Government clears Rs 20,000 crore power line to energise showpiece Ladakh solar project
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 The government on Wednesday approved construction of 713-km transmission line at an investment of Rs 20,773 crore for wheeling electricity from a 13 gigawatts (GW) solar power-cum-12 GW-hour battery storage project proposed to be built in Ladakh, first reported by TOI on January 13, 2019. According to the decision taken by the Cabinetβs panel on economic matters, the Centre will provide viability gap funding of Rs 8,309 crore, or 40% of the project cost, to keep transmission tariff affordable.
Dominion Wins Approval , for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in US.
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Interior Department greenlit a plan to put 176 wind turbines off Virginia's coast, 'The New York Times' reports...
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At Least 27 Dead , After Hurricane Otis , Devastates Acapulco.
On October 24, Otis rapidly strengthened
from a tropical storm to a destructive Category 5
hurricane barreling toward the Acapulco..
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