05 Apr 2012
“India has shown that with the right kind of progressive acts, policies and regulations, one can attract large scale private investment. African countries can also repeat the same with a long term vision and with the right kind of policies, regulations and transparency.”
Can you give us an overview of your company's history and activities?
PTC India Ltd. (PTC), the leading provider of power trading solutions in India, was established in the year 1999 as a government of India initiated Public-Private Partnership, with a primary focus to get investments in the power sector. A unique aspect related to the emergence of PTC has been the association of well-established organizations in power generation, transmission and finance, as promoters namely NTPC, PGCIL...
08 Mar 2012
Chinese lawmakers set goals for rapid solar growth ... While the EV market thrives with Chinese state support ... But Chinese wind market growth takes Siemens by surprise... Although solar PV modules makers play dirty games!
Engerati: Chinese EV Market Grows into Leading Player
Leslie Pietersen of Engerati writes that China’s electric vehicle (EV) sector is moving from research and development to industrialization. In 2011, the country produced 8,368 units and sales reached 8,159 units and there were significant gains in the EV market from 2010. With 243 EV charging stations and 1,328 EV charging poles installed in 2011, China became the country with the largest EV infrastructure worldwide.
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14 Feb 2012
Eskom’s blackouts affect GDP ... Chinese solar comes to SA ... Nedbank’s image not so “green” ... Siemens enters African wind market.
Business Live: Eskom’s silent risk to GDP
Peter Attard Montalto writes how South Africa’s Generation and Transmission giant, Eskom’s planned load-shedding for 2012 will affect South Africa’s GDP. The South African utility must cut consumption by 10% to catch up with much-needed maintenance of ageing power stations. The country’s rising energy consumption, due to economic growth, puts major strain on the system.
In 2008, energy intensive industries cut energy...
03 Feb 2012
The solar industry is taking the UK Government to court over solar subsidy cuts.
What happened
Renewable Energy Focus states that the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced a 3 March 2012 deadline to cut the solar feed-in tariff. This, after a High Court ruling squashed its 12 December 2011 feed-in deadline. The High Court ruled that the December date was unlawful, as the consultation closing date was originally set for the end of December. This ruling came after ‘Friends of the Earth’ (FoE) and two solar companies –...
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