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Fotowatio Renewable Ventures wins 100 MW power purchase agreement in reverse auction under NSM program in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 3, 2016

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has announced that it has been awarded a 100 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) in a reverse auction, conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (...

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Govt approves pilot solar projects on canal tops, banks

By : sustainabilityo..., May 27, 2016

The government has approved implementation of a Pilot-cum- Demonstration Project for Development of Grid-connected Solar PV Power Plants on Canal-banks and Canal-tops under National Solar...

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WTO rules against india in solar case

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 26, 2016

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled in the US favour and against India's domestic content requirements for solar products under the national solar mission. In its report made public on...

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Government may soon come out with tenders for 2-4 GW solar power

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2016

The government is planning to bring out large tenders for producing 2-4 giga-watts (GW) of solar power, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said today.

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MNRE revises benchmark cost of CST Technologies

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2016

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has announced that it has proposed an upward revision of the benchmark cost of Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Technologies Programme. The...

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India plans 50MW solar projects for the public eye

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 3, 2016

India’s Ministry of new and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved a scheme to set up a 50MW of solar power capacity in areas that can be easily viewed by the public.

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Indian local content compromise could be ‘fillip’ for domestic manufacturers

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 3, 2016

India has proposed a compromise in its trade dispute with the US by removing its local content requirement from private sector solar projects and continuing them in the public sector....

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Budget for solar energy via rooftop hiked to Rs 5,000 crore

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 4, 2016

India’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a significant hike in the budget for tapping solar energy through rooftop installations from Rs 600 crore to Rs 5,000 crore.

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Govt announces ambitious Solar Power Capacity but withdraws subsidy to industries

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 17, 2015

While the Government has set a target of 1 lakh MW of solar power by the year 2022, the subsidy available to industry to set up solar power plant for in house use has been withdrawn. Till some...

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Delhi to lead Centre’s ‘solar city’ initiative

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2015

If all goes as planned then Delhi will soon lead the 55 cities being developed as “solar cities” under the Centre’s Smart City initiative. Central Delhi, which has been identified for the project, is likely to harness as much as 1.8 megawatt (MW) of solar energy by March next...

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