Increasing the share of solar rooftop is a “win-win proposition” for both distribution companies and consumers alike and can lead to significant net financial savings for both, a new study claimed on Thursday. It said the discoms can enjoy net gains of upto Rs 0.22 for every unit of electricity Read more…
PUNE: The Maharashtra Solar Manufacturers Association (MASMA) has claimed that Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MERC) recently released draft regulations for renewable energy, if implemented, would destroy the solar industry in the state. “The draft regulations will not just hit the solar industry, but will also burn a hole in consumers’ Read more…
INDORE: Narmada supply system at Jalood will soon be powered by solar energy as Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) plans to set up two floating solar power plants with capacity of 50 megawatt each. The solar plants will be set up at Jalood and Yeshwant Sagar through fund raised by releasing Read more…
Jaipur: In a bid to revitalize the renewable energy sector, the state government has brought in several innovative features in the ‘Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy-2019 and ‘Rajasthan Wind and Hybrid Energy Policy-2019’, announced on Thursday by chief minister Ashok Gehlot. For the first time in the country, Rajasthan government has Read more…
Taking a step further towards realising the dream of having 40 GW of installed rooftop solar capacity in India by 2022, the cabinet approved the phase-II of ‘Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme’ on 19 February 2019. A total central financial support of Rs 11,814 crore including capacity building and service Read more…
BENGALURU: Solar rooftop developers are increasingly choosing to supply power to customers through open access – locating the solar plant elsewhere – rather than set it up on the premises of their clients. The common feature is that in both cases the power is supplied through the grid directly, without Read more…
Credit rating agency ICRA on Wednesday said it expects Union Budget for FY21 to continue focus on measures for power distribution network strengthening and renewables. The agency said it expects higher budgetary allocation to strengthen power distribution infrastructure to enable improvement in operating efficiencies of state-owned distribution utilities. Measures to Read more…
Vijayawada: In a first, Kadiyam station in Rajahmundry earned the rare distinction of being the first energy neutral station in the South Central Railway Zone by meeting all its electrical demands through solar energy. This has been accomplished by the installation of a 10KWp ON-Grid Solar power plant on the Read more…
NEW DELHI: Net Metering has caught the interest of educational institutes across the national capital with leading schools putting up solar panels on their roof tops for self consumption.Net Metering involves setting up roof top solar panels and producing power for self consumption while the surplus can be sold to Read more…
The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has called upon state and central governments to adopt sustainable construction technologies to construct new government buildings such as offices, schools, anganwadis, panchayat buildings and model Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) houses across the country. “Construction of government buildings using Read more…