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…
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…
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…
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…
NEW DELHI: The city’s much-needed push for solar energy could be just around the corner with Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) finally notifying the group net metering (GNM) and virtual net metering (VNM) framework, which will benefit thousands of RWAs, households and CGHS societies. Users will be able to benefit Read more…
Luminous Power Technologies, traditionally known for its power back-up systems, is now focusing more on residential rooftop solutions business. The company, now a unit of Schneider Electric, also provides other electrical offerings such as fans, LED lighting, switches and wires. Sachin Bhalla, senior vice-president, marketing, shared the company’s vision on this Read more…
In the rush to meet the target of 1.75 lakh MW of renewable energy capacity by 2020, the Centre and several states have issued tenders totalling 30,549 MW. Of this, only 4,000 MW are wind power projects, 1,800 MW are hybrid (solar+wind) and balance 24,749 MW are solar power projects. The Read more…
American energy giant General Electric (GE) is increasing its footprint in India’s power sector by integrating its renewable and grid offerings. On March 1, GE, which got a foothold in the country after acquiring Alstom’s energy business globally in 2015, announced the integration of GE Grid Solutions and associated products and Read more…
Stanford scientists have devised a way to generate hydrogen fuel from seawater using solar power, an advance that may help pave the way for a novel sustainable source of energy. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrate a new way of separating hydrogen and oxygen gas Read more…
India’s ambitious plans to add 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy capacity by 2022 seem to be running aground. This situation is exacerbated by the fact that the target year set for its completion is just round the corner. According to a latest report by global analytics firm Credit Rating Read more…