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Innovation award for HP NGO for solar water heating system

August 14, 2018 Anand Gupta

Community-based NGO Himalayan Research Group has won the Himachal Pradesh State Innovation Award for 2016-17 for developing a cost-effective mountain solar water heating system. Locally called solar ‘hamam’, it will drastically reduce fuelwood requirement by making clean energy available at an affordable cost to rural households in harsh weather conditions. The award will be presented […]

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How Dharnai, A Village In Bihar Became India’s First Solar Powered Village?

August 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

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Sitting in the comfort of our homes or offices, we cannot even imagine a single day without electricity. But for the Dharnai village, a small village near Bodhgaya in Bihar which had remained in darkness for 30 years, having electricity was like a far-fetched dream. “The village happens to be on a NH, it has […]

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New policy for rooftop solar power plant soon

August 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

RANCHI: The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Authority (JREDA) on Friday said it has prepared a framework for the state rooftop solar power policy 2018 with an objective to produce 500-megawatt (MW) power through grid-connected rooftop solar plants by 2022. JREDA director Niranjan Kumar said the new policy will facilitate rooftop solar power projects in the […]

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Odyssey Energy Seeks $500M to Build Out Pipeline of 550 Mini-Grids

August 11, 2018 Anand Gupta

Investment platform plans to fund projects across 21 countries. Odyssey Energy Solutions, a Colorado-based renewable energy investment platform, is seeking $500 million for a pipeline of 550 mini-grids across Africa, Asia and Latin America. If funded, the projects could add up to 150 megawatts of solar capacity and 275,000 connections across 21 countries, including Cameroon, […]

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Solar rooftop project set to begin soon

August 10, 2018 Anand Gupta

Nashik: The work of installing solar panels for all buildings of Nashik Municipal Corporation under the Smart City Scheme will begin in few days. Tender for solar panels have been approved. The letter of award has been issued to the contractor. In a few days, the work order will be issued. The rooftop solar equipment […]

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Luminous to focus on solar, home electrical segments

August 8, 2018 Anand Gupta

Chandigarh: Luminous Power Technologies today said it will focus on solar and home electrical segments and maintain double digit growth in the current fiscal. “We will focus on solar and home electrical segments. We expect 50 per cent of our growth to come from our solar and home electrical products in the next five years,” […]

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With 4 years to go, India yet to install 94% of targeted solar rooftops

August 8, 2018 Anand Gupta

India has installed just about 2,538 megawatt (MW) of the targeted 40,000 megawatt (MW) of rooftop solar power capacity by 2022 With less than four years left to meet its target of installing 40,000 megawatt (MW) of rooftop solar power capacity by 2022, India has installed just about 2,538 MW as of March 2018, a […]

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Solar panel roofs for Thiruvananthapuram

August 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

A total of 28 institutions have been identified for the purpose and a meeting of experts will be held on August 14 to take further action. Thiruvananthapuram: The city corporation plans to set up solar panel roofs on various government institutions in the city as part of the smart city project. A total of 28 […]

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PowerGrid to install solar lighting systems in E. Godavari district

August 6, 2018 Anand Gupta

HYDERABAD: PowerGrid Corporation of India Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (NREDCAP) for the supply and installation of solar lighting systems at Jaggampeta and Irripaka villages in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. According to a company release, solar lighting will help […]

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Seven rooftop solar units in Delhi’s Dwarka area

August 6, 2018 Anand Gupta

Delhi electricity distribution company BSES-Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) on Saturday said it has installed 506 KW of grid-connected solar rooftop plant in seven cooperative group housing societies (CGHS) in the Dwarka locality of the city as part of its Solar City Initiative. The solar plants, inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, will benefit over […]

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