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India, Bahrain Agree to Collaborate in Solar Energy Sector

India and Bahrain have agreed to collaborate in the solar energy sector after comprehensive talks were held to give a major boost to bilateral relations. India and Bahrain on August 24, 2019, agreed to collaborate in the solar energy sector as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held comprehensive talks with his Bahraini counterpart Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa to give a major boost to the entire […]

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EESL Tenders for 175,000 Off-Grid Solar Pumps Under KUSUM

EESL has issued a tender for the procurement of 175,000 off-grid solar water pumps. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power has issued a tender, under the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme, for the procurement of 175,000 off-grid solar pumps. The scope of work […]

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MNRE Issues Guidelines for Phase-II of 40 GW Rooftop Solar Programme

MNRE has issued the implementation guidelines for the second phase of the 40 GW Rooftop Solar Programme, with the focus this time on Discoms for better execution The Government of India (MNRE) has set the target of achieving 100 GW of solar power capacity in the country by the year 2022 of which 40 GW […]

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ONGC Tenders for 2 MW Floating Solar in Mangalore

ONGC has invited bids for the deployment of 2 MW floating solar project on the water reservoirs inside ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (OMPL) complex. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) India’s most valuable public sector enterprise has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible bidders for the deployment of a 2 MW grid-interactive floating […]

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MNRE Invites Proposals for R&D in Solar Energy

MNRE has invited project proposals from industries, startups engaged in Research, Development and Demonstration in multiple areas of solar energy. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited project proposals from industries, startups and R&D laboratories/organisations/institutions actively engaged in Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) in multiple areas of solar energy. The different areas […]

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Low-Cost, Eco-friendly Solar Cells Made Possible Using Kumkum Dye

A team of researchers has developed low-cost, environment-friendly solar cells by employing an off-the-shelf dye used to make kumkum in India. A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) have developed low-cost, environment-friendly solar cells by employing an off-the-shelf dye used to make kumkum or vermilion in India. According to the research published […]

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Shakti Pumps Buoyant on Govt’s Scheme for Solar Irrigation Pumps

As per the government sources, the project envisages implementation of overall 2.75 lakh agricultural pumps for FY 2019-20, the company added. One of the leading water pumps and motors makers Shakti Pumps India Ltd is quiet optimistic about the government’s mega scheme called Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM), for boosting use of solar-powered […]

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Union Budget 2019: A Mixed Bag for the Solar Industry

As expected from Modi Government 2.0, India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had few eggs in her basket for the renewables sector. Here’s how the key stakeholders of the solar industry, including policymakers, think tanks, leading private players have reacted to the government’s Budget for FY19-20: After the budget, Power Minister R. K. […]

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Solar Thermal Industry Seeks Replacement of 18% GST with 5%

Before the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Government of India from 1st of July 2017, many taxes like VAT, Octroi, Service tax have been subsumed into a single tax of GST. The GST has merged under the heading Renewable energy devices & parts for their manufacture all of the earlier solar […]

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