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JK installs mere 27% of 5500 Solar Street Lights sanctioned by GOI

January 23, 2018 Anand Gupta

Srinagar: The Government has till date installed no more than 1490 Solar Street Lights (SSLs) in Jammu and Kashmir despite the fact that the government of India has sanctioned 5500 SSLs to the state so far. According to the KNS correspondent, the Government has received around 5500 solar lights that were ought to be installed […]

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PMC to save Rs 1cr by using solar power

January 22, 2018 Anand Gupta

Pune: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) can save around Rs 1 crore annually on electricity bills thanks to the civic body’s plan to install solar power plants on civic properties. As many as 14 rooftops solar plants will be set up on PMC buildings. “We have given approval for the project. The project will serve more […]

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HP mulls floating solar plants in reservoirs

January 22, 2018 Anand Gupta

After Kerala and Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh too is mulling to harness clean energy via floating solar plants in reservoirs and dams across the state. Having two major reservoirs including Govind Sagar Dam (which is the third biggest reservoir in India) and Maharana Pratap Sagar or Pong Dam, the proposed plan could yield desired results for […]

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Mahametro installs solar traffic signals

January 22, 2018 Anand Gupta

NAGPUR: Taking a serious view of the traffic snarls on roads, Mahametro, in association with the traffic police, has installed solar signals at some of the most important and busy junctions in the city. Ten signals have already been installed while five more will be installed soon. The location of these five traffic junctions is […]

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Solar rooftop projects moving at snail’s pace in Rajasthan

January 22, 2018 Anand Gupta

The solar rooftop programme in Rajasthan is progressing at a snail’s pace with the total capacity reaching only 52 MW, three years after the state government unveiled a new net metering policy The solar rooftop programme in Rajasthan is progressing at a snail’s pace with the total capacity reaching only 52 MW, three years after […]

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Surya Raitha Scheme: Karnataka farmers go high-tech

January 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

This will lead to an increase in the agriculture productivity and continuous power supply during the daytime. Karnataka: On Friday, the much awaited Surya Raitha Scheme which aims to remove irrigation pump sets with metered solar water pumps will be launched in Karnataka’s Kanakapura. The scheme will help farmers to irrigate their fields during the […]

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Farmers will get power-generating solar water pumps

January 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

BENGALURU: The much touted Surya Raitha scheme of the state government to replace irrigation pumpsets (IP sets) with metered solar water pumps that generate excess energy will be launched in Kanakapura on Friday as a pilot. Initially, 310 IP sets will be replaced by solar water pump sets which will have 1.5 times the capacity […]

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Solar plant launched at MCC farm

January 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

A 500 kWp solar power plant was launched in the Madras Christian College Farm on Thursday. Inaugurating the project, Robert G. Burgess, U.S. Consul General, Chennai, said that he hoped the solar power project, which would be regarded as a model project for schools, colleges and hospitals to emulate. Spread over 3 acres, multi crystalline […]

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Madras Christian College gets one more solar power plant

January 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

CHENNAI: US Consul General, Chennai, Robert G Burgess on Thursday emphasised on the use of ‘green energy’ on educational campuses and hospitals during the launch of a 500kWp solar power plant in Madras Christian College farm. Stating that green energy is one of the future sources of power to meet large and growing demands of […]

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Karnataka: Free solar power for government schools

January 18, 2018 Anand Gupta

BENGALURU: Government schools across the state will soon get a helping hand from the Energy Department, which has agreed to provide them free power supply drawn from solar power projects. Energy Minister D K Shivakumar confirmed this in an official communication to the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR). The confirmation came […]

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