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Rajasthan HC dismisses PIL against land allotment to solar companies

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a PIL protesting land allotment to solar companies in Fatehgarh area and imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 on the petitioners. A division bench comprising Justice Vinod Bharvani and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued an order on March 31 and dismissed the PIL and directed the petitioners to deposit the penalty […]

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PGCIL to Build Renewable Energy Management Centre in Hyderabad

The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) Chairman Managing Director K Sreekant has said that PGCIL will establish a Renewable Energy Management Centre (REMC) with 100 per cent grant of Rs 17.6 crore at Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad. The CMD said that artificial intelligence-based forecasting and scheduling tools will be employed at the Renewable Energy […]

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NTPC and Gujarat Gas to Blend Green Hydrogen with PNG

The Ministry of Power has informed that India’s leading power generator National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has joined hands with Gujarat Gas Limited to undertake a novel initiative of blending ‘Green Hydrogen’ in the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) supplied by the city gas distributor. Both the companies are state owned and the blending will be […]

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Japanese conglomerate Mitsui to invest in ReNew Power’s RTC project

ReNew Power on Wednesday said Japan’s trading firm Mitsui & Co will invest in the Indian firm’s round-the-clock renewable energy project aggregating 1,300 Mw and 100 MWh battery storage. ReNew Power last year signed 400 Mw round-the-clock (RTC) power purchase agreement to supply electricity to Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). For the 400 Mw […]

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April 2022 ALMM List. 10 New manufacturers, 1.2 GW Fresh Capacity Approved

The Ministry of New And Renewable Energy (MNRE), in keeping with its regular updates to the ALMM list (Approved List of Module Manufacturers), released the newest update to the list on April 5. The updated list has 10 new manufacturers, besides an additional 100 MW capacity for Tata Power and 711 MW for  Premier Energies. […]

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Tata Power Solar Commissions 160MW AC solar project in Rajasthan

Tata Power Solar, a major integrated solar company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has commissioned a 160MW AC solar project at Jetstar, Rajasthan. Approximately 6,75,000 numbers of monocrystalline PV modules were used in this installation and it will produce 387MUs of energy per year, an official statement said. “The Jetstar project was completed […]

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Surat’s First Textile Market Solar Powered Now, By Goldi Solar

Surat-based Goldi Solar, a key solar panel manufacturer and EPC services provider has solarized Surat’s First Textile Market for Avadh Group. Avadh is a real estate company focused on residential as well as commercial development. The market is located in the heart of Umarwada, Surat district. The project will be completed in three phases, of […]

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Kochi Metro gets 51% of its Power Supply from Solar Installations

Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMPL) has commissioned a 1.8 MW solar power plant at its coach depot in Muttom. Post commissioning, Kochi Metro has announced that the power is helping the metro operator to meet 51% of its total power requirements from solar energy. Fallow land near the Muttom depot has been utilized for solar […]

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Low demand for grid-connected rooftop solar systems in Kerala

Kerala, the most literate state in the country with a high proportion of urban, independent housing, is failing the rooftop solar test. Grid-connected rooftop solar power systems, one of the key projects identified to meet the state’s solar target, is failing to  attract many users. This, even as the state discovered fairly competitive prices for […]

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