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Mamata tweets ‘Solar PV Panels on Government Buildings, Schools

West Bengal power minister Sobhandeb Chatterjee had earlier said that the Bengal government is expecting to add over 2,000 megawatt (mw) of power in the next five years including 300 mw of solar power. Feeling isolated by not being one of the states who have recently announced solar power initiatives for their buildings like Rajasthan, […]

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Trina Solar Receives $30 mn Credit Facility from Vietnam Bank

The financial aide to Trina Solar will be used to further put on fast track Company’s growth at manufacturing plant in Bac Giang Province of Vietnam. Chinese solar manufacturer, Trina Solar has bagged a funding of USD 30 million from Vietin Bank which would be used to further put on fast track Company’s growth at […]

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CEA Marks Peak Power Deficit for April-July at 0.9%

The report for peak power deficit has been projecting against the CEA’s forecast that said India would be a power surplus country by 2018-19 with energy and peak power surplus at 4.6 and 2.5 percent respectively. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has asserted country’s peak power deficit at 0.9 percent and overall electricity deficit at 0.6 […]

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Greek Island First in Mediterranean to use Renewable Energy

The Greek Island is said to have a winter population of 400 and that of summer is around 3,000 which relies greatly on the uncertain electricity supplies. Tilos, a Greek island between Rhodes and Kos, has launched its first ever solar and wind power plant in order to reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources. The […]

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Amritsar’s Khalsa College to use Solar Energy  

The solar power plant installed on the dining room, primary school and the library of Khalsa College is said to produce three times the electricity that the college consumes. In a bid to switch to green energy for its power consumption, historic educational institution of Amritsar, Khalsa College has inaugurated a 775 KW solar power […]

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Sungrow Power to Supply Inverters to 100 MWp Vietnam Solar Project

The project, for which Sungrow Power will supply its inverters, is settled on brownfield sites which offer excellent natural conditions for generating power from sun and expects to generate 150 GWh of clean energy annually after the project’s completion.   China based inverter solution supplier Sungrow Power Supply Company has inked a pact with Dai […]

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China’s Goldwind, UNSW Ally for Australia’s 1st Wind Technology Test Lab

AUD 2 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) had been signed between the parties at the UNSW China Center inaugurated in Shanghai earlier. China’s largest wind turbine technology and energy solutions provider, Goldwind has partnered with Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) to establish the country’s first ever laboratory to test renewable wind technology. As […]

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Chennai Corporation Buildings to Run on Solar Energy

The earlier plan which included the installation on 1,000 buildings has been tweaked down to 662 Chennai corporation buildings such as schools, primary health centers, offices, public halls, and dispensaries. The Tamil Nadu state government has approved its long-awaited plan to install rooftop solar panels at Greater Chennai Corporation buildings in order to reduce dependency […]

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GAIL Seeks Shareowners’ Nod to Make Solar Power Plants

GAIL has sought a nod to play an investor in start-ups and as a developer, in the prolific solar energy market. In order to diversify its portfolio beyond gas and petrochemicals, India’s largest natural gas processing and distribution company, Gas Authority of India (GAIL) has sought its shareholders’ permission to amplify its work profile beyond […]

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