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Karnataka: Cesc to use solar power to electrify tribal hamlets in Mysuru

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

The darkness that many tribal hamlets continue to remain in, despite various programmes being initiated to address the problem, has alerted Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc) to the gravity of the issue. The agency has hit upon the idea of using solar power...

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Odisha: State secretariat will soon be fully solar-powered

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

The state government is planning to run the secretariat on solar power, replacing the conventional system, to make one of Odisha's biggest public buildings energy efficient. The plan has been mooted at a high-level meeting of the science and technology department held...

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Kerala looks up at solar energy for its power needs

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

After recovering from an unexpected natural calamity, the State is now on a renovation mode, building a ‘New Kerala’ that focuses on sustainable development. As part of this, recently the State Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac, in his budget speech, talked about providing...

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Relief for solar developers on safeguard duty

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

Developers who won solar projects just before safeguard duty on solar panels and modules was imposed on July 30 last year have been greatly relieved by an order passed by Maharashtra’s power regulator on Friday, maintaining that such duty amounted...

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Build favourable ecosystem for electric vehicles, say experts

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

 Kerala has huge potential for solar power generation as the state has 22 lakh houses with uninterruptible power source (UPS) system, which can be converted for solar power generation, said Vinod Gopal, selection committee member, Maker Village. He was addressing a session on...

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SoftBank grabs a chunk in India's wind power pie

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019

Softbank has bagged the largest chunk of a 1,200 MW wind power tender concluded Friday, which has marked the company’s foray into the wind sector at a time when constraints around availability of land and transmission infrastructure are pressing....

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India Round-up: Uttarakhand eyes 200MW, Tata Hyderabad roofs, BIS extension, Maharashtra 138MW offer

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019

Uttarakhand tenders for 200MW 13 February: The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has issued a tender for 200MW of grid-connected solar power projects in the mountainous North Indian state. The deadline for bid submission is 15...

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Wind, solar power to be preferred energy sources by 2030 in India: Report

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019

Renewables would be preferred source of energy by 2030 with tariffs ranging between Rs 1.9-2.6 per unit for wind and solar power and storage cost declining by around 70 per cent, a report by Energy Transition Commission (ETC India) said. The cost of wind power will be between...

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PM Modi to launch 300 projects worth Rs 65,000 crore including solar parks

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019

The second ground breaking ceremony, where the UP government plans to launch around 300 projects worth about Rs 65,000 crore, is expected to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

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Trial run of Ukkadam solar power plant on

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2019

The city corporation has commenced the month-long trial run of solar power plant at Ukkadam. The plant would be inaugurated shortly after the trail period. “Till date, we have not witnessed any major failure during the trail run,” said a...

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