Viviana Mall in Mumbai has installed one of the largest single-site solar plants in India. The mall, located in Thane, has constructed a 900,000 volt-ampere rooftop solar power plant, which the company said was the biggest in India. 900,000 volt-ampere refers to the peak capacity of the power plant. It implies that at full power […]
Infrastructure company Adani Enterprises Ltd said it commissioned India’s largest tracker-based solar power plant at Bhatinda in Punjab. The 100 megawatt plant is also the largest solar project in Punjab. Tracker plants are those with motorized panels that keep tracking the sun as it moves across the sky. Compared to fixed panels, tracking panels generate 30-35% […]
ABB, a power and automation technology company, today said it will install a 600 KW fully integrated and standardized microgrid solar energy at its Vadodara facility in Gujarat to help boost renewable energy generation while reducing dependency on fossil fuel. This microgrid with a rooftop photo voltaic field at the company’s biggest manufacturing location in […]
Wonderla amusement park had set up a solar plant with an installed capacity of 500kW at it´s newly opened unit in Hyderabad. The installed solar plant will generate 2000 units of power daily and it is expected cater to 25 percent of Wonderla’s daily power requirement. The capacity can be enhanced to 1000kW. By this […]
NaanDanJain Irrigation Ltd., a producer and provider of tailor-made irrigation solutions company, said it entered into an agreement worth 18.7 million Euros with Ministry of Agriculture and National Development, Eritrea, for the supply and installation of solar-powered drip irrigation systems. NaanDanJain irrigation Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jain irrigation and is head quartered […]
ABB India, a power and automation technology company, inaugurated a new solar inverter manufacturing facility at Nelamanagala in Bengaluru, said the company. The facility is set to double the solar inverter manufacturing capacity of the company to 2GW in a span of five months, added the company. ABB inverters manufactured at Nelamanagala help power 40% of […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd announced that it secured an order for setting up 30 MW (3×10 MW) of Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants on engineering, procurement and construction basis from West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Corporation. The order is valued at Rs 169 crores. The SPV plants of 10 MW each are to be set up […]
The Ministry of Shipping said it is installing solar and wind based power systems at all the Major Ports across the country. It aims to set up 90.64 MW of Solar Energy Capacity at twelve Major Ports and 70 MW of Wind Energy Capacity at four Major Ports by 2017. These major ports have started […]
India is set to nearly double its solar power generation capacity in the ongoing financial year and comfortably exceed its target of adding 1.8 GW of extra capacity during the year. According to numbers obtained from various government sources, the country is all set to end the current financial year with a total solar power generation capacity of about […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), proposes an upward revision of the benchmark cost of Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Technologies Programme. The proposed revision in the benchmark will also accommodate increase in the cost of various components of CST systems, the government said. UPDATE: There is some confusion about whether benchmark costs have […]
In one of the boldest steps to be taken in the direction of clean energy in India, the central government has decided to provide a 30% subsidy for rooftop solar installations in the country. The move to provide blanket subsidies is unprecedented for India, and indeed for any low-income country, and has usually been found […]
The Indian Cabinet has approved a proposal by Germany — one of the pioneers in developing solar power in the world — to provide concessional loans of around 1 bln euro to develop the renewable energy source in the country. India has an ambitious, almost impossible, target of achieving 175 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity […]
Adani Enterprises said its deal with US-based solar manufacturer SunEdison is still continuing, and no decision has been taken to annul it. The clarification came after widespread media reports that Adani Enterprises has canceled their agreement and the Indian company was on the lookout for a new partner for its solar venture. The deal with […]
The Cochin International Airport has become the world’s first airport to generate all the power it needs from solar technology. Bosch Limited was the implementation partner that helped the airport set up a 12 megawatt solar station in the premises. The unit will produce 50,000 units (kWh) of power per day. Constructed on a land […]
RattanIndia Apna Solar, a venture of Indiabulls-co-founder Rajiv Rattan, has won a contract to place solar panels on 75 public buildings in cities of Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh as part of the Madhya Pradesh government’s efforts to increase renewable power generation. The contract was awarded by Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran […]
Rolta Power Pvt. Ltd. and China-based Zhenfa New Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement to build solar parks in India, targeting a capacity of 2 GigaWatt by 2020. “As per the MoU, the partnership enables us to share our revenue with Zhenfa, a win-win scenario for both the companies,” said, Dr. […]
Adani group has signed an agreement with the government of Rajasthan to set up a 10,000 MW solar park, which will emerge as the largest such integrated facility in India, a statement on behalf of the group said. The JV will be known as Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Ltd, will have a 50-50 equity […]
Solar Impulse, the first solar-powered aircraft to attempt to fly around the world non-stop, will cross over India in March, said Aditya Birla group, which is supporting the effort from India. “Solar Impulse was built not just to fly around the world without a drop of fuel, but also to carry a message; demonstrating the […]
Three experienced solar professionals in India are raising funds to invest in solar projects in India. Three seasoned professionals with over three decades of industry experience, Tanya Singhal, Anil Nayar, and James Abraham have founded SolarArise, which is in the process of raising Rs 200 crore for investments in the solar industry in India. India […]
Environmental campaign agency Greenpeace said Nitish Kumar, former chief minister of Bihar, has praised its micro-grid solar project in Jehanabad district. “Elated to see homes, shops and streets lit up at night, Kumar praised Greenpeace and the unique energy model, upholding it as a crucial step towards rural electrification of Bihar,” the agency said in […]
