Uttar Pradesh (UP) is one of the largest states in India by area and it is also among the largest states in India in terms of economy, with the state gross domestic product (GDP) of `708,000 crore, with the key economic activities based on agriculture and service industries. Despite this, Read more…
The UT administration will now tie up with various traders bodies and residents welfare associations, to spread awareness for installation of solar plants. CHANDIGARH: The UT administration will now tie up with various traders bodies and residents welfare associations, to spread awareness for installation of solar plants. The UT administration Read more…
The Ladakh Region of Jammu and Kashmir, with its extreme environment, faces enormous energy adversities throughout the year which become even more acute during the winter months. The ‘Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiative’ scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been launched especially to accelerate widespread use Read more…
According to its findings, Maharashtra has the highest floating solar potential and can generate 57,891 MW of electricity on 3,173 sq km of water surface area in reservoirs. At present, ground-based installations form 93.1 per cent of India’s grid-connected solar PV sector. NEW DELHI: Reservoirs with cumulative (surface) area of Read more…
In Gujarat, the power consumption for agriculture pumpsets is more than 20 per cent of the total consumption, which increases year by year, because the distribution companies (DISCOMs) are releasing approximately 1 lakh connections per year. The issues faced by the DISCOMs with regard to release of agriculture connections are Read more…
Net metering allows developers to sell electricity to the grid and deduct its value from their bill for the power drawn from the distribution company. The government encourages this system to promote renewable energy, but discoms in several states are hostile to this because they lose revenue for each unit Read more…
India has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 350 million children less than 14 years of age making school education essential for future of the country. However, 221 million people residing in India are still without electricity access and many more with poor quality of supply (IEA, Read more…
Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials that are used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building envelope, such as the roof, skylights, or facades. They are increasingly being incorporated into the construction of new buildings as a principal or ancillary source of electrical power, although existing buildings Read more…
The Assam Energy Development Agency (AEDA) was constituted as the nodal agency for new and renewable sources of energy under the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources, GoI, for the state of Assam in July 2002. In 2002, the primary objectives of the AEDA were to act as the State Nodal Read more…
The move would come as the Japanese electronics company scrambles to divest of unprofitable businesses as its strategic shift to components from consumer electronics struggles to drive profit growth. TOKYO/LOS ANGELES: Japan’s Panasonic Corp is considering pulling out of solar cell production at Tesla Inc’s plant in New York, said Read more…