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JREDA sets 5MW power target from solar rooftops this year

RANCHI: The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA), a unit of the state energy department, has set an ambitious target of generating five mega-watt green energy annually through its Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Programme, which it formally started implementing over a year ago. Talking to TOI on Thursday, JREDA director Niranjan Kumar said that in the […]

COLORS Cineplex Launches Electro – Uttar Pradesh’s First Solar Power Theatre

While India has made remarkable progress in bringing electricity to every town,there are still millions who are shrouded in darkness.One such city in Uttar Pradesh is Meerut where major power cuts and electricity issues during blazing temperatures cripple the lives of the localities even today.Thousands of people are deprived of their necessities, comfort and moreover […]

Delhi Government’s Solar Project In Schools Reduces Electricity Bill From Rs 35,000 To Zero

A pilot project by Delhi Government to install terrace solar panels in schools has proved to be successful as one such school is already producing surplus and brought down the electricity bill to zero. According to the state education minister Manish Sisodia, the government has already installed solar panels in 21 schools and the work […]

Britain to launch new scheme to pay households for unused renewable power

LONDON: Britain will launch a new scheme to pay households producing energy from renewable sources, such as solar panels, for their surplus electricity, the government said on Sunday. Around 800,000 homes in Britain have solar panels installed and the scheme will replace a feed-in-tariff system which ended in April. “The new smart export guarantee will […]

Here’s how IIT Bombay, Central government helped this village in Madhya Pradesh to go solar for cooking food

Villagers in Betul’s Bancha village are very happy as now they don’t have to go to the forest to collect wood for cooking purpose. The Centre had selected the village for the initial trial run. Bhopal: Known for its dense forests, Bancha village in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul can be called an ideal village given the […]

CSE pushes for use of solar rooftop in residential societies in Gurgaon

Aiming to reduce air pollution in Gurgaon, environment think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Wednesday batted for use of solar rooftop (SRT) in place of generators in residential societies, saying it can be an “excellent non-polluting, cost-effective alternative”. On the occasion of World Environment Day, CSE researchers assessed the solar potential in the […]