The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu recently conducted a meeting with the officials of SECI and REC for discussing the ongoing DDUJY (Deen Dayal Upadya Gram Hyothi Yojna) Scheme getting implemented in the state.
Kartik Dubey
Low Wind Power Tariff Attracts More State-Run Utilities
PTC India Ltd., formerly known as Power Trading Corporation of India, is one of India’s largest power trading companies. The company will be acting as India’s trading partner for purchase and sale of power from wind energy projects selected via government’s first ever trading auction of wind energy projects of about 1,000MW capacity. PTC is going to be …
Auction-Based Allocation System to Be Implemented for the Wind Power Sector
After the incredible record-breaking success of the 1,000 MW wind power auction, the sector is now likely to be shifting completely towards the auction-based allocation route. However, this transition may probably lead to a short-term hiatus in the market, as stated by Bridge to India, a renewable energy research company.
BSF Goes on to Distribute Solar Plates, Lanterns to the Villagers in Rajasthan
Under the Welfare Activities Civic Action Programme, around 18 battalion of the BSF went on to distribute close to 88 plus solar plates and solar lanterns plus other handy items to the people in Shahgarh Bulj area of the India-Pakistan border at Jaisalmer. This programme was actually inaugurated by the BSF sector south DIG Mr. Naresh Kumar, the commandant N K Neggi and the 2nd in command S N Goswami in the presence of other senior officers.
AP Farmers Will Be Generating Power with Solar Farming Scheme
The farmers in AP will very soon be producing electricity apart from their usual job of growing crops. The SED (State Energy Department) is now set to be launching a scheme known as Solar Farming. It is actually the first time that such a scheme is coming to India. Under this scheme, the existing pump sets will be getting replaced with highly energy efficient solar pump sets, which will be enabling the generation of power. After making use of the power that is needed for drawing water to the field, the farmers can start pumping the remaining energy to the grid and by doing so, they can earn an additional income.