IIT Kanpur sets up Solar Energy Research and Experimental Station

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IIT Kanpur is planning to set up a 500 kw unit at institute to conduct research on low cost solar energy solutions. Currently, the solar power produced in India costs around Rs.15 per kilo watt hour, whereas conventional energy costs as little as Rs.3.5 per kilo watt hour. The institute will bring in multi discipline team from biotechnology, electrical departments etc.,

Gadhia Solar Energy Systems commissions Rs.50 million solar cooking system

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Gadhia Solar Energy Systems commissions a solar cooking system at Shirdi in Maharashtra. The solar cooking facility cooks 50000 meals a day. The return on solar power system is 4 years and it work efficiently for 25 years. This equipment makes use of solar parabolic concentrated technology systems, set up with technical support from HTT GmbH, Germany. A similar kind of solar equipment was set up at Ladakh for use of Indian Army.

The company has also provided solar power systems to Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) and Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Ltd (GSFC), the Chennai-based Sathyabama University (for 40,000 meals a day), and religious places like Tirupati (30,000 meals a day), and at Mount Abu (35,000 meals a day).

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission revises solar power tariff

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Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has revised solar power tariff and thermal power tariff as Rs.14 for solar power per unit and Rs.10 for thermal power generation. The tariff will be valid for the first twelve years of operation from the commissioning of the unit and it will be Rs.4 per unit after the 13th year to 25th year. It has asked for comments and views from stakeholders and a final decision will be taken in due course. According to experts, cost of generating solar power systems will be in the range of Rs.13 to Rs.18 depending upon the location and technology.

Solar Power Industry attracts more players

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According to industry sources, more player are foraying into solar power now . Solar Semiconductor (Rs 11,821 crore), Reliance Industries (Rs 11,631 crore), Moser Baer PV Technologies (Rs 6,000 crore), Signet Solar (Rs 9,672 crore), Titan Energy Systems (Rs 5,880 crore), KSK Energy Ventures (Rs 3,211 crore) and Tata BP Solar India (Rs 1,693 crore) are some of the projects that are happening now. Besides this, the government has received similar applications from companies such as EPV Solar, Vavasi Telegence and Lanco Solar.