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PM Surya Ghar: UPNEDA Earmarks Rs 2cr On Awareness

In a bid to create awareness on rooftop solar through PM Surya Ghar scheme, the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Developemnt Agency (UPNEDA) has earmarked Rs 2 crore. This budget is set to be used for planning, strategy and implementation of IEC ((Information, Education and Communication) activities in cities like Ayodhya, Gorakhpur and Varanasi. […]

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SPECIAL REPORT: UP’s Time To Shine In Solar

At a recent Solar Trailblazers event in Lucknow in July, organised by Saur Energy, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak told a hall-packed audience that this is the ‘best time’ in India to go for solar. He was referring to the higher subsidies given to the rooftop solar consumers under the ambitious PM Surya […]

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Solar Jobs Is An Export Opportunity for India, And We Are Missing It

By almost all accounts, Europe needs 1 million solar professionals for meeting its installation targets by 2025. It barely has 800,000 skilled workers, leading to not just a skills shortage but also rising costs of installations. Industry bodies ranging from Solar Power Europe, to SEIA in the US have all flagged manpower as a key […]

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Gensol Receives EPC Award For Gujarat’s Khavda RE Power Park

Gensol Engineering a solar Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services and electric mobility company today announced receiving Notification of Award for the Engineering, Design, Procurement, Erection, Testing & Commissioning for Solar plant at Khavda Renewable Power Park, Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. This Rs 463 crores project will be fixed tilt module mounting structure along with […]

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Saur Energy International Magazine July 2024 – Will up be a Solar Star?

Editorial We don’t usually focus on a single state for a cover feature, but with Uttar Pradesh, we are talking about no ordinary state. India’s fourth largest and most populated state would be the sixth largest country in the world if the criteria was just population. It is no secret that just a few states […]

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Rajasthan To Allows Pvt Edu Centers To Use Net-Billing During Vacations

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has now approved its proposal to allow educational institutions in Rajasthan (including private entities) to use net-billing provisions for their rooftop solar connections. Earlier, the Commission had brought out a draft regulation to allow educational institutions to use the benefit of net-billing for two months in a year when […]

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MNRE Office Gets LEED’s 4.1 Platinum ‘Green Building’ Certification

The Akshay Urja Bhavan, hosting the office of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now bagged the LEED 4.1 Platinum certification for ‘Green Buildings’. The building, unique in many senses, imbibes renewable energy and energy efficiency measures among others, paving the way towards sustainability. The certification was recently handed over to the […]

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PM Surya Ghar, Green Corridor, PM-KUSUM Get Financial Push

The latest Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman indicated a financial push to several renewable energy schemes. This includes fresh or increased allocations for programmes like PM Surya Ghar, PM-KUSUM scheme, Green Corridors, Green Hydrogen and grid-connected hydro projects. Details from the budget’s expenditure documents revealed that the ministry allocated Rs 6,250 […]

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What The Green Industries Said About Budget 2024?

Hours after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget 2024, the industry leaders also reacted to the budget announcements. Many of them talked about the benefits and challenges of the industry in the light of the announcements. The minister, in her budget speech talked about imposing Customs Duty on solar glass imports and include […]

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