Solar Energy

Government Targets 4,000 MW Rooftop Solar Capacity Addition In Residential Sector

Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh has informed the Parliament that MNRE is targeting 4,000 MW rooftop solar (RTS) capacity addition in residential sector through Central Financial Assistance (CFA) under the Rooftop Solar Programme (Phase-II). The Union Minister said in a written response to a question asked in the Rajya […]

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Austria will Release €250 million for Wind and Solar Projects

Rising energy costs due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict have pushed up overall inflation in Austria and this has caused the Austrian government to come up with a plan to expand the renewable energy sector in the country. The government has revealed that it will provide financial assistance of €250 million for the development of solar […]

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China Aims to Produce 200,000 Tonnes of Green Hydrogen Annually by 2025

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China has come up with a target to manufacture 200,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2025. The NDRC has said in its press statement that China will have widespread industrial use of the clean fuel in the long run. NDRC is the top economic planning body […]

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AMPYR, Hartree Collaborate to Build 5GW of Solar Power in USA

AGP Sustainable Real Assets has formed a joint venture (JV) with Hartree Partners to develop 5GW of utility-scale solar projects across the US. The new joint venture is named AMPYR Energy USA and will be headquartered in New York. The new entity will leverage the experience of AGP that has developed large scale RE projects […]

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Three Solar Parks Planned for Odisha: RK Singh, MNRE Minister

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, R.K Singh has announced that the Central Government has approved three solar power parks for the state of Odisha under the Solar Park Scheme. The cumulative capacity of all the three parks will be 340MW. In a written reply to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha, the […]

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Tronox Announces 200 MW Solar Power Project in South Africa

Tronox Holdings, an integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigment, has announced that it has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with the independent power producer, SOLA Group, to provide 200 MW of solar power to mines and smelters of Tronox in South Africa. The news comes even as closer home in India, steel […]

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SunSource Energy Commissions First Phase of Bijnor Solar Power Project

SunSource Energy has announced that the company has commissioned the first phase of the 45 MW solar energy project in Uttar Pradesh. SunSource is one of the leading companies in the distributed solar sector and the commissioned project is situated in the Shivala Kalan Village of Bijnor District. It’s an open access project. The company […]

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Bharat Serums acquires 26% stake AMP Energy C&I One

Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV), a leading biopharmaceutical company in India, has announced that it has acquired a 26% stake in AMP Energy C&I One. Though both the companies have not yet disclosed the financial details of the deal, the acquisition is meant to supply green energy for its manufacturing facility in Ambernath in Maharashtra. […]

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Rooftop Solar Can Fulfill Half of Mumbai’s Power Demand, says MCAP

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with the Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP) aimed at achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. According to the document, the BMC says that Mumbai can produce 1,724 MW of solar power. This, BMC says, can meet half of the city’s peak energy demand which currently stands at 3600 […]

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