And here comes the news that Azure has bagged a 150 MW solar power plant from NTPC in AP, at Rs 5.12/kWh. (#Update based on a comment to this post – Azure = 100 MW, the rest 50 MW has been bagged by…
A Passionate EMail to Help Struggling Karnataka Farmers through Solar
I received this mail from a retired officer from the Indian Navy. It was really motivating to see how he was trying to find a solution through solar, for the plight of farmers suffering from water shortage. I am not revealing the…
Solar Zones, Solar Parks and Floating PV for India, according to MNRE
At the recently concluded Intersolar conference, MNRE officials put forth a number of ideas they are working on for the growth of the solar industry, especially grid-connected solar industry in India. To this end, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has…
71 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Plant in Arizona with Solar Tracking! Wow, that’s Cool!
I was quite excited to read about a rather unique combination of renewable energy technologies “Array Technologies(ATI) has announced the commissioning and completion of the tracking system for the 71 MW Red Horse 2 combined wind and solar project, which…
A 5000 MW Mega Solar Park in Chitradurga with Farmers’ Participation?
And here is another mega solar idea – this time with a farmer focussed one. An ambitious scheme is being laid out where more than a dozen villages in the Chitradurga district with join together to create a massive solar park (over…
California Farmers Shifting to Solar Energy Crop?
California is a well-known solar energy hub. But we all would have thought that was because it gets lots of sunshine. Looks like there is another reason – large parts of California does not get enough water. Here’s an interesting…
India to have 13 GW of Solar PV by End of 2016?
Some estimates I read suggest India could have a total solar PV installed capacity of over 13 GW by end of 2016. Now, this is a much higher number than the installed capacity of 4.3 GW as of end Sep…
