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Maharashtra College installs 50KW solar plant

October 30, 2017 Anand Gupta

The plant, set up at a cost of Rs 38 lakh, would generate 70,000 units of electricity per year and help in the saving Rs 7.70 lakh in electricity cost per year. The 150 solar panels would save carbon footprint of 37.1 tonnes per annum. In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Maharashtra College […]

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Initiate clean cooking movement by tapping solar energy

October 30, 2017 Anand Gupta

Bengaluru, Oct 29 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave a call to start-ups run by the city youth to initiate a clean cooking movement by tapping the huge market potential of solar energy, saying they would get blessings of women from the poor sections of society. Modi said in the last 35 years, governments […]

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UJALA SCHEME: GOVT TO DISTRIBUTE 1 CRORE LED BULBS IN STATE

October 28, 2017 Anand Gupta

In a major initiative to save power, the State Government is planning to distribute one crore LED bulbs in the State. The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), the Government of India enterprise entrusted to provide these energy efficiency lamps has distributed 41.13 Lakh LEDs in the State under the Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and […]

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KOR Energy installs solar power systems at cold storages in Haryana

October 28, 2017 Anand Gupta

KOR Energy has used tier 1 modules of Vikram Solar and ABB String Invertors in these projects to ensure maximum yield and performance consistency. New Delhi: KOR Energy (India) Pvt. Ltd., a solar power company has successfully installed a grid connected rooftop solar systems at three cold storages in Haryana. A 90KWp system at Maan […]

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UB group calls for policy tweaks to go 100% solar

October 27, 2017 Anand Gupta

CHENNAI, OCT 27: Fifteen per cent cheaper than grid power is a strong argument for going solar, and the country’s largest liquor manufacturer, United Breweries, has vowed to raise its power demand satisfaction from solar from 15 per cent today, to 50 per cent in the next three years. But while ‘100 per cent renewable’ […]

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Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurates International Conference on Green Initiatives & Railway Electrification

October 27, 2017 Anand Gupta

Minister of Railways & Coal Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated International Conference on Green Initiatives & Railway Electrification organised by Ministry of Railways through Institution of Railways Electrical Engineer (IREE) India here today i.e. 27th October 2017. Minister of State for Railways & Minister of State for Communications (Independent Charge) Shri Manoj Sinha was specially present […]

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School gets solar plant

October 27, 2017 Anand Gupta

Cooch Behar: A solar plant that can generate 10 kilowatts of power was commissioned at the Sadar Government High School here on Wednesday. This is the first time that such a facility has been installed at an educational institution in the district. The plant will cut down power bills of the school by half, authorities […]

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There is no such thing as free electricity: RK Singh

October 27, 2017 Anand Gupta

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R.K. Singh, minister of power, new and renewable energy, pitches for direct benefit transfer for better targeting of electricity subsidies New Delhi: Unveiling the road map for structural reforms in the power sector, power and new and renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh on Thursday pitched for leveraging the direct benefits transfer (DBT) scheme in […]

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Our mini-grids are driving socio-economic change across 106 villages: Jaideep Mukherji, CEO, Smart Power India

October 25, 2017 Anand Gupta

Jaideep Mukherji, CEO of Smart Power India, that is implementing the Smart Power for Rural Development (SPRD) program, talks about the progress made by the initiative in rural electrification and the larger state of play in the energy sector. More than 41,000 people across 106 villages are reaping the benefits resulting from renewable energy mini-grids […]

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ABB sees India as a growth market for Microgrid solutions

October 25, 2017 Anand Gupta

CAPE TOWN: Global power and automation player ABB is looking at India as a potential location for its microgrid solutions given the country’s huge requirement for electrification, and the government’s push for renewable energy, Markus Bruegmann, the company’s global product group manager for microgrids, Power Grids division, said. “In emerging markets, it’s firstly about the […]

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