Solar Power Plants

Solar power plants use thermal energy from the sun, which is abundant, available, intermittent, yet cheap.

• Adani Green Energy and TotalEnergies Form $444M JV for World's Largest Solar Project in Gujarat

  Adani Green Energy and TotalEnergies have formed a joint venture to develop a 1,150 MWac solar project in Khavda, Gujarat, as part of AGEL's larger plan to create the world's largest renewable energy site, capable of powering 16 million homes.…

• Adani Green Energy Secures $400 Million for Solar Projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan

  MUFG Bank, Ltd., Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., DBS Bank Ltd., Cooperative Rabobank U.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation are among the lenders in the consortium.…

• Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Rs 17,000 Crore Borrowing Plan to Boost Agriculture Solar Pumps

  The funds are dedicated for the Maharashtra power distribution enhancement programme, focusing on the solarization of agricultural sectors and expanding connections to ensure the consistent availability of solar power to farmers.…

• Solar Technology in Agriculture: Here's How Government is Supporting Sustainable Approach to Energy and Water Management

  The integration of solar technology in agriculture represents a transformative shift towards sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and environmental responsibility. Government initiatives such as the National Solar Mission and PM-KUSUM Yojana in India are spearheading this revolution by promoting solar energy production and adoption in agricultural practices.…

• MNRE Urges DISCOMs to Ease Rooftop Solar Application Process to Boost Infrastructure

  The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Monday, January 15, 2024, issued orders to ease the implementation and application process for the adoption of grid-connected rooftop solar energy.…

• Telangana Invites Proposals for 1.08MW Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Projects

  In addition to the rooftop solar ventures, TSREDCO has also called for proposals for a rooftop hybrid power project boasting a capacity of 40 kW, again employing Mono PERC solar modules. The deadline for bid submissions is January 8, 2024, with bids set to be…

• CM Yogi Pushes PM-KUSUM for Mission-Mode Implementation

  Through the scheme he aims to benefit about 30,000 farmers in FY 2023-24 with a major emphasis on solar pump facilities for farmers…

• Rajasthan: NLC India Ltd Secures 810 MW Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic Power Project

  NLC India Limited secures an 810 MW Solar PV project in Rajasthan, marking a significant step towards its goal of reaching over 6 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.…

• Solar Dryer for Crops and Open Sea Cage Fish Farming Inaugurated

  R. Sankar Narayanan, Chief General Manager of NABARD, inaugurated a solar dryer for rain-fed farmers in Sinnur and launched open-sea cage fish farming with CMFRI.…

• Solar Panels Helpful In Addressing Agricultural Practices, Here Is How

  Solar panels can help in addressing sustainable agricultural practices. To know more about how much solar panel installation costs and how it affect agricultural practices, read the blog.…

• India's Solar Capacity Installations Witness Steep Decline of 48% in Q1 2023

  India's solar capacity addition saw a significant decline of 48% YoY, adding only 1.9 GW in the first quarter of 2023, compared to 3.6 GW in the same period in 2022, said a report released by Mercom India Research.…

• Maharashtra's Ahmednagar District to Soon Get Its 1st Solar Agri-Feeder

  Farmers in Ahmednagar area may soon have access to reliable agricultural power. The government has purchased 5.45 hectares of land in order to build the district's first solar agriculture-feeder plant.…

• Ramkrishna Forgings Plans to Set Up 7.82 MW Solar Power Plant as a Step Towards Sustainability

  Ramkrishna Forgings Limited (“Company”), one of the leading suppliers of rolled, forged, and machined products is pleased to announce a significant step towards fulfilling its commitment of achieving carbon neutrality through an investment in renewable energy.…

• UP Govt to Increase Farmers’ Income Through Solar Energy

  UPPCL has inked a power purchase agreement with private developers for 7 megawatt solar power production projects…

• UP To Produce 22,000 MW Of Solar Energy In Next Five Years

  The UP Solar Policy 2022 will be applicable for 5 years.…

• Adani Green Commissions World’s Largest 600 MW Solar-Wind Hybrid Plant in Rajasthan

  The 600 MW plant's commissioning implies that AGEL now has a total operational generation capacity of 6.7 GW, the largest operational hybrid power generation capacity in the world.…

