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Secretariat will soon be fully solar-powered

February 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

BHUBANESWAR: The state government is planning to run the secretariat on solar power, replacing the conventional system, to make one of Odisha’s biggest public buildings energy efficient. The plan has been mooted at a high-level meeting of the science and technology department held recently in which chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi suggested that steps should […]

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Education institutions opting for solar power in a big way

February 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

Kakinada: Several educational institutions in East Godavari district are opting for solar power in a big way as it provides uninterrupted power. In addition, the institutions can also avail subsidy offered by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The cost of solar power plant installation will be between Rs 5 to Rs 6 […]

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Two Gurugram societies with India’s largest solar plants yet to receive state subsidy

February 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

GURUGRAM: Nearly one and a half years ago, two residential societies signed up for the state’s ambitious grid connected solar power scheme. Till date, however, they are yet to get the promised subsidy from Haryana Department of Renewable Energy (Hareda). One of them, Wellington DLF 5, even filed complaints with the PM’s Office (PMO) and […]

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Rooftop solar power plant inaugurated in HP

February 14, 2019 Anand Gupta

Kangra: A 30 KW roof top solar power plant (on Grid) was inaugurated on Wednesday in the Bajjreshwari temple, one of the 52 Shakti peeths, here by the Commissioner temples cum Deputy Commissioner Kangra Sandeep Kumar. After inauguration Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kumar said that this Roof top Solar plant ( on grid) of 30 KW […]

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Govt lists steps to promote rooftop solar programme, heres more on it

February 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

Under the present rooftop solar programme, which was approved by the Government in December 2015, an aggregated capacity of 2100 MW is targeted to be achieved in residential, institutional, social and Government sector through central financial assistance by the year 2019-20. As per data captured on the SPIN portal of the Ministry of New and […]

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Solar panels on rooftop to be mandatory in building plan

February 7, 2019 Anand Gupta

The Science and Technology Department has given a proposal in this regard to the Government seeking regulation for inclusion of solar power generation in buildings by framing proper law. BHUBANESWAR: IF things take shape as planned, the State Government may soon make it mandatory to install solar panels on rooftops by making a provision in […]

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Installation of solar power plant commence at Kozhikode railway station

February 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

KOZHIKODE: In order to tap the solar energy, installation of photo-voltaic panels for 100 KWp solar power plant has been commenced at the Kozhikode Railway station. The project is conceived by the Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) which is exploring the potential of various renewable energy resources for energy generation. The company is a […]

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FAR, land use norms to be relaxed to spur roof top power plants, says UT Khader

February 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

MANGALURU: Urban development department has decided to relax norms pertaining to floor area ratio (FAR) and procedure for change of land use from one proposed in the Master Plan under section 14-A of Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 to spur high rise tenements go in for solar power plants. This relaxation could help […]

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34 buildings of PMC get rooftop solar power setup

February 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

Pune: The corporation now has the capacity of generating 1.2 MW of solar electricity with 34 municipal properties being equipped with rooftop solar power systems. The civic body has set a target of generating 1MW solar power for the financial year 2018-19. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to save Rs1crore annually on electricity bills, […]

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Sobhandeb unveils rooftop solar power plant at Vidyut Bhavan

February 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

Kolkata: State Power minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay inaugurated a grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic power plant at the Vidyut Bhavan on Saturday. The solar plant installed on the roof top will be able to generate 30KW of energy, which is a significant boost to the renewable energy sector of the state. The project will prove to be […]

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