Read more about Solar tariff could rise up to 40-45p per unit over customs duty change on Business Standard. The tariffs for solar powercould increase between 25-45 paise per unit (kWh) due to Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on imported solar cells and modules
Read more about India one of world s top markets for solar energy: Int l Solar Alliance on Business Standard. India is now one of the world s top markets for solar energy, a new report by the International Solar Alliance (ISA) said
Read more about NTPC commissions 5 MW solar capacity at Auraiya plant in Uttar Pradesh on Business Standard. State-owned NTPC on Saturday announced commissioning of 5 mega watt (MW) solar capacity at a project in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh
An hour s drive southeast of Abu Dhabi is the world s largest single-site solar plant. Located at Sweihan in Abu Dhabi, Noor Abu Dhabi (which means light in Arabic) features 3.2 million solar panels. The clean, renewable energy produced here will power the daily lives of 90,000 families in the emirate. A video released on Wednesday by Abu Dhabi Media Office offers a stunning look at the plant that will eventually replace existing conventional gas-fired power plants, the Khaleej Times reported. With the capacity to reduce Abu Dhabi s Co2 emissions by one million tonne, the plant will be looking at an environmental impact equivalent to taking 2,00,000 cars off the roads.
Hartek Solar on Tuesday announced commissioning of a 50-kWp rooftop project at a hospital in Panchkula. This solar plant at Alchemist Hospital will generate 72.5 MWh of clean electricity annually, offsetting 1,397 tonnes of carbon emissions, a company statement said. Hartek Solar, which executed the project right from installation of solar panels and inverter to supply, design, engineering and commissioning, has synced the plant with a smart grid-interactive inverter system, which will enable the hospital to run its medical emergency services and diagnostic facilities without any glitches. This project is yet another testimony of our expertise in the rooftop solar domain and our track record of keeping up high project execution standards. The potential of rooftop solar in the private institutional category is immense, and we are going all out to tap it, Hartek Solar Director and CEO Simarpreet Singh said.