Reliance Industries Ltd, is thinking of entering the power-storage business with its partner BP Plc. to expand into the country’s growing renewable energy sector. The companies are considering a plan to set up energy-storage projects near solar- and wind-energy installations, The push into power storage dovetails with Prime Minister NarendraContinue Reading

National Thermal Power Cooperation (NTPC), India’s largest thermal power producer is increasing its presence in “carbon-free” power space by using solar power and exploring the possibility of co-firing biomass with coal for electricity generation. NTPC will focus on solar photo-voltaic plants rather than windmills as the prices of solar equipment includingContinue Reading

A consortium of Ola, Mahindra Electric, TVS, Kinetic Safar, Acme Group and some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) has approached various state governments with innovative business models to electrically power taxis and auto rickshaws. The consortium has offered a plan for Kerala to retrofit registered three-wheelers with battery-operated systems at aContinue Reading