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Punjab to install solar panels in all state govt buildings, says minister

This project will reduce the financial burden of the electricity bills of respective departments by approximately 40 to 50%

Why India needs to build a robust framework to facilitate energy transition

The investment buzz for the transition has begun but policy frameworks still lag the process

Waaree says will expand module manufacturing capacity to 12 GW by Mar 2023

Solar equipment maker Waaree on Tuesday said it will ramp up its module manufacturing capacity to 12 GW by March 2023 from the existing nine GW. Waaree, a leading solar panel manufacturer, currently, has a 9 GW module manufacturing facility operational. Further, the company is setting up additional module manufacturing capacity, which will take its module manufacturing capacity to 12 GW for a 650-watt module by March 2023, a company statement. This will be the largest module manufacturing capacity in the world outside China, it added. Waaree is the lone manufacturer in India approved by ALMM (Approved List of Models and Manufacturers) to ship high-wattage panels -- 650WP along with 600WP and 540WP -- from its manufacturing facilities in Surat, Chikhli, Tumb and Nandigram. With the addition of Indo solar, modules will be made at Greater Noida in NCR for the domestic market in Q3 of 2022, the company said. Waaree has emerged as the leading supplier of solar modules as per a report b

In waning coal belt of Ramgarh, solar saves day for women entrepreneurs

Ramgarh, Dec 16 (IANS/ 101 Reporters) Kanija Fatma (40) and her husband Riyamuddin Ansari work as tailors in minority-dominated Maganpur village in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand in eastern India

Solar energy generation capacity touches 16,000 Mw in Rajasthan

There is a 925-Mw park and a 750-Mw park in Jaisalmer district

It's challenge to meet tariffs for wind power in India: Engie MD

Discoms not looking at signing agreement for procuring power at such high tariffs, says senior executive of French utility's unit

Net zero transition for $7 trillion

The world's decarbonisation journey will trigger a massive demand for investments

Zetwerk set for over $1-billion revenue in FY23 on China Plus One

Zetwerk's acquisition of Unimacts will provide the company with immediate access to marquee solar and wind-power customers

Indore plans nation's first retail municipal bond for solar power project

Indore Municipal Corp. seeks to raise as much as 2.6 billion rupees ($31.8 million) via a 10-year bond sale next month

Indian railways far from 'carbon neutral 2030' goal; lags in clean energy

The organization had installed renewable capacity of 142 megawatts of rooftop solar and 103.4 megawatts of wind energy as of August

Indian govt wants solar manufacturers to bid for $2.4 billion in aid

The state-run Solar Energy Corp. of India is seeking bids from solar manufacturers for 195 billion rupees of financial incentives, according to documents published on the agency's website

India saved over $4 bn in fuel costs through solar power till June: Report

Japan saw the second-highest impact, with $5.6 billion in avoided fuel costs thanks to solar power generation alone

Spotlight on innovation in non-solar areas in emerging green energy sector

Businesses built on renewable infrastructure are gaining traction but banks are still figuring out ways to finance them

First fully solar village of Modhera lights up the lives of poor residents

"Electricity has helped us to save time and produce more products," Prajapati said

Continental power grid spanning Japan to India inches closer to reality

Plans for a web of sub-sea cables that would create a continental power grid spanning Japan to India are rapidly becoming cheaper and more feasible

Best Solar Generators for Power Tools in 2022 Reviewed

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Growth in renewables saved $11 bn for EU in gas imports since Ukraine war

Clean power covered 24% of the EU's energy needs between March and September this year, the highest ever for this six-month period, according to a study by think tanks E3G and Ember

Next big thing is to take solar to everyone's life: ISA Director-General

In a Q&A, Dr Ajay Mathur talks about the Alliance's current agenda, and financing and capacity building plans across green sectors

Gujarat tops in rooftop solar with 84% of country's installations

Overall, only a third of India's residential rooftop solar capacity has been installed

Gujarat's Modhera village basks in the sun, awaits solar power benefits

Residents of India's first solar-powered village hope for reduced bills, iconic Sun Temple gets light show boost