Recent figures released by the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) reveal that it sold as many as 2,000 solar equipment between May to July 22. Keeping the ongoing trend in mind, PEDA is hoping that its target of selling 4,000 equipment by September 2009 would surely be met.

Being the most non-polluting and economical of all [...]

Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV), a subsidiary of optical storage device maker, Moser Baer India, has deferred plans for the construction of its Chennai plant due to liquidity constraints and production mismatch.

The company was earlier planning to commence construction from October with power production from fiscal 2011. It was negotiating on equipment prices from different [...]

After a number of government departments and state governments, its now the turn of Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi to take green initiatives with a solar energy based power plant. PWD has invited companies for a prequalification for 1 MWp grid interactive Solar Power Plant to be installed at the under construction Thyagaraj Sports [...]

The building of Punjab Mini Secretariat here would be developed as first energy-efficient building of the state. Secretary, Science and Technology Viswajeet Khanna said this building would be projected as the example of energy conservation motivating others to follow.

He also said national competitive bids have been floated for converting this building through Energy Conservation Company [...]

Dow Corning a player in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation has announced the opening of an anganwadi (day care centre) in Karde village featuring a 28-panel solar power system.

This system would generate electricity for fans, lighting of the anganwadi and an adjacent school that has no power, Mr Jean Paul Mollie, Region President [...]

An announcement has been made in the Cliktronika 2009 — a Renewable Energy Trade Fair held in Bangalore that Hampi would be a totally solar energy dependant town by 2013. The necessary plans have been finalized between BHEL and the Hampi Development Authority. There would be rooftop solar units. The next city to be covered [...]

The utilisation of solar energy for the off-grid and grid connected applications in the country was regularly increasing but the high initial cost is barrier for large scale utilisation of solar energy power generation systems, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah replying to questions on supporting research and [...]

A total of 32 grid interactive solar photovoltaic power plants, with aggregate capacity
of 2.1 Megawatt, have been installed in the country with financial support from the
Government. The estimated cost of solar power plants is in the range of Rs. 17 crore
to Rs. 20 crore per mega watt.
A two mega watt capacity grid interactive solar photovoltaic [...]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing several schemes on
utilization of solar energy for off-grid and grid-connected applications in the country.
The utilization of solar energy systems is increasing regularly. However, the high initial
cost of solar energy systems is a barrier in large scale utilization of solar energy
systems, specially for power generation.
The Ministry is [...]