In a significant move towards making Jang-e-Azadi Memorial self-reliant in power generation, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer Ghanshyam Thori today visited the memorial where he reviewed the progress of setting up the 350 kW solar plant inside the premises. The project would cost Rs 1.43...

India adds 1.2 GW of new solar open access capacity in 2021 NEW DELHI: India added 1.2 GW of new solar open access capacity in 2021, marking a growth of 222% year-over-year (YoY), according to a Mercom India report. The cumulative installed solar capacity in...

Domestic solar equipment makers running plants at 30% capacity; reforms, tariff safeguards needed Industry body All India Solar Industries Association (AISIA) has urged Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh that structural safeguards and tariff-based barriers are needed for domestic manufacturing to...

The UK government is reportedly considering a £16 billion proposal to build a solar power station in space. Yes, you read that right. Space-based solar power is one of the technologies to feature in the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. It has been identified as...

A decade on, India’s first solar park has many promises left to fulfil A decade on, India’s first solar park has many promises left to fulfil The Gujarat Solar Park, India’s first utility-scale solar park, sets an example of how renewable energy development, if not done...

The Union power ministry’s decision to invite tenders afresh for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the solar sector could create monopolies as a few top players could walk away with the sops, industry sources fear. The first tender took place under a budgetary allocation...