This resulted in reduction of 40 p.c. in local body’s power bill In a significant initiative aimed at reducing the financial burden of the local body and promoting renewable energy, a Coimbatore panchayat
Commercially exploiting large tracts of wasteland, Gujarat is set to emerge as India's largest solar power destination. The Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, will dedicate 600 MW of solar power projects
Even as India crosses 5000MW solar power generation this year, Maharashtra, the largest power-producing state in the country, lagged behind in extracting electricity from the sun . As per the statistics
Solar power plants, to be promoted under the Tamil Nadu Government’s policy on solar energy, may not face the problem of evacuation some windmills face. Solar power is more dispersed than wind power and the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) and Transmission Corporation (Transco) have about 1,350 substations across the State, say power managers.This assumes relevance as 1,500 megawatt (MW) of the targeted 3,000 MW for the next three years is to be generated through utility scale projects.
PANJIM: Though Goa achieved 100 per cent electrification in 2015, along with another 14 States/union territories, the Electricity Department on Monday said it is in the process of electrifying a small
The Mahagenco's 50 MW grid interactive solar project at Shirsuphal in Baramati will be the first of its kind and unique PPP model project in Indian Power sector, sources in the energy department said.
Energy minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the new solar energy policy would be in place from 2014 to 2020. Speaking at the national convention of natural resources at the Indian Sustainability Congress here, Shivakumar said that the government was striving to enhance generation of power from the renewable energy sector.
It always comes as a surprise to non-specialist observers that, despite the fact that India has 300 days of sunlighton average, solar power plays an almost insignificant role in the Indian energy mix.
The government's target of achieving 100 gigawatts of solar power capacity by 2022 has made renewable energy the future focus of conventional power generation companies such as Hindustan Powerprojects,
Jorhat, April 10: The forest department is thinking of installing solar fences in an area along the Brahmaputra, northeast of the town to keep out a wandering herd of elephants — that moves along the river
The bidding process under this Rooftop scheme is for 500 MWp comprising of CAPEX Model (300 MWp) & RESCO Model (200 MWp). The bidding process under this rooftop scheme is for PART-A (CAPEX Only), PART-B
Faridabad, December 23: The problem of power shortage for industrial units is likely to be a thing of past if a move made by the government goes well. The state has directed the units consuming 50 KW or
The European Union launched an investigation on Thursday into alleged state subsidies for Chinese solar panel manufacturers, intensifying a trade war between the two centred on the multi-billion dollar solar power market. The EU’s executive body is already studying Chinese dumping of solar panels, or deliberately selling products for less abroad than at home or at less than cost. It is the largest import sector it has ever targeted for such investigation.
In order to reduce loadshedding in urban centres, the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre has launched an ambitious solar energy subsidy programme aiming to cater to 25,000 households in 14 municipalities.
A boom in solar and wind power jobs in the US led the way to a global increase in renewable energy employment to more than 8 million people in 2015, according to a report from the International Renewable
In a major boost to the state energy sector, the central power ministry has cleared the largest ever hydropower project for J&K with installed capacity of 1856-MW. The power development corporation
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Saryu Roy said that the environmental conditions in Jharkhand have still not worsened to the extent that it cannot be restored, and it only needed State Government to implement
Life in the remote Indian village of Meerwada used to grind to a standstill as darkness descended. The arrival of solar power last year has changed all that. Meerwada, on a dirt track rutted by rains and
Chairman, Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority for Delhi-NCR & Member, Supreme Court Monitoring Committee, Dr. Bhure Lal asked India Inc. to invigorate and intensify its R&D efforts for
While solar energy has great potential as a renewable energy source for India, in terms of resource availability, flexibility in scale and applications, it is one of the most expensive of such options today.
