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IIT Bombay graduate Sushil Reddy covers 7000+ kms on solar powered electric bicycle

IIT Bombay alumnus from Energy Science Department, Sushil Reddy who had embarked on 7000+ kms journey in India on solar powered electric bicycle to raise awareness in the country, has finally completed his mission. Throughout the journey of 70 odd days, they talked to people about the importance of solar energy at the grassroots level […]

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Punjab positions itself as the top state in rooftop solar power generation

Bikram Singh Majithia, Punjab Revenue and Non-conventional Energy Minister on Tuesday announced that the border state of India is in path to make another history in “green power solar revolution”, after attaining the “game-changing” green revolution. Speaking on the occasion in the presence of Ranjit Singh Waryiam Nangal, the Chairman of Punjab Energy Development Agency […]

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Palestine grants its first solar power plant in West Bank

The Palestine Energy Ministry has granted permit to develop its first ever large scale solar power plant in the West Bank, near the city of Hebron. Palestine-based energy engineering and technology solutions firm Rack Tech has joined hands with Amsterdam-based solar power firm Gigawatt Global to build the $10 million plant will have installed capacity […]

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Solar Power Tariffs expected to drop to as low as INR 3.50 a unit in 3 years

Solar power tariffs in India, which fell below Rs. 5 per unit since last November, are once again expected to sink further as the industry doubles volumes every year and the cost of producing power continues to drop. A report published in the Mint mentions that that tariffs will fall to as low as 3.5 […]

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Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh Villages to get Solar Powered Electricity

Electricity will be reaching the Naxal-affected Abhujmarh region of 351 villages in the Chhattisgarh for the first time after Independence through the solar power units. In a meeting that was attended by the officials from Bastar and Southern Region Adivasi Development Authority and Surguja and Northern Region Adivasi Development Authority at secretariat, Dr. Raman Singh, […]

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Chandigarh gets Floating Solar Power Plant with Dual-axis Tracking Technology

A 10kw peak (kWp) of floating solar power plant pilot- the peak power has been commissioned at Dhanas Lake amid efforts by the government to flourish Chandigarh as a solar city. The Peak Power floating solar plant has been engineered to supply power to fountains at the lake for aeration. The USP of the plant […]

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Canada to set up large-scale solar power plant in Balochistan

Canadian Government and Balochistan have signed an agreement to set up solar plants of 1,000MW in different parts of the province. According to local media reports the agreement was signed by Chief Secretary Saifullah Chattah provincial government under special power received through the Pakistan constitution. Under the agreement Canadian firm would establish 20 solar power […]

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Total installed solar power generation capacity touches 7,805 MW

New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal in Parliament informed that installed solar power generation capacity in the country has touched 7,805 MW mark by June-end this year.  Rajasthan topped the charts with grid connected solar power generation capacity of 1,294.60 MW, followed by Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh with 1,267.41 MW and 1,123.36 MW respectively. India has set an ambitious […]

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Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches Solar Power Tree for Generation of Electricity

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, has come up with a ‘Solar Power Tree’, which is an innovative way to generate electricity using solar power in a limited space. The Solar Power Tree has been engineered by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), a laboratory of the Council […]

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