Maharashtra Launches First Solar Village – ‘Manyachiwadi’ Updated On Tue, Aug 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy Manyachiwadi has become the first village in Maharashtra to earn the title of ‘first solar village’ of the state. The village, situated in the Satara district has now become fully solarized, paving the way for sustainable rural setups. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on August 18 also launched a scheme to solarize more villages in […] Read more
Maharashtra Introduces Land Lease Model for Solar-Powered Agriculture Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Maharashtra Government has revealed that it is looking to encourage agriculture driven by solar power across the state. This is with an aim to make sure that the farmers get power supply without any hinderances during daytime since rural areas are prone to power outages during the day. Towards this, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said […] Read more
Maharashtra Eyes Rs 25,000 Cr Investment in EV Segment Updated On Wed, Sep 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy Moreover, EESL will provide 1,000 such vehicles in phased manner on rent. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has said that the state government has adopted a policy to promote electric vehicles (EV) and mulls to bring Rs 25,000 crore investment for their manufacturing. Fadnavis further said that its government is encouraging use of electric vehicles through […] Read more
Tata Power Joins Hand with Tata Motors to Make Maharashtra EV Ready Updated On Fri, Jun 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Tata Motors has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government to support the Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy (2018) in accelerating the adoption of Electric Vehicles in the state. Integrated power company Tata Power has joined hands with Tata Motors to make Maharashtra EV ready and to establish electric vehicle charging stations in the […] Read more
Farmers in Maharashtra to Get Low Tariff Electricity through Solar Feeders Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy The decision of using solar powered feeders has been taken to become self sufficient in the power sector. The government of Maharashtra will provide cheap and assured electricity to farmers across the state through solar feeders in the next three years, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said at Ralegan Siddhi. The statement came after CM Fadnavis […] Read more
Maharashtra introduces feeder-based solar energy scheme for agriculture sector Updated On Sat, Nov 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the state government has come up with a scheme to ensure smooth power supply to the agriculture sector for 12 hours a day through feeder-based solar energy. He further mentioned that so far, 10000 solar agricultural pumps have been set up across the state, and 16 renowned […] Read more
Solar Energy at Bhandup Treatment Plant soon Updated On Sat, Aug 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to install a solar power system at Asia’s largest water treatment plant in Bhandup as part of its broader energy efficiency upgrade. The authority has decided to set-up a state-of-art solar unit by October, which is expected to generate around 2.5MW power. Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, Additional Municipal Commissioner […] Read more
Maharashtra Impulse on Solar Investment – aims Rs 50,000 crore Updated On Fri, Feb 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Well-suited solar conditioned states are collaring to use solar energy, now Maharashtra has opened investments worth Rs 50,000 crore to boost its solar energy project. The state government, with the Centre and private sectors, is set to bring modifications to reduce solar power cost to make it farmer-friendly in rural Maharashtra. “The state government is […] Read more
