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
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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.
Solar Paddy Harvesters Developed by Students: A Ray of Hope to the Farmers
The final year students of automobile engineering stream, hailing from the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic, have come up with an environment-friendly, light weight, low-cost, manually operated solar paddy harvester (MOSPH), which would be helpful for small farmers.
Rs 12,430 Cr. of Indian Coal Tax Smartly Invested in Renewable Energy
Over the last 7 years, renewable energy has managed to become the largest coal tax revenue beneficiary in India.