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Bengaluru international airport could switch to total solar power by 2020

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 19, 2018

The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has set itself an ambitious target of running Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) completely on solar power by 2020.

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Subject Tags: airports , solar power

Directorate general of trade remedies plans public hearing on solar safeguard duty

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 6, 2018

Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), a recently created umbrella authority for trade matters, will hold a public hearing on imposing 70% safeguard duty on imported solar equipment in...

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India won’t levy duty on solar gear imports

By : sustainabilityo..., May 31, 2018

The government has decided not to impose safeguards duty on solar equipment from China and Malaysia, overruling the directorate general of safeguards’ recommendation of a 70% levy that had...

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LONGi Solar’s P-type mono bifacial shingled cell module sets 20.66% efficiency record

By : sustainabilityo..., May 30, 2018

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Solar, subsidiary of LONGi Green Energy, the leading integrated monocrystalline PV manufacturer has set a new P-type mono bifacial ‘shingled’...

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Divergent AAR rulings put solar companies in a bind

By : sustainabilityo..., May 28, 2018

Divergent decisions from two separate Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) on the GST rate applicable on installation of solar plants have thrown the solar industry into a conundrum. ...

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Push for solar energy stuck in govt apathy

By : sustainabilityo..., May 28, 2018

Despite power consumers taking proactive steps to go green, the government has been dragging its feet to connect solar-powered projects to the grid.

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MNRE Amends Guidelines for Selection of Solar Park Developers

By : Sustainability ..., May 24, 2018

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended the guidelines for the selection of solar power park developers (SPPDs) through tariff-based competitive bidding process. The...

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Amethi to get solar-powered street lights

By : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2018

As many as 1,700 solar-powered lights will be installed at street-corners and parks in Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, using the MP Local Development (...

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Northeast Frontier Railway on clean energy path

By : sustainabilityo..., May 16, 2018

The Northeast Frontier Railway is planning to make its other stations run on solar power after Guwahati railway station.

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Bids ‘remain aggressive’ in Maharashtra’s 1GW solar auction

By : sustainabilityo..., May 15, 2018

The Maharashtra government appeared to be fifth time lucky with its solar auction of 1000 MW held on Monday. While earlier auctions called by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co...

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