LiDAR technology for wind measurements. ...Read More

Mumbai: Suzlon Energy Ltd (BOM:532667) said on Monday it has secured turnkey contracts for 500 MW of wind power capacity, won under a recent tender held by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The Indian wind turbine manufacturer said in a bourse statement the two projects have capacities of 300 MW and 200 MW, respectively. They will involve the installation of 238 units of Suzlon’s S111 140-metre (459-ft) wind turbines with capacities of 2.1 MW each. Suzlon will build the two p...Read More

Gandhidham: A meeting of Trustees of Kandla Port Trust(KPT) in a meeting on Tuesday gave approval to Rs 142 crore 14 mw wind energy generation project by Suzlon. The project will come up in Saurashtra region at Chotila and Amreli. As per an estimate KPT will be able to get power through this plant that it needs for all its operations. KPT will also be able to sell additional 30 mw power in market. One thing discussed in this meeting was proposal to terminate the contract of Rs 66 lakh tu...Read More