MANDI/KULLU: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said power would be provided through solar energy in the Spiti valley in the next four years. On his visit to the valley, local residents accorded a traditional welcome to the minister. The minister also attended a fair at Kye Read more
CHANDIGARH: Acting on a proposal of the Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST), the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has decided to install solar power plants on the rooftop of all community centres and waterworks in the city. Recently, Santosh Kumar, Director, Science and Technology Department, and CEO, CREST, Read more
CHANDIGARH: With the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy revising the solar power generation target of the UT from 30 to 100 MW by the end of 2022, the UT Administration has decided to install solar plants alongside Patiala Ki Rao, a seasonal rivulet. The Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Read more
AMBALA: The Corps Commander of 2 Corps, Lt Gen Alok Kler, inaugurated the Army’s 1 MW solar power plant under the aegis of Headquarters 2 Corps near Top Khana Bazaar in Ambala Cantonment on Monday. The plant was planned under the “go green” initiative of the Indian Army. Garrison Engineer, Read more
The state government is focusing on generation of solar energy to address chronic power shortage but solar power plants in Dhandhlan, Kaloi and Badsha villages of Jhajjar district that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had announced two years ago are yet to be established. Though one of the villages has Read more
SHIMLA:Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) on Thursday issued consent lettersto 150 applicants who want to install small rooftop solar plants. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) on Thursday issued consent letters to 150 applicants who want to install small rooftop solar plants. They will get 70 per cent Read more
KULLU: Asia’s famous handloom co-operative society, Bhuttico, established a solar power plant at the Bhuttico complex. Satya Prakash Thakur, chairman of Bhuttico and former minister, said the plant was setup with the help of Himurja and was the largest on-grid solar power plant in Kullu district, which could produce up Read more
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has announced to install solar pumps across the state under the solar hydro pumping project. The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has announced to install solar pumps across the state under the solar hydro pumping project. State Power and Renewable Energy Minister Gurpreet Read more
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched the subsidy program for installation of solar rooftop plants by individual residential, institutions and social sector category (as per MNRE guidelines) through Jammu And Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) tender of Grid connected rooftop solar program. In this tender, the MNRE clarifies Read more
CHANDIGARH: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has claimed to have made a breakthrough in developing technology for utilising solar heat harnessed during the day for heating rooms during the night at extreme altitude. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has claimed to have made a breakthrough in Read more