Power

US Company SunEdison is going to supply solar power in India at a record low tariff which in turn could enhance appeal for renewable energy even more in the country. Thus, lessening rates of renewable energy could get more support from government to be an alternative to thermal power. This ...

ACME, a solar power company in India, has won a bid to develop 50 MW solar PV power projects by Uttarakhand state. ACME aims to generate 7500 MW by the year 2019 from its portfolio to around 1200 MW. Source: EconomicTimes

Bangalore-based real estate developer Embassy Group is planning a 200MW solar PV plant in the Indian state of Karnataka. Embassy plans to further scale its power business and build 1GW of renewable energy projects across India over the next few years, said Anshul Singhal, CEO of Embassy Energy. According to the ...

NHPC Ltd will set up a 50 MW solar power plant at an investment of over Rs 300 crore near Madurai in Tamil Nadu and expects it to get completed by March next year. Last year in October, NHPC had inked an agreement with Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy ...

Leading power trading firm PTC India said it has inked pact with the SECI for sale and purchase of power generated from 3,000-mw solar projects. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)will facilitate development of 3,000-mw solar projects at various locations in the country on behalf of central public sector undertakings ...

Andhra Pradesh State has announced a new solar power policy to avoid the power crisis by utilizing solar power in the state. The state is poised for rapid industrial growth driven by infrastructure investments and has also been selected by Ministry of Power as one of the pilot states for ...

The government’s ambitious plan to replace conventional street lights with energy-efficient LED lamps in cities is gathering momentum under the Street Light National Programme. The installation is in progress in 88 ULBs in Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh to replace 9.3 lakh lights. The service model enables the municipalities to ...

Andhra Pradesh Government has inked an MoU with China’s XI’AN LONGi Silicon Materials Corp for setting up Rs.1,500-crore solar module and cell manufacturing plant at Sri City, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. The Chinese company will invest in a facility for manufacturing solar cells and modules with the capacity ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a Renewable Energy Roundtable with the US department of commerce and Stanford University on 26 September. Solar electricity can only be generated during daytime, and to use it at night, an effective storage solution is required. India is fit for solar power generation given ...

Gearing up for its ambitious plan to provide 24×7 power to all, the government has started the process of drafting National Electricity Plan for next five years which will outline sector’s projections, including generation. The committee which has been entrusted to chalk out National Electricity Plan, has decided to constitute ...