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Solar Industry Seeks Clear GST Rates on Solar Projects

The solar industry association has written to the authorities after the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) upheld the rate to be at 18 percent and not 5 percent GST rates on Solar Projects. Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA) has sought clarity on the GST rates on solar projects from the solar policy makers, including important […]

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SMEV Seeks Efficiency Based Subsidy for EVs

SMEV opposes the current proposal of linking subsidy to the battery capacity as it does not include the efficiency of the electric vehicles as a factor. Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), association of electric vehicle makers in India, has sought to link government electric vehicles subsidy to certified efficiency parameters of speed and […]

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Essel invests Rs 1750 Cr for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in UP

Inaugurated by PM Modi, the stations and the swapping technology are the part of Essel Group’s Essel Green Mobility Limited program. The initiative comes along an investment of Rs. 1750 crore. To foster the use of Electric Vehicles in the country, the ESSEL Group’s Essel Infraprojects (EIL) has launched its electric vehicles charging stations and […]

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Over 1,500 Customers Apply for Duke Energy’s North Carolina Solar Incentives

For an installation of 10 kW or less, the customers will receive a rebate of 60 percent per watt of solar energy production. More than 1,500 customers from North Carolina have applied to redeem incentives of Duke Energy’s Solar Rebate Program. The customers will receive incentives for installing private solar energy systems in first few […]

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Chennai-based Swelect to Produce Water from Solar Energy

Hydro panels are solar cells-fitted panels that use air and sunlight to produce water. Adding to the advancement in solar energy segment, Chennai-based solar technology solutions vendor Swelect Energy Systems partnered with US-based Zero Mass Water to produce, install and sell hydro panels. Hydro panels are solar cells-fitted panels that use air and sunlight to […]

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Goa Legislator Seeks Law Mandating Solar Panels on Hotel’s Rooftop

Similar stress was given by the opposition Congress party MLAs to install the solar panels not only on the hotels but also on the government buildings which would help power generation. To solve the electric power disruptions in the state, Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly, Michael Lobo said during the ongoing session that the […]

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1 Lakh Students to Assemble Solar Lamps on Gandhi Jayanti

The solar centric initiative is to be held under IIT-B’s Solar Urja through Localization for Sustainability (SoULS) Programme which, after successful execution, is expected to qualify for Guinness World Records. To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the ongoing diamond jubilee of IIT-B, 1 lakh students across 100 schools in India will […]

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UP Govt Cancels 1 GW Solar PV Projects Auction on Higher Tariffs

The auction conducted by Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) saw a high tariff rate bidding by the participants and it will go for re-bidding.   Weighed down by higher solar tariffs up to Rs 3.48 per unit, the Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to cancel the auction for 1 GW of […]

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Georgia Power Invites Bids for over 100 MW New Solar DG Projects

The company has invited interested players to review the terms of the RFP and to submit detailed projects by August 15. Georgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) approved Renewable Energy Development Initiative (REDI) got another boost as Georgia Power has invited bids for more than 100 MW of new solar distributed generation (DG) projects. Georgia Power […]

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