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Farmers need financial support to generate surplus solar energy

February 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

Farmers will be encouraged to harvest more solar energy and supply to the grid too only if there is direct financial support from the Union Government, according to the pumpset manufacturers here. A solar energy powered 5 HP agricultural pumpset costs over ₹ 3 lakh while a normal pumpset is just about ₹ 30,000. Currently, […]

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SECR to generate 883kwp solar power by installing rooftop plants

February 6, 2018 Anand Gupta

NAGPUR: Taking a big leap in promoting conventional energy sources, the Nagpur Division of South East Central Railway (SECR) has decided to generate 883 kilowatts peak (kwp) energy by installing rooftop plants at 18 stations and service buildings. “We have executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Azure Power Limited for installation of rooftop solar […]

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CIAL to set up solar power plants in Ghanaian airports

February 5, 2018 Anand Gupta

A CIAL release said that 1.5 MW of this will be generated from the panels set on top of the car park facility. Kochi: Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the consultant of the Airport Authority of West African nation Ghana for setting up solar plants at the […]

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Union Budget 2018: Nine farmers in Gujarat who set up solar co-op set example for Jaitley’s ‘power’ idea

February 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

Farmers’ solar cooperative sold solar power worth Rs 7 lakh to govt in 20 months On a day when Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked state governments to put in place necessary mechanisms to purchase excess solar power from farmers operating solar water irrigation pumps, nine marginal farmers in Gujarat who are part of the […]

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Solar pumps may help cut subsidized power

February 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

Jaipur: The Budget proposals provided a fillip to the vibrant solar sector in Rajasthan. As per the proposals, the import of solar tempered glass for manufacture of solar cells will be exempted from customs duty. The decision will reduce the cost of manufacturing and eventually the cost of solar modules and power systems. Earlier, the […]

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Borivali society goes solar, expects to save Rs 10 lakh per year

January 31, 2018 Anand Gupta

They have installed a 74-kilowatt generating solar power setup with 234 solar panels which will now power the elevators, water pumps and other common areas of the eight buildings in the society and help it save nearly Rs 10 lakh per year. It took the management of Bhoomi Green Society at Kulupwadi in Borivali East […]

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Veer Energy bags order for Solar Rooftop in Gujarat

January 30, 2018 Anand Gupta

Veer Energy & Infrastructure has bagged neworder for Solar Rooftop (via Net Metering Technology) from arenowned infrastructure developer at Surat in state of Gujarat. This rooftop installation would be commissioned at their 3residential cum commercial towers.The company has been successfully marketing the net metering conceptand expects the market to grow in big numbers.Veer Energy & […]

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Centre approves Rs 526 crore Smart City proposal for Kavaratti

January 30, 2018 Anand Gupta

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union urban development ministry has approved Rs 526 crore proposal for Smart City development program of Kavaratti in Lakshadweep. The proposal was forwarded by Centre for Environment and Development (CED) at Kerala capital here. “With an aim to develop Kavaratti, the capital city of Union territory of Lakshadweep, a Smart City proposal was […]

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Solar energy project inaugurated by AMC

January 29, 2018 Anand Gupta

Setting up of solar energy project by the Aurangabad Muncipal Corporation (AMC) is the need of the hour for the city which features in list of smart cities announced by the Centre, District Guardian Minister Dr Dipak Sawant has said. Dr Sawant was speaking at the inauguration of Solar energy project at AMC here on […]

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Civil Hospital to have solar electricity plant soon

January 29, 2018 Anand Gupta

Amritsar: The Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs’ Memorial Civil Hospital (JBMM) would soon be equipped with a solar plant to produce electricity which would be used for powering the hospital. The hospital authorities said that as a part of the Smart City project, solar power plants would be installed at various institutions and a Mumbai-based company had […]

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