India an achiever in solar power growth among 80 member countries: ISA The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has ranked India as an “Achiever” among its 80 member countries along with Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Read more…
Floating solar project for Mumbai: The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has approved a proposal to set up a hybrid power project with 20 MW hydroelectric and 80 MW floating solar power capacity. It will be set up by Read more…
Asia-Pacific solar technology contracts in February 2021 saw 51 contracts announced, marking a rise of 28% over the last 12-month average of 40, according to GlobalData’s power industry contracts database. The proportion of solar technology contracts by category tracked Read more…
The renewable energy sector in the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh is on a growth trajectory and it is primarily being driven by solar and hydropower resources. The total installed power generation capacity in the state as of January 2021 Read more…
“India can become a global manufacturing hub for clean technologies” Historically, India has been largely dependent on imported solar modules. However, the Indian solar industry suffered from significant supply chain issues owing to the Covid-induced lockdown. This has highlighted the Read more…
While the solar electricity has become cheaper as compared to the grid electricity, you start savings in your electricity bill from the day you have implemented the solar project at your facility. Though the quantum of savings are dependent on Read more…
Source: RenewableWatch
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech has put emphasis on the solar energy sector as part of the government’s larger focus on renewable energy. She announced a customs duty hike on solar inverters and lanterns which would have Read more…
Buckling under pressure from industry and in view of a possible revision in net metering for load up to 10 kilo watt andgross metering above 10 kilo watt by the Union ministry of power and Central Electricity Authority, the Rajasthan Read more…
A solar photovoltaic powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been developed at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in this tech city, an official said on Tuesday. “The zero-emission EV charging station powered by solar cells has been designed Read more…
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