• Amazon To Set up 3 Solar Farms and 23 Solar Rooftop Projects in India

  According to Sumant Sinha, founder, chairman, and CEO of ReNew Power, "Leading organizations like Amazon set an example for other businesses globally to adopt clean energy sources and accelerate the energy transition, a prerequisite to meet our net-zero goals."…

• Planning to Go Solar? Here's All You Need to Know

  If you live in an area where there are frequent power cuts or electricity issues, solar panels will help you overcome these issues.…

• Dr L Murugan Lays Foundation Stone for Solar Power Plant at Ernakulam Dairy

  This 2 MW captive solar power plant of Ernakulam Dairy will become the first dairy plant in India to be run entirely on renewable energy and will also help the dairy to reduce its power consumption by nearly 90 per cent.…

• Andhra Pradesh Government Distributed Power Transformers To Farmers

  The CMD stated that the state government is determined to continue the free power scheme for the following 25 years.…

• PM-KUSUM Yojana: Tangedco Gets Approval to Purchase 3MW of Solar Power

  Tangedco had previously issued a tender to purchase solar power of 1 MW to 2 MW up to a maximum capacity of 500 MW using a reserve bidding process with an upper limit of 3 per unit.…

• First Portable Solar Rooftop System Unveiled at Akshardham Temple, Gandhinagar

  The PV Port systems, designed by GIZ, are standard plug-and-play photovoltaic systems with or without battery storage that have a minimum capacity of 2 kWp. According to the statement,…

• A New Energy Storage System- ‘MOST’ can store Solar Power for up to 20 Years

  The system was created with specially developed carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen molecules. When the molecules are exposed to sunlight, the atoms within them are rearranged, resulting in an energy-rich isomer that can be stored in liquid form.…

• Tenders Issued for 20 MW of Solar Projects in West Bengal

  Bidders must have experience designing, supplying, testing, and commissioning rooftop, ground-mounted, or floating solar projects with at least one 7 MW project or two projects of 4 MW capacity each at a single location in the previous seven years to be eligible.…

• Gautam Solar’s G-2X Mono Model Wins Big at EQ PV Invest Tech India 2022

  The unique aspect of these modules lies in applications and power generation. G-2X Mono crystalline models can generate power from both the front and back end of modules and can be used efficiently for rooftop and ground-mounted solar power plants.…

• House Owners To Get Rooftop Solar Panels For Free Soon

  The Chandigarh government plans to implement the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model, which will involve a private company developing, installing, financing, and running a rooftop solar power plant.…

• Chandigarh Plans to Install Solar Panels on Houses at No Cost

  During a recent JERC hearing, the petitioner (CREST) claimed that the issues raised by the UT Electricity Department (respondent) had been addressed and that the department had agreed to the new business model submitted to the commission for approval.…

• Rooftop Solar Power Project Installed by Nyati Windchimes Saves Rs 90,000 Per Month

  After initially hesitating to invest in solar, the residents agreed in 2017 to begin with a 20 KW system. Following that, two more phases with 15KW and 8KW systems were implemented, bringing the total installed capacity to 45 KW.…

• Mitsui Agreed to Take 49% Stake in ReNew Power's Project

  Commercial operations for the project are expected to begin in the third calendar quarter of 2023. ReNew will also handle EPC, O&M, and project management for the RTC project through its affiliates.…

• Tata Power Renewables Completes Construction of 300MW Solar Plant in Gujarat

  The project will produce 774 MUs (million units) per year. In addition, it will reduce carbon emissions by approximately 704340 MT/year (tonnes per annum). 873012 Monocrystalline PV Modules are used in the installation.…

• Govt Plans to Exempt Some Solar Projects from Import Taxes

  The import taxes, which are 40% for modules and 25% for cells, are intended to encourage more domestic manufacturing of solar equipment. However, the federation estimates that they will raise power bills and slow the country's efforts to transition away from coal, which accounts for…

• Solar Recharging of Electric Vehicles is More Effective Use of Land than Ethanol Crops

  Notably, India has set a target of blending 20% ethanol into gasoline by 2025. According to the report, this will necessitate the doubling of ethanol from sugar and the quadrupling of ethanol from grains in just four years.…

