Chandigarh leads country in solar panel installation at schools
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh leads country in solar panel installation at schools

Hindustan Times  

As per the Unified District Information System For Education Plus report compiled by the Union ministry of education for the 2023-24 session, city schools are leading among all the states and Union Territories of the country in the installation of rooftop solar panels. As per the UDISE Plus report, 75.2% of all schools in Chandigarh have solar power plants installed on their roofs. UT director school education Harsuhinderpal Singh Brar said, “Installing solar plants in city schools is mandatory. While there are some schools where installation is not feasible due to shade or other factors, almost all of them now have a working solar power plant.” The city schools have also performed well in other aspects covered by the report, though the ranking of UTs and states has not been done this year.

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AP to develop 5 model solar villages per district
2 months ago

AP to develop 5 model solar villages per district

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief secretary K. Vijayanand chaired the first state-level coordination committee meeting on Wednesday at the state secretariat to discuss the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Suryagarh and PM-Kusum schemes. Under the schemes, Discoms will install solar rooftops, with the goal of solarising 100 per cert of Nadimuru village in Chittoor and Naravaripalle village in Tirupati as model solar villages. …

Give residents more time to install rooftop solar plants: Kataria to Chandigarh admn
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Give residents more time to install rooftop solar plants: Kataria to Chandigarh admn

Hindustan Times  

In what could bring major relief to around 4,000 homeowners who were served resumption notices for not installing rooftop solar power plants in September, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday advised the Chandigarh administration to give residents more time to comply. Kataria on Friday chaired a review meeting with the department of science and technology and …

U.P. marching ahead in solar energy field: Min
7 months, 2 weeks ago

U.P. marching ahead in solar energy field: Min

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh was establishing nine solar parks with a total capacity of 3840 MW, out of which 528 MW of electricity production had already started, energy minister AK Sharma said here on Wednesday, claiming that the state had taken significant strides in the field of renewable energy. Under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, solar energy plants will be installed …

Yogi govt to train 30K youths as Surya Mitras
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Yogi govt to train 30K youths as Surya Mitras

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, the Uttar Pradesh government had planned to train over 30,000 youths from the state as Surya Mitras to quickly achieve PM Modi’s vision of rooftop solar panel in each household in the state, a government spokesman said here on Monday. The Surya Mitra training programme spans three months and includes 600 hours of …

Ludhiana: Govt schools push for solar battery storage
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Govt schools push for solar battery storage

Hindustan Times  

Solar panels installed in the government schools are not equipped with solar battery storage making it impossible for the schools to use the excess energy generated, during an outage, due to which the schools with no availability of generators suffer during the summer time. But, there is no solar battery storage available with the schools so that the excess electricity …

Two government schools yet to get solar panels due to infra issues in Ludhiana
9 months, 1 week ago

Two government schools yet to get solar panels due to infra issues in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

While other government schools are availing benefits of solar panels installed in their premises as the amount of their electricity bill gets deducted from the power generated by these panels, two schools in the city, Government Senior Secondary School, Jagraon Bridge, and GSSS, Engine Shed, are denied the benefit of the same due to infrastructure issues. The district education office …

Solar companies supply educational material to schools in Bikaner division
2 years ago

Solar companies supply educational material to schools in Bikaner division

The Hindu  

Solar companies functioning in Rajasthan, supported by the State Renewable Energy Corporation, have supplied educational material to schools in Bikaner division. The State is attracting new investments in the field of renewable energy after developing 10 gw solar power capacity, which has enabled it to emerge as the country’s solar hub. The Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company and Saurya Urja …

Haryana: 'Proposal to install solar panels on canals across state,' says Power minister Ranjit Singh Chautala
2 years, 8 months ago

Haryana: 'Proposal to install solar panels on canals across state,' says Power minister Ranjit Singh Chautala

Firstpost  

The minister said that the state government is paying special attention to promote the use of solar energy Chandigarh: Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala on Monday said the power department is preparing a proposal to install solar panels on canals across the state to produce clean energy. The minister said that the state government is paying special attention to …

School takes solar route, to save Rs. 2.5L a year
5 years, 9 months ago

School takes solar route, to save Rs. 2.5L a year

Hindustan Times  

A school in Ghatkopar has joined the growing number of institutes in the city which have adopted solar energy to cater to their electricity needs. “Solar energy is not only cost effective, but also benefits the environment in the long run,” said Abhay Khetani, trustee, Shri Pandit Ratnachandraji Jain Kanyashala Trust, which runs the school. In December 2018, the school …

