Mumbai: Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain dedicated passenger amenities on Central and Western Railway through video link at a function held at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus today. Gohain inaugurated 14 passenger amenities on Central Railway and 11 passenger amenities Western Railway. The passenger amenities inaugurated by the minister are foot-overbridges at Currey Road, […]
The Solar policy 2014-21 aims to generate 2,400mw of electricity through rooftop solar panels by 2022. BENGALURU: Bescom had notified over 30 government buildings to install solar grid-connected power plants on their rooftops. But till now, only 4-5 government buildings – Vidhana Soudha, High Court, Vikas Soudha and Bescom – have opted for the green […]
Vellore: To meet its power requirements and also to contribute in the fight against global warming, the Christian Medical College (CMC) here has shifted to cleaner source of energy for its daily operations which also led to substantial savings. It has an installed 214KW capacity in renewable energy through concentrated solar systems. Since the first […]
Solar power panels being installed on rooftop of 22 buidlings of GVMC. GVMC has initiated a number of smart city projects to bring about efficiency in services, conservation of energy and clean environment to citizens. Of them, solar power generation is an initiative on clean energy that falls in the pan-city category. The objective is […]
New Delhi: KOR Energy (India) Pvt. Ltd. a solar power company has bagged orders from four (4) companies for rooftop solar plants in the industrial area of Uttar Pradesh. Of the total 2.8MWp, 1200KWp rooftop solar plant is being installed at Apollo Metalax Ltd. at Secunderabad Industrial Area- Bulandshahr, 1200KWp rooftop solar plant will be […]
Mumbai: Under the ‘Mission 41K’ scheme, the Indian Railways aims to save electricity bills to the tune of Rs 41,000 cr in next ten years. A railway official said that the Western Railways (WR) will soon install solar panels on the Churchgate-Virar route which will save the electricity bills. The WR has identified 23 locations […]
The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MahaGenco) is planning to develop solar power projects on dams in its first such attempt in the state. These floating solar panels will do away with the need for the state-owned utility to acquire land to add capacity to its renewable energy portfolio and also reduce the evaporation […]
CHENNAI: In a bid to phase out free power and promote the use of renewable energy, the Tamil Nadu government is pushing for the adoption of solar pumps for agriculture, by offering 90% subsidy to the farmers. In the first phase, it has floated a tender for the supply of 1,000 pumps from manufacturers. Tamil […]
The Railways invariably warn commuters to not travel on rooftop of trains as the live overhead wires supply 25,000 volts for the locomotives to run. Besides these live wires, roofs over the platforms would now become a medium of electricity as the authorities are placing solar panels on them. The Indian Railways is aiming to […]