Boon for rural areas: Emergence of solar powered Biometric ATMs
S.P. Gon Chaudhuri is a renowned name in the field of Solar Energy. He has been working on various policies and developing new tech solutions mainly, for rural areas. He …
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Floating solar PV system are boon for countries with limited land area
How do you increase your solar energy utilization when you require large area of your land for agriculture or housing? Answer: You Simply take your solar PV plant to water, …
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Delhi schools to save 4,300 units of electricity everyday with solar energy
North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has initiated work on its mega project for installing solar power rooftop plants at 30 model schools, four hospitals and four zonal office buildings. The project will help it save at least 4,300 units of electricity every …
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Bihar announces 10MW rooftop solar tender
A Request for Proposal (RfP) to install 10 MW of rooftop solar projects was recently issued by the Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) for sale of power under RESCO …
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SECI opens a new chain of tenders of over 5GW in total
SECI recently launched chain of tenders for various sectors in the country. The Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) recently issued three tenders for the expansion of renewable capacity …
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India reaches total solar capacity of 8.3MW in 2018
Solar accounted for over 50 per cent of new power capacity; rooftop solar grew by 66 per cent.
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India considers anti-dumping duty on EVA sheet imports
India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended anti-dumping duties of up to USD 1,559 (EUR 1,373) per tonne on imports of EVA sheets for solar modules coming from …
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India’s first grid-tied energy storage plant inaugurated in Delhi
India’s first MW scale grid-tied energy storage plant was inaugurated earlier this week in Rohini, Delhi. US power group AES Corp. and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. have officially launched the 10 MW/10 MWh energy storage system.
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Maharashtra solar auction to continue at Rs. 2.74/unit
hiv Solar and ACME Solar have quoted the lowest tariff of ₹2.74/kWh in the recent auction conducted by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for the purchase of power on long term basis from 1,000 MW grid-connected solar photo-voltaic power projects (Phase – II).
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Safeguard Duty brings in a wave of changes in solar industry
Tata Power, Acme Solar and Adani Green Energy won 150 MW, 250 MW and 200 MW respectively in a 1000 MW solar auction conducted by Maharashtra’s main discom, Maharashtra.
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