At present, there are about 1,400 rooftop solar installed in Bharuch, Surat, Valsad and Navsari districts falling under the jurisdiction of the DGVCL. The per day solar energy generation is pegged at 5MW. Surat: The Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL) has set the target of generating 25 mega watt 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
Access to energy in the mountains of India has remained an issue for many years, however with off-grid renewable energy solutions becoming an option for electrification through the last decade, many homes in the mountainous regions are now benefiting from the small hydro programme of the Ministry of New and 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
The production of green turmeric has shown significant improvement in Punjab but for its use, it has to be processed, i.e., dried, polished, and grinded. As turmeric is an essential part of Indian cuisine, sustained growth in demand is expected for the product. As a part to diversify agriculture huge Read more
A report titled “Scaling Up Private Investment in Rooftop Solar” was launched on March 17, 2016 by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, and New & Renewable Energy. The product of an in-depth study by the Solar Rooftop Policy Coalition—which consists of The Nand and Jeet Khemka Read more
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) under its Management Development Programme (MDP) organized a three-day training programme (third in the series) (on the behalf of the MNRE) on ‘Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems’ for channel partners, project developers, manufacturers, and new entrepreneurs from February 17–19, 2016 at TERI SRC, Bengaluru, Read more
Under the model, the UT will rope in private companies to install solar plants atop houses. In return, the building owner will be charged lesser tariff for the solar-produced electricity as compared to normal electricity. CHANDIGARH: The UT administration is all set to introduce the Renewable Energy Service Company Model Read more
According to Kumar, the Maharashtra government had given mandate for 800 mw of solar power, of which EESL has already operationalised 100 MW. Rajasthan has given EESL the mandate to set up 113 MW of solar distributed generation projects. NEW DELHI: State-owned Energy Efficient Services Ltd (EESL) has forayed into Read more
Recently, the Centre allocated Rajasthan a 25,000 MW ultra mega renewable energy park. The state government has identified land bank of 125,000 hectares in three districts — Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur—for this park. Jaipur: Rajasthan plans to set up 30,000 MW of solar power plants in next five years and Read more