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25 states fail to meet solar capacity target this fiscal year

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 16, 2017

With six years left for India to achieve its goal of generating 100 GW of electricity from solar projects, 25 states have fallen short of adding capacity by some 2,000 MW so far in 2016-17. ...

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Tata Power Renewable Energy commissions 2 projects in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 13, 2017

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd on Thursday announced commissioning of 36 mw wind power plant at Nimbagallu in Andhra Pradesh and 49 mw solar plant at Kayathar, Tamil Nadu. 

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India’s solar prices set to drop amid competition, lower costs

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2017

The price paid for solar power in India at auction is set to fall below last year’s record lows for the South Asia nation, driven by plummeting panel prices, falling interest rates and...

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India exceeded 9GW solar by end of 2016 : MNRE

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2017

India reached 9,012MW of solar deployment as of 31 December 2016, according to new data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

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Karnataka sets solar power target at 6,000 MW by 2021

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2017

Cabinet approves changes in solar policy

In recent years, Karnataka has been facing severe...

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SECI to call 2,300-megawatt solar power bids

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 10, 2017

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will shortly float tenders for putting up of solar power projects with capacity of 2,300-mw, its managing director Ashvini Kumar said on Monday. ...

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Piyush Goyal dismisses doubts on Chinese solar equipment quality

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 10, 2017

Dismissing doubts on quality of Chinese solar equipment, Power Minister Piyush Goyal Monday said that India is looking at affordable power and not at the country of its origin, especially when...

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Sambhar Salts Limited (SSL) eyes developer for 100MW solar plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 6, 2017

Indian salt producer Sambhar Salts Limited (SSL), a subsidiary of state-owned firm Hindustan salts, has invited Expressions of Intent (EOI) for the development of a 100MW solar project in the...

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Solar Installation in India forecasted at over 9 GW for 2017

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 4, 2017

Solar installations in India are expected to reach over 4 GW in 2016 compared to 2.3 GW installed in 2015, said Mercom Capital Group.

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Allahabad police lines to run on solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 4, 2017

The district's reserve police lines will run on solar power following state government nod to the 'Green Police Line' project of the city police. State government has already sanctioned Rs 1...

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