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SECI Issues RFS for Vendors for Off-Grid Solar Pumping Systems with 1-10 HP

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 […]

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DWSS Floats 8.7 MW of Solar Tender to Power Water Supply Systems in Punjab

State-owned Department of Water Supply and Sanitation (DWSS) has invited bids to install 8.7 MW capacity solar projects at 970 rural piped water supply systems in Punjab.  The last date for submitting the bid for this DWSS solar tender is January 12, 2023, and the bid will be opened on January 13, 2023. The scope […]

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Starting at Rs 32k, AutoNxt Automation Introduces E-Tricycle for Specially Abled

To help those who lost their livelihoods due to the pandemic, Maharashtra-based technology-driven automotive firm AutoNxt Automation has designed and produced India’s first Smart Electric Tricycle called AzaadE for the specially-abled. Additionally, it has provided the business with cash flow for support at a time when many of them came to a standstill. It has […]

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Rajasthan Opens PM-KUSUM Online Land Registration Portal

Under Component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Rajasthan has created the Saur Krishi Ajivika Yojna (SKAY) to encourage the development of decentralised solar projects at load centers with primarily agricultural usage in rural areas. By enabling farmers and landowners to lease out their unused or unproductive land on […]

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Motovolt Mobility Raises Rs 160 Mn Pre-Series Funding Led by Wami Capital & Others

The Kolkata-based e-mobility company, Motovolt Mobility recently announced that it has raised INR 160 Mn in pre-series A round. PPAP Automotive, Vikrampati Singhania of JK Family, Ankur Agarwal of Crystal Crop, Wami Capital, a single family office based in Dubai, and other family offices participated in this round as strategic investors. The founder of the […]

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Launches ‘Women in Solar Energy’ Portal

Women should be at the center of energy transition and drive India’s renewable energy journey growth story, says India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman at the NSEFI’s (National Solar Energy Federation of India) ‘Women in Energy’ event. On November 21, 2022, The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) hosted a conference on women in the […]

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Engagement Of Experienced Personnel On Contract Basis

POWERGRID, a ‘Maharatna’ Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India is engaged in power transmission business with the mandate for planning, co-ordination, supervision and control over complete Inter-State Transmission System and operation of national & regional power grids. Government of India (GOI) has launched Revamped Distribution Sector Reform  Scheme (RDSS) scheme […]

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Tata Power Solar & Union Bank Collaborate to Finance Rooftop Solar for MSMEs

One of India’s oldest and largest public sector banks, Union Bank of India (UBI) has partnered with Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (TPSSL) to support the MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) sector’s transition to solar energy (Finance Rooftop Solar). Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (TPSSL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy […]

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Prosus & South Pole Sign Deal with Innovative New Climate Finance Instrument

Global technology investor Prosus and South Pole (top provider of climate solutions) have joined forces to use the new D-REC market tool to deliver distributed renewable energy projects in response to growing calls for greater corporate climate action at COP27. High social impact projects in South Africa and India will be their main priorities. Prosus […]

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