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Europe’s Largest Solar Power Plant: Francisco Pizzaro
Spain and France have recently signed an agreement to build 590 MW of solar power plant. This will be the largest solar power plant in Europe. The agreement was signed between Iberdola of Spain and Donone of France. About the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Gujarat Solar Power Policy, 2021
On December 29, 2020, the Gujarat government announced the new solar power policy, 2021. According to the policy any developer or person or industry can set up a solar project in Gujarat. The policy mainly aims to reduce the power ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
PM Modi inaugurates RE-Invest 2020
On November 26, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment called the RE-Invest. The 3rd Global RE-Invest Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo was organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
First Solar Powered Textile mill in Asia to come up in Parbhani district, Maharashtra
On November 17, 2020, the chairman of Jai Bhawani Women cooperative textile mill announced that the mill will soon operate on solar power. With this, the mill will become the first Solar Power enabled textile mill in Asia. The mill ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
GoI: Scheme launched for 100% solarization of Konark Sun Temple and Town
On May 20, 2020, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy launched a scheme to solarize the Konark town and Konark sun temple completely. Highlights The scheme has been launched to develop the historic Sun Temple in the town of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
GoI develops cost effective Solar Receiver Tube Technology
Scientists from ARCI-International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials operating under DST (Department of Science and Technology), Ministry of Science & Technology have developed cost effective solar receiver tube technology. About the Technology The tubes developed absorbs ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
India to host second assembly of International Solar Alliance
The second assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) is to be hosted by India. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is hosting the event. It is to be held in New Delhi between October 30 and 31, 2019.The ISA ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Solar Wind Farms along Indo – Pakistan border
India has a target of 175 GW of clean energy by 2022. In order to achieve the target, India plans to set up solar and wind projects on fallow lands along the international border with Pakistan. Currently India is generating ..