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ABB India to supply string inverters to electrify schools with solar in West Bengal

ABB India, one of the leading power and automation technology company will play a crucial role in West Bengal government’s initiative for state-wide solar electrification of schools. The company supplies string inverters of various capacities for rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems with Kolkata based Sunshine Power Products across government schools located in the state. The […]

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BHEL Secures EPC order for 30 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants in West Bengal

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) order for setting up 30 MW (3×10 MW) of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Power Plants. Valued at Rs.169 crore, EPC order has been placed on BHEL by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Corporation Limited (WBSEDCL) said BHEL in a statement. The SPV plants of […]

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West Bengal working on a new solar policy to meet its target of 4500MW

The West Bengal government is working on a plan to introduce a new solar policy to meet the Centre’s revised target of generating 4500 MW solar energy by 2022 in the state. Shobandeb Chatterjee, State Power Minister at an interactive session with the Bharat Chamber of Commerce stated that “We will bring a new solar […]

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West Bengal to host and conduct regular trainings to develop solar technicians

Switch ON with National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) will host and conduct regular trainings in West Bengal to develop solar technicians. Each training program will be conducted through 3-month-long Surya Mitra Solar Skill Development programme at Tapovan Training and Innovation Centre in Nadia. Satyajit Biswas, MLA, Krishnaganj speaking to TOI said, “We are happy […]

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Centre using VGF tool to woo states like West Bengal for its solar mission

Centre is trying to woo states like West Bengal offering viability gap funding to put national solar mission on fast track. Ministry of New Renewable Energy (MNRE) joint Secretary Tarun Kapoor speaking to PTI said “We will offer viability gap funding to the state governments. We will give subsidy to bring down the tariff to […]

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OCL India inaugurates West Bengal’s first and largest 5.5 MW Solar PV Power Plant

OCL India Ltd. a Dalmia Bharat Group company inaugurated 5.5 MW Solar PV Power Plant for use by its cement grinding unit in Salboni, West Bengal.  OCL’s 1.35Mt/yr grinding plant was set up in 2014 with an investment of USD 93m. Representing OCL India’s management team during the inauguration of the solar plant was Director […]

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Goswami Electricals & Construction Emerges Lowest Bidder for WBSEDCL 10 MW Tender

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited had recently issued a tender for three years of operation and maintenance works of existing 10 MW solar power plant with associated equipment and materials at Charrah in Purulia. Goswami Electricals & Construction emerged as the lowest bidder that won the project for two years of O&M. The […]

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Siemens Emerges Lowest Bidder For 1,200 E-Locomotives Worth Rs 20,000 Crore

German engineering major Siemens has won a contract to build 1,200 electric locomotives with 9000 HorsePower at Dahod in Gujarat for more than Rs 20,000 crore. The tender from Indian Railways was published in April this year. The Indian railways has set itself a net zero target of 2030, with a major part of the […]

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South Western Railway installs 4600 KWp rooftop solar

The Indian Railways has made some of the most ambitious pledges to decarbonise, starting with the promise to be 100% electric by 2024 and net zero by 2030. While those ambitions are still some way off, progress continues to be steady on the ground. As of January this year, with plans to install solar at […]

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