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Visakhapatnam Railway Station achieves 100 per cent energy efficiency

March 22, 2018 Anand Gupta

It would save about Rs 3.17 lakh per annum with reduction of the connected load for Railways. Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Railway Station of East Coast Railway has earned the unique distinction of being the first Energy Efficient ‘A1 Category’ Railway Station over the Division. The station has achieved 100 per cent energy efficiency by replacing conventional […]

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Rooftops of Allahabad Junction to harness Solar Energy

March 21, 2018 Anand Gupta

ALLAHABAD: The sheds of all the 10 platforms of the Allahabad Junction , of North Central Railways (NCR), would do more than saving the passengers from sunlight and rains . The rooftops of these platforms would harness 683 kilowatt of solar energy through the solar panels installed on the entire length of these roofs.Apart from […]

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Telangana to have floating solar plants

March 21, 2018 Anand Gupta

Can generate 300MW of power and reduce water evaporation. Hyderabad: For the first time in Telangana floating solar power plants will be constructed on the Himayathsagar and Osmansagar lakes. Pumping drinking water through its network to areas beyond GHMC limits costs HMWS&SB `70 crore per month in electricity bills and solar power is a cheaper […]

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Jaipur Metro’s solar plant project remains in limbo

March 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

JAIPUR: The project to make Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) stations self-sufficient in energy by installing rooftop solar plants is still in limbo following the failure of the state government to approve the same. Under a central government project, the Jaipur Metro had decided to set up rooftop solar panels at eight elevated stations along […]

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Kor Energy to Focus on Cold Storage Chains

March 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

New Delhi & Agra: With special focus on promotion of ‘Green Energy’ at rooftop of cold storages, Noida-based Kor Energy (India) Pvt. Ltd., a solar EPC Company has decided to further its efforts to consolidate its solar energy business in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Kor Energy is in the process of executing order ranging […]

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KMC: Solar energy illuminating LED boards in city will reduce pollution

March 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) advertisement department will soon introduce solar energy to illuminate the LED boards in the city in a bid to reduce pollution incurred by fossil fuel based energy. The civic body advertisement department has kept a target of Rs 33.76 crore for the financial year 2018-19. The civic body parks and […]

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Waaree Energies turns to small-scale residential consumers to push its solar rooftop business

March 17, 2018 Anand Gupta

MUMBAI: Anticipating the growth in residential solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop segment to pick up, Mumbai-based Waaree Energies Ltd, part of Waree Group, is launching ready-to-install solar kits for rooftops with capacity ranging from 1 to 5 kw. The company is targeting small-scale consumers – individual households predominantly in rural and town areas – with its […]

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Bikramgarh Jheel to get Kolkata’s first floating solar power plant

March 17, 2018 Anand Gupta

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the state power department is planning to set up a 300KW floating solar power plant on Bikramgarh Jheel, located behind South City Mall. This will be the first floating solar power plant in the city proper. According to an agreement, solar power to be produced from the project […]

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KUSUM scheme to install grid connected solar plants in rural India

March 17, 2018 Anand Gupta

The scheme will also include attaching solar panels to grid-connected agricultural pumps to make farmers independent of power supply. Modi government is in process of formulating Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme to harness solar power for rural India. The scheme will allow to setup grid-connected solar plants in rural areas. KUSUM will […]

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20,000 solar-powered green homes get Rs 420 crore allocation

March 16, 2018 Anand Gupta

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is to take up construction of 20,000 houses under the Chief Minister’s Solar-Powered Green House Scheme at a cost of Rs 420 crore, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam announced in the Budget on Thursday. However, this comes in the wake of a similar scheme proposed in 2015 by Housing and Urban Development […]

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