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India – The Country Most Oriented on Renewable Energy in 2011

Mike Sandru — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:46:40 +0000

After you found out India’s impressive solar power figures, you might say that it’s easy for them to go that far: after all, fewer countries are sunnier than India. If most people usually take their best belongings for granted, India has sure done its homework lately: it was the most active solar power installer in […]

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India to Invest $37 Bln for 17,000 MW Green Energy Capacity by 2017

Mike Sandru — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:20:00 +0000

India currently relies heavily on coal for its mass consumption of energy. Even though the country's renewable energy capacity represents 11% of the global installed power capacity, for India it is not enough. The ministry for New and Renewable Energy has recently announced an investment of $37 billion in green energy generation, which should add up another 17,000 MW in the next 6 years.

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India Plans to Build Its First Commercial Tidal Power Plant

Mike Sandru — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:05:02 +0000

Atlantis Resources Co, a London-based marine energy developer, had the idea of building a tidal power plant with an initial capacity of 50 MW. Gujarat, an Indian state, has already made some plans for the installation of the first commercial tidal power plant in India. The project will be organized in partnership with Guajar Corporation Limited.

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