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Fiscal Incentives Provided by National Solar Mission
Some incentives suggested by the National Solar Mission* It also proposes to impose a “small cess” on all fossil fuels at the rate of Rs 0.20 per 10,000 Kcal to meet the requirement of the funds. International funding may also be sought for various components of the Mission.* The Mission...
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IIT Kanpur Aims at Cutting Solar Energy Cost
Scientists at IIT Kanpur plan to set up a 500 kW solar plant at the institute and focus on research aimed at reducing the price gap between solar power and energy from conventional sources.When complete, the Rs 18-crore project — launched recently on a small plot, plans to supply free...
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Govt Banks on Volumes to Bring Down Solar Power Costs
Aug. 9Driven by volume production, solar power generation costs could break the viability barrier.According to latest estimates firmed up by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the capital cost of solar power projects could come down to around Rs 6-8 crore a MW in five years, down from around...
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Shimla, Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh to Become Solar Cities
Aug 24th, 2009The Indian Ministry of New Renewable Energy has agreed in principle to develop Shimla and Hamirpur towns as Solar Cities and Dr. Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan and National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur as Energy Parks in the State under the Ministry of New...
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Gujarat’s Solar Power Plans Begin to Take Shape
Apparently some 1,500 hectares of land in the Rann of Kutch has been allocated by the state of Gujarat for the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation to create the infrastructure for the 'solar park'. Just in case you are interested in knowing how to tap solar power for your home or...
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Spire Solar Expands Presence in India
Aug 12, 2009Spire Corp has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Spire Solar India LLC, to be based in New Delhi, which will aid in sales, provide rapid customer communications, provide improved after-service capabilities, and serve as a regional headquarters for equipment service operations.
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Applied Materials Opinions on Indian Solar Energy Market
Charles F Gay is President, Applied Solar, the solar energy business focused arm of the $8 billion Applied Materials Santa headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Dr. Gay talks about the trends that could help increase adoption of solar energy technology in India. Excerpts:Q: How much will solar energy cost?A: It...
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List of Proposed Solar PV and Thermal Projects in Gujarat
Aug 23, 2009 The Gujarat government has approved 34 solar power projects at an investment of Rs.12,000 crore (Rs.120 billion/$2.4 billion) over the next few years, to rank it the top Indian state for this clean energy. The projects will add 716 MW to the state electricity grid. The developer...
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India Gets Uranium from Russia for Kudankulam Second Unit
August 22, 2009 India has received the first consignment of uranium for the second unit of the 2,000-MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu from Russia, a top official of the project developer has said.This is the first consignment of the light enriched uranium for the second unit of...
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Essar Energy to Start CBM Production by Dec 2009
August 21, 2009The Ruias-promoted Essar Energy will begin production of coal-bed methane (CBM) from Raniganj block in West Bengal from December 2009. It would be producing the gas — which is found in coal seams — from 15 wells in the first phase.The company said it would write to the...
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