Orient Green Power Company (OGPC) is looking forward for a shareholders’ meeting so as to convince the shareholders to vote for the issue regarding the conversion of INR 50 crore debt of Yes Bank Ltd. into equity shares.
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.
More Wind Power Projects to Be Auctioned by the Next Financial Year
Sustained by the fall in tariff to record a new low of Rs 3.46 /unit in the 1st auction of wind power, the Indian government is trying to put in more such projects by the next financial year
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.
The Ongoing Auction May See a Drop in Wind Power Tariff
After a huge drop in solar tariff to an amount of Rs 2.97/unit, the wind energy rates may drop below Rs 4.5 /unit in the current auction for capacity of upto 1000 MW.