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Lightsource plans to invest Rs 6500 crores in India

UK-based Lightsource Renewable Energy will invest Rs 6500 crores over the next 2-3 years to set up 1000 MW solar energy projects in India. The company is looking at developing 1000 MW of solar power projects entailing an investment of Rs 6,500 crore over the next 2-3 years, Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd Managing Director and []

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Tata Power Solar honored with D&B Infra Awards 2016 for operational excellence in solar rooftop space

Tata Power Solar, Indias largest integrated solar company, won the D&B Infra Awards 2016 in the project based category for financial and operational excellence in commissioning 12 MW solar rooftop project for R.S.S.B. EDUCATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY (RSSB-EES). The awards presented by Dun & Bradstreet (DnB), into its 6th edition, felicitated 22 of Indias leading []

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Etrion to Sell Italian Solar Portfolio to Ultor

Etrion Corporation has signed definitive sale and purchase agreement with Ultor S.p.A, a joint venture owned equally by Enel Green Power S.p.A. and Fondo Italiano per le Infrastrutture. Under the agreement Ultor will purchasing Etrions 60-megawatt (MW) Italian solar portfolio for initial cash consideration of Euro 78 million and the assumption of related project-level debt []

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Solar powered Telecom Towers Helping Rajasthan Villages Catch Up On The Digital India Trail

Solar powered telecom towers helping people in remote villages of Rajasthans Alwar district to be part of Digital India initiative. People including women from villages like Karenda, Phalsa and Bahadari, in Rajasthan are connected to the internet and mobile telephone under an initiative of a private company; however, the villages lack basic facilities like road, []

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Solar-powered mobile towers neutralizes naxals movement in Jharkhand

The newly-established solar-powered telecom towers in Jharkhands Naxal-hit areas are empowering security forces as well as tribals, and helping to counter the influence of extremists. Not only have they improved the movement of security forces but also allowed them to more effectively neutralize the naxals who had created a reign of terror in the area. []

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Lightsource dives into the Indian solar market

UKs largest solar energy generator Lightsource Renewable Energy has dived into the Indian solar market and reportedly spearheading massive investment in solar segment in the country. Early this year in September the company bagged 50 MW solar project out of 450MW tendered in Maharashtra. Lightsource recently in a statement said that it is looking to []

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Dalmia Cement, Swiss Re and Helvetia Pledge to Use Better Energy Better

Indias Dalmia Cement, one of the worlds greenest cement company, and Swiss insurer Helvetia, have committed to 100% renewable electricity through RE100; a global, collaborative initiative of influential businesses working to massively increase demand for and delivery of renewable energy. RE100 is led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP. The news comes on []

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Western Railway to install 2 MW solar panels at its suburban stations

To reduce carbon footprint, the Western Railway will be setting up solar panels at around 30 locations- with a total capacity of 2 MW. The installed solar plant will provide power for its non-traction work. Western Railway expects to reduce dependence on energy from coal-fired plants by around 10% and save lakhs of rupees in []

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Maharashtra introduces feeder-based solar energy scheme for agriculture sector

Maharashtras 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 []

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