Diu becomes India’s first city to run on 100% Renewable Energy during Daytime

Diu Smart City has become the first city in India that runs on 100% renewable energy during daytime setting a new benchmark for other cities to become clean and green. Diu had been importing 73% of its power from Gujarat until last year. It has now adopted a two-pronged approach whereby a 9 MW solar ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Topics: Alternative energy • Energy • Energy conversion • Photovoltaic power station • Photovoltaics • Renewable energy • Solar Energy • Solar panel • Solar power in Australia • Solar Power in India

The world’s largest solar park to be come up in Gujarat

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has recently approved setting up a 5000 MW capacity solar park at the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), which would be the largest such entity in the world after its completion. As per official release, the proposed solar power generation project would be set up in 11,000 hectares of land ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Topics: Dholera • Dholera Airport • Economy of Gujarat • Energy • Gujarat • Gujarati people • Photovoltaic power station • Renewable energy • Solar Energy • Solar power • States and union territories of India • Vijay Rupani

The world’s largest solar park launched Karnataka

The Karnataka government has launched the world’s largest solar park ‘Shakti Sthalaon’ at Pavagada in Tumakuru district, about 180km from Bengaluru. The solar park has a capacity of 2,000 MW and has set up at an investment of Rs16,500 crore. The first phase of the park will generate 600MW, while the balance 1,400MW is expected ..

Topics: Karnataka • Pavagada • Pavagada Solar Park • Photovoltaic power station • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India • Tumakuru district • Tumkur

India signs loan agreement with World Bank for “Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks Project (SISPP)”

The Government of India (GoI) has signed a $98 million loan agreement and $2 million grant agreement with World Bank (WB) for “Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks Project (SISPP)”. The project will finance the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), to provide sub-loans to select states to invest in various solar parks, mostly under ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Energy • Ministry of New and Renewable Energy • Photovoltaic power station • Renewable energy • Solar Energy • Solar power • Solar power by country • Solar Power in India