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Nearly 40% of all new power capacity in India this year is solar The solar energy sector has accounted for the largest capacity addition to the Indian electricity grid so far this year. It has contributed around 39%—over 7,100 MW—to the overall capacity additions, according to data from Mercom Capital Group, a US-based research and consulting firm. For comparison, solar ... Read More »

Higher temperatures will send power bills soaring The trends studied by Teri’s Environment Status Report for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region were taken from 42 years of data from four stations—Santacruz, Colaba, Dahanu, and Alibaug—and are largely in line with other studies. The study found that humidity levels have increased slightly—by 2% during the day. On the other hand, evening humidity ... Read More »