Wind Energy Potential in India
The gross potential of wind energy is an estimated 45,200 mw, accounting for 53 per cent of India's total potential from all such sources including biomass, bagasse, small hydropower, solar, waste-to-energy, etc. The technical potential for wind power capacity is 12,875 MW. As against this,

Nodal agency Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is hopeful of finalising the developer for the Mumbai monorail project by June this year. Three consortia have been further shortlisted from seven that were pre-qualified in January this year. Those in the final race include consor

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust expects to invite bids for its fourth container terminal by February or March next year, said D N Maurya, the port's senior spokesperson.

Chennai-headquartered Indowind Energy Ltd has signed the power purchase agreement with Bangalore Electricity Supply Co Ltd for the newly-commissioned wind power project in Karnataka.

Kirloskar Power Equipments Ltd, a subsidiary of Kirloskar Electric Co Ltd, recently inaugurated its transformer facility in Pune. The new facility, set up with an investment of Rs.25 crore,

In a major boost to its power business, Lanco Infratech Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder for two mega power projects - Prayagraj and Sangam - in Uttar Pradesh aggregating 3,300 mw.

Central PSU majors Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) have agreed to form a joint venture that will carry out EPC activities for nuclear power projects in India and abroad.

The Centre is expected to announce guidelines that would make it mandatory for power project developers to source equipments only from those foreign companies that have a manufacturing base in India. This guideline will be applicable only to future orders, keeping the existing equipment orders placed

Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd has announced that its 1.5 million tpa steel plate mill in Gujarat has started commercial production. Trial production, from the facility

Mumbai-headquartered Euro Group has proposed to begin work on its Rs.1,100 crore iron ore pelletisation project in Madhya Pradesh (MP) by June or July this year.