Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has issued a tender inviting online bids to install 20,000 solar water pumps across the state. The tender pertains to standardisation of rates for survey, design, manufacture, supply, transport, installation, testing, and commissioning of off-grid Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems (SPWPS) of capacities 02, 03 & 05 (HP) anywhere […]
Centre today apprised the Parliament that over 2.95 lakh standalone off-grid solar water pumps have been successfully installed as part of the PM-KUSUM scheme. Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power, RK Singh, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha said that 2.95 lakh water pumps functioning on a […]
Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd & SIDBI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer easy financing options for MSMEs. TPSSL is one of India’s largest integrated solar companies and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL). MSMEs that are willing to opt for rooftop solar PV plant or associated services […]
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited, has commissioned a 110 MW solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The project will supply 110 MW of green power to the Kerala State Electricity Board. The Letter of Award for the project was issued in January, 2021 and the project […]
INOX Air Products (INOXAP), which claims to be India’s largest manufacturer of industrial and medical gases has joined hands with TP Saurya Bandita Limited, a special purpose vehicle of Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd, for setting up a captive solar plant at Dhule, Maharashtra. The solar power project with a capacity of a 40MWp, would […]
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a Central Public Sector Undertaking dedicated to the solar energy sector, has issued an RFS for selection of vendors under Component-B of PM-KUSUM Scheme of MNRE. This particular component looks at “installation of 20 lakh standalone solar powered agriculture pumps” and “CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or […]
An official statement from the State Government of Mizoram has revealed that the State has asked for funding from the Central Government for solar water pumps. The pumps are to assist the farmers of the State and help provide water for farm irrigation. The statement held that last week, the Agriculture Minister C Lalrinsanga had […]
Navitas Solar has been a well respected player in the solar sector with 200 MW of installed manufacturing capacity in the country. It produces state-of-the-art mono/multi crystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for supply to both on-grid and off-grid residential, commercial as well as industrial establishments. The Surat-based company also provides a complete lifecycle of solar […]
In a new report, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says that solar pumps help to expand distributed solar generation while catering to agriculture’s vast power demand. And in India, Solar-powered irrigation can help achieve its Energy Transition as the country is already lagging far behind its near-term target of 40GW of […]
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