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MSEDCL Invites Bids to Procure 1,052 MW Solar Power for Irrigation Programs

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has invited bids for the procurement of power on a long-term basis from 1,052 MW grid-connected solar...

March 21, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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India Making Efforts to Push Clean Energy Use in Farming: Power Minister

India’s Minister for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) R K Singh said that the country is aiding farmers with millions of solar water pumps while providing them with...

January 20, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Chhattisgarh Floats Tender for 20,000 Solar Pumps

Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has invited bids for 20,000 solar pumps in the state. The tender seeks the design, supply, installation,...

May 13, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Punjab Invites Applications from Farmers Interested in Installing Solar Pumps

The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited online applications from farmers, panchayats (village councils) for the installation of solar pumps for...

July 9, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Chhattisgarh Floats Tender for 20,000 Solar Pumps

The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has issued a tender for the installation of 20,000 solar irrigation pumps in the state. The tender...

June 22, 2020

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Anjana Parikh

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Off-grid

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Solar
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Four of Maharashtra’s Dams to Soon Get Floating Solar Projects

The state of Maharashtra will soon have four floating solar power projects at four of its dams. The announcement was made by the Maharashtra Water Resources Minister,...

June 27, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Floating Solar

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Solar
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A Total of 96,376 Solar Pumps Approved in FY 2017-18: R.K. Singh

The government is focusing on solar pumps as a way to battle irrigation issues as well as reduce carbon emissions. Talking about the initiatives undertaken by the...

July 27, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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ADB to Provide $45.44 Million Assistance to Bangladesh for Off-Grid Solar Solutions

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it will give $20 million loan to Bangladesh under its Power System Efficiency Improvement Project for the furtherance...

July 6, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Government Plans to Launch KUSUM Program to Solarize India’s Agriculture Sector

The Government of India is preparing to launch the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) program with an aim to solarize the agricultural sector using...

March 16, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Report: Big Variation in Cost and Performance of Solar Pumps in India

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have recently released a report evaluating a range of solar pump technologies and business models available...

November 27, 2017

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Sampath Krishna

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Off-grid

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Solar
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Indian States Submit Proposal to Replace 1 GW of Conventional Energy with Solar

The states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh (UP) have submitted proposals to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to...

October 1, 2016

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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