Panaji : To achieve sustainable development goals, the government has decided to declare capital city Panaji as ‘Solar City’ by generating 88 MW solar power in next two years, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday. He urged the residential and government buildings and commercial establishments to use their rooftops to install solar panels. “We […]
Panaji : Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said the state government has set a goal to ensure 100 per cent renewable energy usage across all sectors by 2050. Addressing the second edition of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Conference on Clean Renewable Energy 2023 here, Sawant said the state government’s plan is expected […]
Panaji: The state government has re-invited bids to set up 600kW solar rooftop photovoltaic (PV) power plants at the North and South Goa district hospitals at a cost of over Rs 5 crore by modifying the tender document on the request of the bidders. During the pre-bid meeting, the companies interested in bidding proposed a […]
Panaji : The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has saved more than Rs 31 lakh ever since it installed a 180-KW capacity rooftop solar electricity generation system at Madgaon railway station in South Goa nearly two years ago, an official said. Talking to PTI, KRCL’s Deputy General Manager Baban Ghatge said this grid-connected solar power […]
Panaji: Goa must reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 189 million tonne to make it a zero-emission state by 2050, the Goa State Energy Action Plan (GSEAP) has revealed. “In the next 30 years, Goa’s transport sector needs to eliminate almost 97 million tonne of carbon dioxide, followed by the power sector with 63 million tonne […]
PANAJI : The state government has withdrawn its tender inviting bids to set up 600kW solar rooftop photovoltaic (PV) power plants each at the North and South Goa district hospitals at a cost of over Rs 7 crore after companies expressed inability to participate in the tender process due to its conditions. A senior government […]
The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GMWC) said that a waste to energy plant will be set up at Verna at an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore and will generate 16MW electricity and 38MW heat while processing 250 tonne waste per day (TPD). The project is first of its kind in Goa and since the […]
Panaji : From conventional energy sources like fossil fuels and coal, now Goa is stepping towards the use of nonconventional sources of energy which is solar power energy, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday. Speaking at a programme, he said most of the people from Goa don’t know about the power shutdowns which […]