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SECI Projects Account For 18% of India’s Solar Capacity: Govt 

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) claimed that 18.3 percent of India’s total solar energy capacity was contributed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The information was given by the Union New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh in his written reply before the Lok Sabha.  The minister said that in […]

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With 224MW Solar Capacity, SCCL Achieves 40% of Its Net Zero Targets

Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi recently told the Parliament that the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) had achieved around 40 percent of its net-zero targets. The Minister disclosed this information while responding to a coal supply and consumption query. He said that both Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) are working […]

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ANERT Establishes First Solar Plant in Kerala for Solar-Powered Cold Storage & Backup

Kerala has welcomed its first 10mt solar-powered cold storage with a backup of 36 hours. The 7kw solar plant has been launched by Minister of Electricity, Kerala, K.Krishnankutty.  The project is valued at Rs 25 L. The project has been inaugurated by the Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT). Thr solar cold storage […]

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Panchkula Village, Govt Buildings to Get Solar Power Plants

Panchkula in Haryana is moving towards fulfilling its plan of the making city completely solar powered in coming years. The administration has  plans to set up a 2 MW solar power plant on seven acres of land at Naggal village in Barwala. The plant will generate 8,000 units of electricity every day, which will be given […]

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Community Solar Project Takes Shape in Assam to Address Man-Elephant Conflict

Assam’s Brahmaputra Valley which has been prone to elephant-human conflict for quite some time now, has launched a new initiative that employs solar lighting, solar fencing and community education, to stem the challenge of conflict between elephants and human beings. The project is gaining support from the British Asian Trust, Aaranyak (BAT-Aaranyak), which is a […]

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Budgetary Allocation for Solar Sees Upward Thrust, But Wind Slumps

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has placed eminence on green growth in Budget 2023-24. Consequently, a slew of announcements and schemes have been announced. Off-grid and grid-connecting solar projects as well as PM-KUSUM has also see a major increase in budgetary allocation. An outlay of Rs 7327 crore has been approved towards the scheme for both […]

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APDCL Invites RFS For Two Solar Projects With Cumulative Capacity of 150 MW

Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has invited the request for selection (RFS) for two solar projects / tenders with a cumulative capacity of 150 MW including 100 MW of grid-connected floating solar PV projects and 50 MW of grid-connected ground-mounted solar PV projects. The last date for submitting the online bid for both tenders […]

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EESL Issues Tender for 24 MW Solar Module for Maharashtra

A Joint Venture of NTPC Limited, Power Finance  Corporation, REC and POWERGRID- Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)- has floated a tender for 24 MW solar modules supply for Maharashtra. According to the tender document, all solar modules should be poly-crystalline & the capacity of all modules should be 330 WP or above. The modules are […]

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