Originally published on Sustainnovate. Officials at the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are ‘very confident’ of achieving the ambitious target to add 12 GW solar power capacity in the current financial year – April 2016 to March 2017. India plans to have 100 GW of operational solar power … [continued]
The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has joined a long list of states that have signed agreements with project developers to set up large-scale renewable energy projects. According to media reports, the Uttar Pradesh government has signed agreements with a number of companies to set up renewable energy projects. … [continued]
The energy-poor tend to be among the poorest people in their countries and cannot afford the high upfront costs of a quality solar solution. About 400 million people in India live in remote villages and don’t have access to an electricity grid. Millions more have only very limited access to electricity. Although … [continued]
Indian states are gearing up to develop ambitious ultra mega solar power projects in association with the Solar Energy Corporation of India. The state of Uttar Pradesh has signed agreements with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for installation of four solar PV power projects with a total capacity of … [continued]
India’s largest power producer, NTPC Limited, plans to invest heavily in solar power plants, including a new project in Uttar Pradesh.
In response to political extremism in some states, India will install solar mobile communications towers to facilitate ease of communications.
Here’s a fun solar company we haven’t written about yet — Mera Gao Power. Mera Gao Power builds and operates solar-powered micro grids in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, one of India’s poorest. The result? Indian households get low-cost lighting and mobile phone charging, many of them for the first … [continued]
