The Queensland government released its Hydrogen Industry Strategy in May 2019, outlining its commitment to delivering a sustainable hydrogen industry by 2030 to provide opportunities for domestic users and develop new export markets. The strategy focused on renewable hydrogen or green hydrogen, which is produced by renewable energy or from residual biomass. Hydrogen has advantages […]
Solar power charges pandemic recovery for indigenous farmers in Viet Nam
Overcoming adversity has long been the stock in trade of Do Thi Phuong, a 42-year-old mother of two living in a small village in Viet Nam’s lush Lao Cai province. As the primary breadwinner in her family of six, Phuong is accustomed to being a rock for her family in hard times. Years ago, landslides […]
MEDA Issues EoI for Feasibility Survey and Technical Inspection of Solar Pumps Under PM KUSUM Scheme
Expression of Interest for Undertaking Third Party Survey for Solar Pump Site Feasibility and Technical Inspection or Verification of Installed Solar Pumps under PM Kusum Scheme Component B in the State of Maharashtra The last date to submit the bids is January 15, 2021 Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from […]
Egyptian farmers to access solar irrigation pumps funding
Egyptian farmers will now acquire solar irrigation pumps easily after International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Agricultural bank of Egypt (ABE) formed a partnership to help the farmers access financing to purchase the solar irrigation systems. The partnership will help promote Egyptian farmers switch to Solar Irrigation Systems reducing their reliance on diesel-powered generators and […]
IFC cooperates with Egypt in strengthening clean tech start-ups, enabling farmers to switch to solar
International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced Tuesday joining forces with the National Bank of Egypt and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) to strengthen the clean technology entrepreneurship sector and boost Egyptian farmers’ access to finance for solar irrigation. According to IFC, start-ups make up the bulk of players in the photovoltaic (PV) […]
AP: Uninterrupted power for farmers, Work on 10,000 Mw solar park to start soon
The CM asked the officials to complete all pending works to provide day-time power to the agriculture sector at the earliest. The CM reviewed the progress of energy projects with the senior officials on Friday AMARAVATI: Chief minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has directed the energy department to provide nine-hour uninterrupted power supply during the […]
Good news for farmers; this state forms Rs 1000 crore welfare fund to boost agricultural income
It has provisioned a separate fund of Rs 500 crore in Rajasthan State Cooperative Bank to ensure bank loan to farmers, up to Rs 20 lakh grant every year on export of organic agri products and a grant of up to Rs 10 lakh on solar power plant. The Rajasthan government has constituted Rs 1,000 […]
EG collector : 3,940 solar power connections to be sanctioned to farmers
Kakinada : East Godavari Collector D Muralidhara Reddy on Saturday said that as a part of the energy saving programme, as many as 3,940 solar power connections and 2,973 energy efficient motors free of cost would be given to the farmers in the district. Addressing a function after flagging off on energy saving week celebrations […]
In Maharashtra village farmers switch to solar pumps, experts fear groundwater exploitation
In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon village, many farmers spend sleepless nights to irrigate their fields, as power for irrigation isn’t available during the daytime for 15 days a month, but Dattaji Balaji Kikole, 62, doesn’t need to strain himself. Reason: Kikole has got a three-horsepower (hp) solar pump installed under the Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana launched […]
T’gana to go for 1000 MW solar energy, one-time settlement of dues of panchayats
The Telangana government on Wednesday said it would go for one-time settlement of dues of panchayats and municipalities to state-run electricity organisations and warned that henceforth heads of local bodies will be ‘punished’ for non-payment of bills on time. Chief Minister K Chandrasekar Rao, who presided over a review meeting on the power sector, said […]