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India Far from 100GW Solar Power Target: CRISIL

The agency also stated in the report that with best possibilities the country would be able to attain 78 to 80 GW of solar power by the end of 2022 up from the current installed capacity of 21.65 GW. Impacting the solar sentiments of India, ratings and research agency, Credit Rating Information Services of India (CRISIL) has asserted that India […]

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Indian Students Win Delta Advanced Automation Design Contest Hosted in China

Delta Electronics, a global provider of power and energy management, hosted the 5th edition of Delta Cup – a global competition on Advanced Automation Design Contest recently at Delta’s Wujiang Plant in Jiangsu, China. A total of 76 teams from 73 colleges and universities in China, Taiwan, Thailand, India, and Vietnam earned a place in […]

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India to Spend Rs. 3.85 Lakh Crore for 77GW Solar Capacity Target

Out of the total target of installing 100,000 MW of solar capacity target by 2022, 23,120 MW solar capacities have already been installed till July 2018. Bringing clarity to the parameters of the solar energy target of 100 GW, Indian Government asserted investment of Rs. 3,85,000 crore for setting up pending 77,000 MW of solar […]

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MNRE to Explore Possibility of China Joining Int’l Solar Alliance

International Solar Alliance is a treaty-based organization meant to promote development of solar energy in countries between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. The government has asked Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to check with its Chinese counterpart for possibility of its China joining the International Solar Alliance. The move is aimed at […]

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Nashik Municipal Corporation Buildings to get Solar Power Systems soon

Nashik Municipal Corporation has already issued the letter of award to the contractor for installing solar panels at 16 government buildings. Under the ‘Smart City’ scheme, Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) approves the tender for installing rooftop solar panels at various government buildings. Moreover, NMC has already issued the letter of award to the contractor for […]

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Mizoram to Get 100MW Solar Power Plant

The government has already signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sungevity Enterprises, a solar power service developer, to setup Rs. 630 crore 100MW solar power plant. Under the ‘Magnetic Mizoram Investors Summit’ initiative of New Economic Development Policy (NEDP), Mizoram government is to set up a 100 MW solar power plant in the state. […]

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MNRE to call Bids for 25GW Solar Power Project in Ladakh Region

The project is a bigger part of the government’s key National Solar Mission under which it aims to establish 100 GW of solar power generation by 2022. Indian Government will anytime call for bids regarding a fresh 25,000 MW solar power project in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. Minister of State, MNRE, R K […]

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SEZ Solar Units seek Clarity on Safeguard Duty on Imports

SEZ solar units require certain products for the manufacture of solar cells. These products are largely imported from the China. After the Finance Ministry notified 25 percent safeguard duty on imports from China and Malaysia, not one but many private agencies have sought clarity on the imposition. Among them, solar manufacturing units set up in […]

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NTPC asserts Additional Tariff for Bid Resubmission for 2GW Project

Pre-qualified developers for NTPC tender show their concern about whether they would be allowed to pass on the incremental tariff because of the safeguard duty to distribution companies. Feeding the impacts of the safeguard duty on imports, state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has asked the pre-qualified bidders of 2GW solar power project to resubmit […]

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