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PMC Gets Rooftop Solar Power Setup on 34 Buildings

With the new solar systems, the civic body expects to save Rs 1 crore per annum on electricity bills. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) now has a rooftop solar system on 34 of the municipal properties in the city. The capacity of these rooftop systems range anywhere between 100 kW and 500 kW and cumulatively […]

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Containerised Solar PV Solutions to Provide Clean Energy to Off-Grid Populations

The containerised system can work as a grid-tied system where power is available and as an off-grid system where the grid is unavailable. Keeping in view the agenda of attaining universal electricity access by 2030, and to enable access to reliable and affordable energy, STEAG Energy Services has developed a containerised hybrid Solar PV solution […]

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Tender for 53 Solar Pumping Systems Issued in Maharashtra

The bid submission deadline for all the tenders is February 11, 2019, and the technical bids will be opened on February 13, 2019. The Rural Water Supply Department under the Palghar Zilla Parishad has invited online percentage rate tenders from engineers registered in the appropriate class/category with Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) & Zilla Parishad (ZP) […]

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Kerala Floats Tender for 3 MW Solar Plant at Kannur Naval Station

The last date of bid submissions is February 11, 2019, and the technical bids will open on February 14, 2019. The Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON) has issued tender to set up a 3 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) project at The Indian Naval Academy, Naval Station, Ezhimala, Kannur. The brief scope of work for […]

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Tamil Nadu Sets Target for 9 GW with New Solar Policy

Tamil Nadu will need to add 1,700 MW of solar capacity per annum for the next 4 years to attain the new target. Tamil Nadu has issued its latest state solar policy the “Vision Tamil Nadu 2023”,  a revision from its 2012 policy which had a target of 3 GW of installed capacity by 2015. The […]

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MNRE Seeks Suggestions on BIS Standards for Solar Pump Systems

Stakeholders have been provided until February 11, 2019, to send in their comments and suggestions separately for the 3 documents. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been requested by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for convening a meeting for formulating/amending standards for Solar Photovoltaic  Water Pumping Systems. While an assigned sub-committee […]

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5 Reasons The Pre-bid Meeting for the Leh-Kargil 7.5 GW Tender is Critical

On February 18th this month, interested bidders will be meeting at New Delhi, for answers to their queries and to give their own feedback on SECI’s massive 7.5 GW solar tender for Leh and Kargil in J&K. Here’s why this meeting could provide some clues to the next phase of solar in India. The idea […]

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Modi Dedicates 220 kV Srinagar-Leh Transmission Line to the Nation

The implementation of the project was aimed to supply power to the people of Ladakh round the year and further the evacuation of surplus power of Kargil & Leh Hydel stations of NHPC in summers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating various development projects in Leh and Ladakh during his recent visit, dedicated the 220 […]

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BSNL Commissions 65 kW Rooftop Solar Plant in Kerala

Similar plants will be commissioned on 12 more BSNL buildings this month. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), state-owned telecommunication company has commissioned its first grid interactive solar power plant of 65 kW capacity on its building in Kerala. The 65kW rooftop solar system commissioned at its administrative building in Manacaud is a part of the […]

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