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USAID collaborates with GE to improve standards in Indian solar industry

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced to fund and promote research in partnership with the General Electrics to improve standards in the Indian solar industry. This is one of the 49 projects selected by USAID’s US Global Development Lab today that would receive a total of USD 10 million to address critical […]

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You would soon see higher capacity, higher power density inverters for the local markets: ABB

In an Exclusive interview with Saur Energy International – Xavier Scaria, LPG Manager – Solar Inverters, ABB asserted that the organization has a significant role to play in decoupling the growth of carbon emissions in a growing economy like India. He also pointed out about the company’s roadmap, project and challenges. Edited excerpts from the […]

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Scatec Solar signs an agreement for 100MW solar project in Nigeria

Integrated independent solar power producer, Scatec Solar has signed an agreement with a Canadian renewable energy development company CDIL focused on Africa and BPS, a Nigerian strategic consulting firm for a 100 MW (DC) Nova Scotia Power plant located in Jigawa State, Nigeria. Raymond Carlsen, CEO of Scatec Solar stated that “Solar power in Nigeria […]

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Uganda Debuts Solar-Powered Bus

Kiira Motors‘s solar-powered bus has made a public debut in Uganda. Recently the company showcased the solar powered bus named Kayoola at Uganda’s capital. The bus has 35 seats and is the first public bus in Africa to be powered by the Sun. According to the chief engineer of the project, Mairo Obuwa, engines of […]

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Canadian firm Nova Scotia Power Development Limited procures 80 MW solar project in Nigeria

Earlier, it was Indian EPC Sterling and Wilson who bagged 250 MW Solar Project in Nigeria; now the Canadian energy company Nova Scotia Power Development Limited (NSPDL) has collaborated with CDIL, another Canadian renewable energy company with projects focused in Africa, to develop an 80MW ground-mount solar project in Nigeria. Nova Scotia Power Development Limited […]

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Indian EPC Sterling and Wilson bags 250 MW Solar Project in Nigeria

The Indian EPC Sterling and Wilson have been sanctioned to develop 250 MW of 975 MW of solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) by Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc under Nigeria’s FIT program. The recent signing of 975 MW of PPA, which was given granted by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) in of the […]

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Silicon Metal Market to be Worth US$3.4 Billion by 2024: TMR

Silicon metal is derived from quartz, globally it market is highly consolidated and is led by a handful of multinational companies. Transparency Market Research in its report revealed that this has compelled players to focus on product differentiation as well as supply chain integration in order to survive this challenging vendor landscape. The report states […]

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Rural Women solar engineers demonstrates their skills to PM Modi in Dar-es-Salaam

PM Narendra Modi interacted with ‘Solar Mamas’, a group of 30 rural rural women solar engineers from Tanzania and a few other African countries who have been trained under programmes supported by India for harnessing solar energy.   Solar Mamas demonstrated their skills in fabrication, repair and maintenance of solar lanterns and household lighting systems to […]

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Solar-powered oxygen delivery system saving lives in Uganda

There is a twist in the use of renewable energy; now solar power is being used in saving children’s lives in Africa. Asolar poweared oxygen delivery system created by Michael Hawkes, an assistant professor in the University of Alberta’s Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is providing concentrated oxygen in hospitals for children suffering from severe […]

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