The State government of Gujarat is prepared to develop India’s first tidal energy plant. It has approved Rs 25 crore for setting up the 50 MW plant at the Gulf of Kutch. The plant will produce energy from the ocean tides. The state government signed a MoU with Atlantis Resource Corporation last year to develop [...]
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Gujarat best place for renewable energy
Equipped with the longest coastal line in the country, the Gujarat government is pursuing tidal energy generation policy soon. The tidal generation power project has already got the approval of Rs 25 crore in the upcoming Budget for the purpose. “The state government has decided to explore the state’s tidal power generation potential along with [...]
Atlantis to set up tidal power farm
Atlantis Resources Corporation has announced its intention to set up tidal power farm with a capacity of 50 MW in Gujarat. According ot reports, construction is expected to begin early this year, and the farm will be so designed as to expand its capacity to more than 200 MW in the future. After completetion, this [...]
Power from sea
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has Research & Demonstration and Technology Demonstration policy for producing electricity from sea tides. Giving this information in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that the MNRE has sanctioned a demonstration project for setting up [...]
West Bengal to get tidal energy project
A 3.75 MW demonstration power project based on energy contained in the tides is being set up in Sundarbans region of West Bengal, Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah informed. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Abdullah said that the project is being set up by the West [...]
Gulf of Kutch Tidal project in storm
Looks like all is not well with the 50 MW tidal power project, proposed to come up in Gulf of Kutch. If reports are to be believed, the project’s developer, Singapore-based Atlantis Resources Corporation, wants the State government to hold stake in the project. But the government wants to restrict its role to that of [...]