Narendra Modi’s solar mission: Success of Diu and indifference of Chandigarh show that this green initiative has a long way to go
6 years, 9 months ago

Narendra Modi’s solar mission: Success of Diu and indifference of Chandigarh show that this green initiative has a long way to go

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for solar power has not just energised the power space in India but has got international recognition too, as the International Energy Agency which oversees energy policy in industrial nations, has indicated that it is ready to support the prime minister’s solar dream for developing nations. Consequently, the solar power capacity target set under the …

Ray of hope: India’s solar dreams are big and bright. Are they realistic?
6 years, 10 months ago

Ray of hope: India’s solar dreams are big and bright. Are they realistic?

Hindustan Times  

Eight minutes and 20 seconds. “Panels are getting less expensive, making the sun’s energy more viable to use,” says Rahul Jigjinni, director of Gruntech Projects, which sets up rooftop and ground-level solar power systems in India. “It’s harder to get 150 homeowners to agree to invest ₹60 to 80 lakh in an electrical system that takes 10 years to break …

This is India's first school to run completely on solar energy
7 years, 6 months ago

This is India's first school to run completely on solar energy

India Today  

From ensuring basic technology literacy to providing hands on experiences via contextual learning, the Canadian International School, Bangalore runs 100 per cent on solar energy! Initial challenges while introducing this concept: The solar panels cost a considerable 3 crores to install, but there were incentives given by the Karnataka state government for the installation. CIS has in turn provided surplus …

KOR Energy (India) installs 100 KWp grid tied rooftop solar system at Delhi Public School, Varanasi
7 years, 6 months ago

KOR Energy (India) installs 100 KWp grid tied rooftop solar system at Delhi Public School, Varanasi

ABP News  

New Delhi, Sept 6 : KOR Energy Pvt. Ltd., a solar power company on Wednesday announced that it successfully installed a 100 KWp grid tied rooftop solar system at Delhi Public School, Chandauli Mohansarai Bypass Road, Varanasi. Rooftop solar system installed at DPS will produce approximately 12000 units of electricity resulting in savings of Rs. Delhi Public School will get …

‘Rooftop solar systems for 144 municipal schools’
7 years, 6 months ago

‘Rooftop solar systems for 144 municipal schools’

The Hindu  

The proposal to install rooftop solar systems in 144 municipal schools will soon be a reality and 25% of total cost will be released under MPLADS funds, MP and State BJP president K. Haribabu said on Tuesday. “As a part of the CSR initiatives, public sector undertakings are extending immense support to improve infrastructure of schools and as a result …

Solar power beckons schools
7 years, 6 months ago

Solar power beckons schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Central Board of Secondary Education in a circular has advised schools affiliated to it to set up solar panels on their premises in order to produce solar energy. Therefore, CBSE affiliated schools consistent with the national policy initiative may also install solar panels in their premises at places like rooftop/vacant unused area of campus to meet their power …

Kerala schools to go in solar mode
8 years, 1 month ago

Kerala schools to go in solar mode

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology is getting ready for its new project to help schools generate solar power by the next academic year. In the first phase, government schools will get this opportunity to switch over to solar energy utilising their large flat roofs. The ANERT’s latest Solar Smart Grid Connect will install the system costing Rs …

Odisha to supply solar power to tribal schools
10 years, 2 months ago

Odisha to supply solar power to tribal schools

India TV News  

Bhubaneswar: Schools and hostels being run by Odisha's Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes development department will soon be given solar power-based electricity supply. Realising the difficulty in ensuring an uninterrupted electricity supply to schools and hostels located in the state's inaccessible areas, the Odisha government has decided to set up solar-panel based electricity facilities for them. The SC and ST …

Solar power generation mandatory in houses, malls in Haryana
10 years, 9 months ago

Solar power generation mandatory in houses, malls in Haryana

India TV News  

Chandigarh: The Haryana government today said it has decided to implement an energy conservation action plan under which solar power generation will be made mandatory in different categories of buildings or areas with a suitable enforcement mechanism. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in a release here said this will lead to generation of 200 MW of power, annual saving …

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