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Palestine grants its first solar power plant in West Bank

The Palestine Energy Ministry has granted permit to develop its first ever large scale solar power plant in the West Bank, near the city of Hebron. Palestine-based energy engineering and technology solutions firm Rack Tech has joined hands with Amsterdam-based solar power firm Gigawatt Global to build the $10 million plant will have installed capacity […]

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Solar Power Tariffs expected to drop to as low as INR 3.50 a unit in 3 years

Solar power tariffs in India, which fell below Rs. 5 per unit since last November, are once again expected to sink further as the industry doubles volumes every year and the cost of producing power continues to drop. A report published in the Mint mentions that that tariffs will fall to as low as 3.5 […]

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5000 Acres of Land to be acquired for Commissioning 1000MW of Solar Park in Odisha

With an aim to add aggregate clean energy capacity of 1000 megawatts by commissioning 4 solar parks in the region by 2020, the State Government of Odisha has directed different District Collectors to identify and recognize around 5000 acres of land for the project. The Odisha Government has set the target, which was also mentioned […]

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A Residential Complex in Lokhandwala, Andheri Installs 120 solar panels

A residential complex in Lokhandwala, Andheri (West) goes solar to cut annual electricity bill. The residents have installed 120 solar panels on the rooftop of 16-storeyed Cliff Tower apartment. It is expected to reduce carbon footprint and dependency on the electricity grid. The installed solar panels generate 30 kilowatt (kW) solar energy per hour which […]

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Canada to set up large-scale solar power plant in Balochistan

Canadian Government and Balochistan have signed an agreement to set up solar plants of 1,000MW in different parts of the province. According to local media reports the agreement was signed by Chief Secretary Saifullah Chattah provincial government under special power received through the Pakistan constitution. Under the agreement Canadian firm would establish 20 solar power […]

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Karnataka Bank under ‘solar light scholarship’ programme to provide solar lights to rural students

Karnataka Bank Ltd with Manipal-based non-governmental organisation Bharatiya Vikas Trust (BVT) has started a solar programme to provide solar lights to students in rural areas under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Under the program the bank till date has provided solar lights to 100 houses of the students from remote rural areas of Udupi […]

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Total installed solar power generation capacity touches 7,805 MW

New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal in Parliament informed that installed solar power generation capacity in the country has touched 7,805 MW mark by June-end this year.  Rajasthan topped the charts with grid connected solar power generation capacity of 1,294.60 MW, followed by Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh with 1,267.41 MW and 1,123.36 MW respectively. India has set an ambitious […]

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Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches Solar Power Tree for Generation of Electricity

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, has come up with a ‘Solar Power Tree’, which is an innovative way to generate electricity using solar power in a limited space. The Solar Power Tree has been engineered by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), a laboratory of the Council […]

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