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SECI Seeks Bids To Combine 5 MW Solar With Saffron Farming In J&K

Soon after allotment of the 25 MW/50 MW solar plus storage project to Gujarat-based solar EPC Prozeal, Solar Energy corporation of India (SECI) has now sought bids to develop 5 MW(AC) grid connected saffron based Agro-Solar PV Power Plant with 10 years. The project is located at Pampore, Pulwama, J&K. SECI has set 7th November […]

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News Brief May 15 – China-Serbia Deal, JinkoSolar, Finnish Wind Farm

China’s Hunan Rich Inks Deal With Serbia for 1GW PV module factory in Serbia The Serbian government has signed an MoU with Chinese firm Hunan Rich Photovoltaic Science and Technology to build a 1GW solar module production facility in Serbia. Serbian minister of mining and energy, Dubravka Đedović Handanović, signed the deal last week, which […]

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UP To Provide Subsidised Solar Pumps To Over 50,000 Farmers Under PM Kusum

Uttar Pradesh government has recently announced that it will provide solar pumps to more than 54,000 farmers in the state at subsidised rate this year. These solar pumps will be provided to farmers under the PM-KUSUM Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan Yojana) which aims to promote the use of renewable energy […]

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India Agrivoltaics Alliance Launched To Aid Growth Of Solar With Farming

The India Agrivoltaics Alliance (IAA) was launched, during the first India Agrivoltaics Summit held on October 30, by the Joint Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Lalit Bohra. Supported by the India Climate Collaborative (ICC) and Bloomberg Philanthropies, IAA brings together organisations across the entire agriculture and solar value chains. This alliance […]

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US Agri Startup Aigen Brings Solar Powered Robotics To Farm Cleanup

Aigen, a startup in the field of agricultural technology, based in Seattle, US has recently introduced a groundbreaking robotics platform that operates autonomously and can be scaled up easily. The USP of the platform is that it exploits solar and wind energy as its sole power sources. The firm claims that the Aigen Element Service […]

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Uttar Pradesh Backs Farmers for Solar Plants With Subsidies

The state of Uttar Pradesh that has not shown much speed in terms of renewables growth so far seems to be making some moves of late. The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the farmers of the state for 7 MW of solar power generation projects under the PM […]

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RE Leader Suzlon Energy Sells Solar Subsidiary Vayudoot Solarfarms

Suzlon Energy, a manufacturer of wind turbines, approved the sale of its remaining 51.05% ownership interest in the subsidiary Vayudoot Solarfarms to Ahmedabad-based Aries Renewables, the firm reported in a National Stock Exchange filing. For a price of Rs 14.23 crore, Suzlon sold the remaining stake.  The company’s net worth was Rs. 24.2 crore, and […]

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