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Gadkari urges MSMEs to avail concessional finance and install rooftop solar | JP Simon International

Published on February 26, 2021 The Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Road Transport & Highways said rooftop solar offers an excellent value proposition to MSMEs by significantly bringing down cost of electricity consumption, which on an average, is up to...

Gujarat: PM Modi lays foundation stones for energy park, milk plant

DHORDO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid foundation stones of a desalination plant, a hybrid renewable energy park, and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant in his home state Gujarat. Harnessing its vast coastline, Gujarat is taking a significant step towards transforming seawater to potable drinking...

Renewable energy installation at a five-year low in 2020: Report | JP Simon International

Renewable energy capacity addition was at a five-year low in 2020, with 2,620MW and 1,309MW of solar and wind capacity installed respectively in the calendar year, according to a report by renewable energy consultancy firm Bridge to India. The drop was particularly steep in the...

Silicon Ranch Corp. announces $225M capital raise, spurring a gigawatt of new solar projects | JP Simon International

Silicon Ranch, the solar company launched by former Gov. Phil Bredesen and members of his administration, has named a new CEO. Reagan Farr, who served as the state’s revenue commissioner under Bredesen, now leads the company as CEO, according to a news release. He was...

Rajasthan to run 200 rural water supply systems on solar power | JP Simon International

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited has approved a proposal to equip stand-alone mini-drinking water supply systems to 200 villages with solar power. The decision is in accordance with the Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy, 2019 and Rajasthan’s 2020-21 Budget announcement, mandating RRECL to...

Mizoram enters solar map of country with 2-MW photovoltaic | JP Simon International

AIZWAL: The northeastern state of Mizoram has entered the solar map of the country with the commissioning of the first solar power plant at Tlungvel, an official said on Saturday. The grid-connected 2-megawatt solar photovoltaic (SPV) plant was inauguated by the state’s Power Minister R...