UAE: First Arab Country to generate electricity from coal

Published: November 28, 2020

The United Arab Emirates recently became the first and probably the last Arab country to generate electricity from coal. The coal plant, Hassyan is to be set up in Dubai at 3.4 billion USD. The capacity of the plant will be 600 MW. Later, the capacity of the plant is to be increased to 2,400 ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Clean Energy • Dubai • Gulf Countries • Nuclear energy • oil and natural gas • Oman • Power Plants • Solar Energy • United Arab Emirates

PM Modi inaugurates RE-Invest 2020

Published: November 26, 2020

On November 26, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment called the RE-Invest. The 3rd Global RE-Invest Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo was organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. It is to be held from 26 – 28 November 2020 on a ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events in Current Affairs

Topics: Hydroelectricity • India solar energy • International Solar Alliance • PM Modi • RE-Invest • Renewable energy • Solar Energy

Wind-Solar Hybrid Park: GoI introduces new Scheme

Published: November 19, 2020

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has proposed a new scheme to develop Wind-Solar Hybrid Parks. The scheme aims to address the key issues faced by renewable energy projects. Key Features of the Scheme The Wind-Solar Hybrid park will be a concentrated zone of power projects. It will provide an area with the required ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: DISCOMs • National Institute of Wind Energy • Solar Energy • Wind Energy • Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy

First Convergence Project of India to generate green energy

Published: November 18, 2020

On November 17, 2020 the Energy Efficiency Services Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of New and Renewable Energy, Goa. According to the agreement, the first convergence project of India to generate Green Energy for agriculture and rural areas is to be set up in Goa. About the project The project is ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: EESL • Goa • green energy • Paris Agreement • Solar Energy • Technological convergence

First Solar Powered Textile mill in Asia to come up in Parbhani district, Maharashtra

Published: November 17, 2020

On November 17, 2020, the chairman of Jai Bhawani Women cooperative textile mill announced that the mill will soon operate on solar power. With this, the mill will become the first Solar Power enabled textile mill in Asia. The mill is located in Parbhani district of Maharashtra. Key Highlights The mill is spread across 30 ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: India solar energy • Ministry of Textiles • Powerlooms Sector • Solar Energy • Solar Energy Scheme for Power looms • Solar power • Textile • Textiles

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