India. More:

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Wind

Gujarat

government announces new wind

energy policy

(Published on: 25

th

July)

To encourage the development of wind power

generation activities in Gujarat, Govt approved a

25-year wind energy policy. The policy will exempt

the power producers from electricity duty and

allow captive use, seeks to utilize 1,600 km of state

coastline and waste patches of barren land for the

generation of wind power. The state plans to have

10% of its total installed capacity from renewable

sources. More:

http://bit.ly/12odFoM

India seeks to revive interest in wind

sector

(25

th

July)

The government plans to revive interest in the

wind energy sector by reintroducing tax and fiscal

incentives that were removed last year, a move

that a lobby group alleges caused a fall of 1,500

MWin

wind

power

generation

in

2012-13.

Specifically, the government is considering the

reinstatement of accelerated depreciation and

generation-based incentives (GBIs).

More:

http://bit.ly/169O1Bd

GAIL to set up 100 MW wind power

plants in India

(Published on: 15

th

July)

GAIL is planning to set up wind power projects

with an aggregate capacity of 100 MW in Gujarat,

Madhya

Pradesh,

Maharashtra,

Rajasthan,

Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. For the purpose,

the company has sought offers from Project

Management Consultancy (PMC).

More:

http://bit.ly/1c4Xy13

ITC is powering itself up with wind farm

clusters

(Published on: 10

th

July)

As part of its corporate wide sustainability drive,

ITC brought down overall power consumption

across all its business divisions. Renewable energy

contributes to over 41 per cent of the total

company’s power consumption. This will go up to

over 50 per cent as it sets up more projects.

More:

http://bit.ly/15d1oBL

Surat Municipal Corporation to set up

third wind power plant

(5

th

June)

Following a huge success in terms of saving on

electricity bills, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC)

has set wheels in motion for the construction of

third wind power plant by appointing a consultant.

The third plant with the capacity of 6.3 MW will

cater to the electricity needs of Sarthana Water

works and other water distribution centres of the

city. More:

http://bit.ly/16UosmH

JNPT to invest around Rs 50 Cr to set up

7 MW wind mill

(7

th

July)

Largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Trust (JNPT) has invited bids from private parties

to set up 7 MW wind capacity. This will help JNPT

to save around 30 percent on energy costs. The

capacity will be built at an investment of Rs 48 Cr.

The project is expected to be awarded by

November and will be operational by April 2014.

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Hydro

India

plans

to

construct

1,000

MW

Pakaldul hydroelectric project on Chenab

Andhra Pradesh to add 410 MW hydel

power capacity in two years

(28

th

July)