Projects

SECI's 1,000-MW RTS SECI's RTS project. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has launched a tender of 1,000 MW capacity for development of grid-connected rooftop solar (RTS) capacity for Central Government Ministries/Departments. This would be the largest rooftop tender...

Solar & wind update Goyal's update on solar and wind projects. India has installed 8,727.64 MW of solar power and 2,8279.40 MW of wind power end of October, Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy...

Pune Metro approved The Union Cabinet has approved the development of Pune Metro Rail Project Phase–1 which will be implemented by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO),  a 50:50 joint company of the Indian Government and Maharashtra State Government. The...

DMIC Trust Fund The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the expansion of the mandate of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Implementation Trust Fund (DMIC-PITF Trust). The cabinet has also approved its re-designation as National Industrial Corridor Development &...

US$20bn gas development Pradhan says US$20bn investment in gas fields over next three to four years. India will see an investment of US$20 billion in deep water gas field development in the next 5-7 years while boosting green fuel usage,...

Ease of doing business The Indian Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United Kingdom (UK) to support Ease of Doing Business in India. The MoU was signed earlier this month....

S&T opportunities India and Israel have agreed to give boost the bilateral cooperation in science and technology (S&T) under the aegis of a 1993 S&T Agreement. “We would like to identify new opportunities and mechanisms to expand and upscale our...

Goyal seek gas partnerships Goyal and Nepal's Minister of Energy, Nepal, Janardan Sharma Prabhakar meetingin New Delhi on December 5, 2016. Partnerships formed with the participating stakeholders at Petrotech-2016 would help us revive India’s stranded Gas based power plants in...

Gas pipeline Modi addressing at the PETROTECH-2016 in New Delhi on December 5, 2016. India will double its gas pipeline to 30,000 km in five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while inaugurating the Petrotech 2016 conference on Dec 5,...

Novaris plans facility King says Novaris will set up joint venture manufacturing facility in India. Australia’s Novaris Pty Ltd plans to produce its signal and power protection products in India through its partner Process Technique Electronic Ltd based in Bengaluru...