Solar Power

Glass Microparticles Enhance Solar Cells Efficiency

When it comes to manufacturing solar cells, it is crucial to find ways to diminish light reflection from cells and avoid transparent electrode overheating, which prevents solar cells from working properly. Scientists from ITMO University suggested a new solar cell coating that combines features of an electrode and those of a light-trapping structure. The coating […]

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Arctech Solar’s First African Solar Power Project Successfully Constructed

Arctech Solar is expecting a significant solar power yield increase from this project. It is also the first solar power tracker project in southern Namibia so far. The 6MWp solar power plant in Namibia, built by the PowerChina Guizhou Engineering Company, was successfully constructed and is expected to be commissioned and grid connected by the […]

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15 Lakh Solar Lamps To Be Distributed To Worst Maoist Affected Areas

Maoist-related incidents were 734 which is 191 less than the 925 mark till October last year. The 35 worst Left-wing extremism (LWE) affected areas will receive 15 lakh solar lamps till each village gets electrified asked the Home Ministry to LWE affected States. Till October this year, the reported number of Maoist-related incidents were 734 […]

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Sudden Imposition of Anti Dumping Duty Can Disrupt Ongoing Solar Projects, Renewable Ministry Cautions

MNRE notification has cautioned Directorate General of Anti Dumping against imposing high solar duties Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has cautioned anti dumping authorities against imposing high duties on imported solar equipment on the grounds that this can increase tariffs, make several projects unviable and seriously hamper the growth of the sector. According […]

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MNRE Ceases Empanelment Of Channel Partners Under Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Program

An auction of up to 21GW solar and wind capacities combined to be issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) by March 2018. In an official notice dated of 23 November 2017, The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) declared the discontinuation of empanelment of channel partners under grid connected rooftop and […]

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Startup Aims To Provide Solar Power To 200 Villages In Next Three Years

SOREVA was founded by Subrahmanyam along with his six friends. Telangana State’s Kothagudem’s very own young and promising entrepreneur Pulipaka Subrahmanyam, will be one of the key participants at Hyderabad’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit with goals to bestow solar power to the corners of rural India. Subrahmanyam, is the alumnus of BITS Pilani and founder of […]

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Government to Auction up to 17 GW Solar by March 2018

The government is looking at 17 GW capacities by March 2018. So far, 3.6 GW solar capacities have been auctioned. With persistent success of reverse auction of renewables, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced auction of up to 17 GW solar capacities by March 2018. The government is looking at 17 GW […]

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Kolkata To Collaborate With Uzbekistan for Relaying Solar Power

A 10MW Solar power plant at the banks of Canal, inaugurated by CM Mamata Bannerjee has already been commissioned. Farhod Arziev, Uzbekistan ambassador along with his delegation met Sobhondeb Chattopadhyay, state Power minister, at his state Assembly chamber. The purpose of the meet was to seek Bengal government’s cooperation to gear up solar power production. […]

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Government announces Trajectory to achieve its targets of commissioning 100 GW of Solar generating capacity and 60 GW of Wind power by 2022

Government to conduct Third Wind Power Auction of 2000 MW Capacity Power Supply Agreements signed by SECI with utilities of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Punjab, Goa and Odisha The Government today announced the trajectory for achieving its targets of commissioning 175 GW of Renewable Energy (RE), 100 GW of solar generating capacity and 60 GW […]

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