To make the private schools of the state more self-sufficient in the field of electricity, the Haryana government has found a new way; the state asked all the private schools to install solar power systems. A Haryana government official on Thursday told Indo-Asian News Agency that, it has been made ...
Read More »Cabinet clears Rs. 8,100 cr to double solar parks capacity to 40GW
Enthused by the response it got in Madhya Pradesh, the Centre has decided to double the capacity target to be achieved by solar parks by 2019-20. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved reworking of the scheme for development of solar parks and ultra mega solar power projects ...
Read More »Solar Photo-Voltaic Programme: Uttarakhand
Every hour the sun beams onto Earth more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun’s energy and make it useable. Today, the technology produces less than one tenth of one percent of global energy demand. ...
Read More »Scheme for financing of Solar Power Projects
Energy Security is key to economic growth to any county. India is blessed with abundant solar energy, if harnessed efficiently, the country is capable of producing trillions-kilowatts of energy. Rajasthan received maximum solar radiation intensity in India with very low average rainfall. Therefore, Rajasthan is likely to emerge as the ...
Read More »Solar Power Policy: Uttar Pradesh
The State of Uttar Pradesh is endowed with vast potential of solar power and the Government is keen to tap this resource to improve the availability of power in the State by promoting the establishment of solar energy based power projects. The key features of the policy are enlisted below: ...
Read More »ACME bags 50 MW solar power deal in Uttarakhand
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
Read More »Embassy Energy to build 200MW solar plant in Karnataka
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 ...
Read More »PTC India ties up with Solar Energy Corp for solar power trade
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 ...
Read More »Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy, 2015
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 ...
Read More »Government calls for utilising rooftop space for solar projects
The Centre has asked its ministries, States and all educational institutions across the country to utilise the space available with them to install rid connected solar rooftop systems. The government has set a target of 40,000 MW of grid connected rooftop solar power generation capacity by 2022 under the National Solar ...
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