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Centre shelves plan to set up world biggest solar power project in Leh

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2017

Centre has dropped the plan to set up the world's biggest solar power project in Leh owing to the huge transmission system cost.

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Subject Tags: solar power , transmission

Solar power, green corridor blip on energy radar for 2017

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2016

Green seems to be the catchword for the government heading into the next year as it gears up to achieve 175 gigawatt of clean energy by 2022 through auction of 1,000 MW of rooftop solar power,...

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NLC invites global cos to set up solar projects in Odisha

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2016

NLC India Ltd has invited applications from global companies to set up 250 MW solar photo-voltaic power projects in Odisha.

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Union Cabinet nod for ratifying International Solar Alliance agreement

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 29, 2016

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave post facto approval to India's ratification of the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) launched last year jointly by India and...

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Telangana aims at top spot in solar generation

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 29, 2016

Telangana currently stands at second rank in solar power production in the country and it may reach the top spot in another six months, state power minister G Jagadish Reddy said here today. ...

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Metro Rail’s solar power dream hits policy hurdle in Nagpur

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2016

The plans of Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) to meet 65% of its energy needs through solar power has hit a policy hurdle. The fate of the project now depends on Maharashtra...

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Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, Karnataka decides to switch to LED lighting system

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 26, 2016

As part of a plans to reduce power consumption, the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has taken a decision to switch to LED bulbs.

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Engineering students in Kolkata create device for 24x7 solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 26, 2016

While battery manufacturers and solar power companies are struggling to develop batteries that would be cheap, smaller in size and can store power for days, an engineering college in Kolkata has...

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Subject Tags: innovation , solar power

India to invest $1.8 billion on lines to transmit solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

India will invest Rs127 billion on lines to transmit power from solar parks to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of boosting clean energy capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022....

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SECI’s 100 MW Andhra Pradesh solar auction shared by Azure Power and Adani

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2016

 

A 100 MW auction for grid-connected solar built using domestic content has been evenly split between two of India’s largest solar developers.

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