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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...

April 11, 2018

SRISTI

With a view to accelerate the deployment of rooftop solar power in the country, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has prepared a concept note on...

April 7, 2018

KUSUM

Finance minister Arun Jaitley had announced the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme in 2018-19 budget. It is solar power scheme which allows setting up grid-connected...

April 6, 2018

Surat becomes India’s first district to have 100% solar powered health centres

The Surat district of Gujarat has become the India’s first district to have 100% solar powered Primary Health Centers (PHCs) to combat the issue of global warming. There...

March 27, 2018

India extends 1.4 billion dollar amount of line of credit to support 27 solar power projects in 15 countries

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced one of the world’s largest investment plans in solar energy at the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA-2018) on March...

March 12, 2018

Diu becomes first Union Territory to run 100% on solar power

Diu has become the first and only Union Territory in the country to be fully run on solar energy. The UT generates total of 13 megawatts (MW) of...

March 10, 2018

Microsoft inks its first-ever renewable energy deal in India for powering its new facility in Bengaluru

Tech giant Microsoft has inked its first renewable energy deal in India for powering its new facility in Bengaluru. The facility, which will be operational from June 2018,...

March 8, 2018

Shakti Sthala: World’s largest solar park launched in Karnataka

The first phase Shakti Sthala solar park having total capacity of 2,000 megawatts (MW) was inaugurated in drought-prone Pavagada region of Tumkur district, Karanataka. It is claimed to...

March 2, 2018

India’s largest floating solar power plant opened in Kerala

India’s largest floating solar power plant has become operational at the Banasura Sagar dam in Wayanad, Kerala on December 5, 2017. The solar power plant that floats on...

December 5, 2017

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...

November 22, 2017

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