An online portal has been set up and on it farmers/landowners can register their land to give on lease The Rajasthan government has launched a scheme to help farmers to set up solar energy plants on their unusable or barren land. Under the scheme, called the Saur Krishi Aajeevika Yojana (SKAY), farmers can give their […]
Baghdad Bets on Beijing to Develop Solar Energy Plants – EQ Mag Pro
The Iraqi government has signed an initial agreement with the giant PowerChina for the construction of a power plant with a capacity of 2 thousand megawatts. The world’s second-largest Opec producer, the country depends on imports from Iran, which is subject to U.S. sanctions. In 2020, it burned about 17.37 billion cubic meters of gas. […]
Project awards to induce 11-12 Gw renewable energy addition in FY20
The support for schemes like KUSUM, roof-top and off-grid solar applications is expected to continue under the new government The award of key projects by central nodal agencies and state distribution utilities in the calendar years (CY) 2017 and 2018 would spell 11-12 Gw (gigawatt) in fresh capacity additions for renewable energy (RE) sector in […]