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The Story of Shankar: It’s time to go Solar

May 10, 2019 Anand Gupta

Solar power in India is a fast developing industry. Report says that the country’s solar installed capacity reached 28.18 GW as of 31 March 2019.Initially the Indian government had a target of 20 GW capacity for 2022, which was achieved four years ahead of schedule. In 2015 the target was raised to 100 GW of […]

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Signify Innovations expecting good growth in solar lights segment ahead

May 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

Signify Innovations India, earlier known as Philips Lighting India, is expecting good opportunity in the solar lights segment going forward, not only from the rural market but also from the urban market, said a top company official. Signify Innovations India, which has reported a turnover of Rs 3,500 crore in the previous financial year, expects […]

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Indian Railways goes green! Delhi’s Anand Vihar Terminal railway station saves lakhs with solar power

May 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

Under Indian Railways’ mega project of making railway stations across India solar-powered, solar panels were installed at Anand Vihar Terminal railway station. The date of commissioning was October 2017. Indian Railways’ Anand Vihar Terminal railway station (ANVT) in Delhi is setting a benchmark with the use of solar-power! Apart from getting the tag of ‘silver-green’ […]

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Chennai: Hotels go green, seek 80 per cent depreciation benefits

May 3, 2019 Anand Gupta

The Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa, for instance, processes waste water through a sewage treatment plant on its premises. Chennai: From rainwater harvesting mechanism to effective waste management systems, many medium and large hotels are turning towards solar and other forms of renewable energy to power their needs. And with increasing patronage among its […]

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MYSUN expands presence in 7 states in its pan-India Solar push for SMEs

May 1, 2019 Anand Gupta

Announces 11 MW of multiple new orders in Maharashtra and Rajasthan in last 30 days New Delhi: MYSUN, providing high yield rooftop solar solutions and innovative financing to Industrial and Retail clients and operating India’s largest online rooftop solar platform www.itsmysun.com , has expanded its operations and client base across seven Indian states in the […]

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Bihar Offers High Diesel Subsidy to Farmers after delay in Launch of Solar Irrigation Pump Scheme

April 26, 2019 Anand Gupta

The delay in the launch of solar irrigation pump scheme that the Central Government had announced in its previous Budget has left States like Bihar with no alternative but to raise diesel subsidy offered to the farmers. Nitish Kumar led Bihar government had received around 23 lakh applications for diesel subsidy from the farmers in […]

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HCL Samuday invests Rs 30 crores to establish 14 solar mini grids in 15 villages

April 24, 2019 Anand Gupta

New Delhi: Samuday, the ambitious CSR project of HCL Foundation, has invested Rs 30 crores over the last one year to set up 14 solar mini-grids in 15 villages in UP’s Hardoi district to supply uninterrupted power to 900 underserved rural households. It has also committed to spending Rs 3 crore every year over the […]

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Farmers to receive portable electricity

April 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

The project, Kisan Utthan Urja Suraksha Mahaabhiyan will be known as KUSUM Yojana. Mumbai: The state government’s Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is mulling to start a pilot project wherein farmers will have the option of using portable electricity. This project will enable them to use solar light during the day and electricity at […]

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Shift from kerosene to solar to improve power supply

April 19, 2019 Anand Gupta

Switching subsidies from kerosene to off-grid solar products would improve electricity access for households still reliant on kerosene, a study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said on Thursday. Despite the success of the ‘Saubhagya’ scheme, millions of households continue to use kerosene lamps during outages […]

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Higher subsidy will boost rooftop solar in TS

April 18, 2019 Anand Gupta

Hyderabad: To give a big push for rooftop solar panel installations, the Central government has increased subsidy from the current 30 per cent to 40 per cent, a move which will be boost rooftop solar capacity in Telangana, says N Janaiah, VC & MD, TSREDCO. According to him, Telangana has a commissioned capacity of 60 […]

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