Infrastructure

The Indian peninsula has a vast coastline of 5,423 km and an additional 2,094 km around the 1,256 islands in the Andaman and Lakshadweep group of islands. With 200 miles of Exclusive Economic Zone the country has gained a territory of around 100,000 sq km of water surface for economic exploitation. A number of rivers pour into these seas around peninsular India. It has been estimated that around 14,500 km length of rivers are navigable throughout the year.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) has initiated action in big way towards setting up new hubs for manufacturing renewable energy equipments in the country to meet both domestic and also cater to global demand.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SCI) has invited bids for selection of solar power developers for setting up solar PV power projects.

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) has issued a letter of acceptance (LoA) to Honeywell Automation India Limited for the contract worth Rs 76,33,16,727.00 for the supply of telecommunication systems for Pune Metro Rail project. The contract was signed on 25th February 2020.

One of India’s leading renewable energy companies, Adani Green Energy, has reported an impressive 30% increase in installed capacity between April 2019 and March 2020.

India’s mega plans to expand transmission infrastructure to support upcoming and planned renewable energy projects continues to take shape.

The manufacturer Magenta Power has said that the ChargeGrid Flare has been specially designed in partnership with HPCL to offer energy-efficient street light combined with an EV charging point.

Tata Power Solar will build the 300 MW CPSU-II for NTPC at an all-inclusive price of Rs 1,730.16 crore (US$ 247.55 million).