• IIT Kanpur Graduate's Automatic Solar Composter- ‘BHOOMI’ is 30% Cheaper

  BHOOMI, which stands for Bio-composting of Horticulture and Organic Waste into Manure Indigenously, is an automatic composter that converts organic waste in less than 20 days, making it efficient and quick composting solution.…

• MIT Researchers Developed a Water-Free System to Clean Solar Panels

  A group of MIT researchers has developed a waterless, no-contact system for automatically cleaning solar panels or solar thermal plant mirrors, which they claim could significantly reduce the dust problem.…

• Solar Panels Made from Waste Crops Can Make Energy Without Light

  The different colored panels push sunlight into the edges of a double-glazed window pane, where PV cells convert it into electricity- enough to charge two smartphones- but if used to clad an entire building, it can power major systems as well as delight onlookers with…

• CSIR-CMERI Develops World’s Largest Solar Tree; Registers its name in Guinness Book of World Records

  CSIR’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute has developed world’s largest 'solar tree' that can be used to convert solar energy to electricity.…

• India Installed a Record 1,700 MW Rooftop Solar Capacity in 2021: Mercom India

  In 2021, India added a record 1.7 GW of rooftop solar capacity, the most in a single year. The installations increased by 136% compared to 719 MW in 2020, according to the Annual 2021 India Rooftop Solar Market report.…

• NTPC Plans to Develop a Solar Power Plant in Kayamkulam

  The project, which is behind schedule, was supposed to be completed in 2021. After a delay in importing solar cells from China, the project faced a stumbling block. "The problem has been rectified, and solar panels are beginning to arrive. We're on track to finish…

• Solar Panels that can Capture Water Vapour to Grow Crops in Desert

  The WEC2P system consists of a solar photovoltaic panel mounted on top of a layer of hydrogel, which is mounted on top of a large metal box to condense and collect water. Wang and his colleagues previously developed the hydrogel, which can effectively absorb water…

• Get 40% Subsidy for Installing Rooftop Solar Plants; Spot Registration Starts

  The applications for KSEBL’s Soura Subsidy Scheme will be accepted only till 10 March 2022…

• Bihar's First Floating Power Plant, will be operational soon in Darbhanga

  The unit, which has been commissioned to Avaada Energy, a private company, will be installed over a six-acre pond. "We are preparing to commission the plant, and we expect it to be operational soon," Rohit Kumar, an Avaada Energy official, told this reporter after touring…

• Solar Rooftop Yojana: Install Solar Panels & Enjoy Free Electricity For 20 Years, Check How To Apply!

  The Government of India is constantly promoting solar rooftops. For this, the Solar Rooftop Subsidy Scheme, which is regarded as a significant effort of the Government of India, has also been introduced. The central government's scheme encourages the use of renewable energy throughout the country.…

• Amazon Unveils Its First Next Generation Solar-powered Sustainable 'Farmer Collection Centre'

  Amazon Retail India Pvt Ltd has announced to expand its farm sourcing network in north and west India across multiple states. The Wai farmer collection center expansion in Maharashtra is the third such center in the state which is a part of Amazon’s expansion of…

• Top 7 Largest Solar Parks in the World

  The concept of the solar park was first developed in India & Chine a decade ago. The regional energy agencies in the states, such as Gujarat, Gansu & Qinghai identified suitable locations where there were several solar power plants that could be a site altogether.…

• Prime Minister Inaugurates Asia’s Largest Solar Plant in Rewa

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the 750 Megawatt power capacity Rewa Solar Power Plant to the nation. The prime minister on the occasion spoke how the solar plant was a historic moment for the country. The plant is the largest of its kind in Asia.…

• Annular Solar Eclipse on Sunday 21 June 2020; Check State-wise Date and Time

  An annular solar eclipse will occur on 21 June, 2020 (31 Jyaishtha, 1942 Saka Era). From India annular phase will be visible in the morning from some places within a narrow corridor of northern part of the country (parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand) and…

• Harvest Fresh Water from Air with Solar-Powered System

  Now this saying is wrong that water cannot be harvested, only we conserve the water. The world scientist were working on the phenomena of harvesting the water. The researchers at California University, Berkeley in the United States at low cost and at low humidity are…