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Solar Cities in India: Bureaucratic Pork Barrel?
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has come out with a scheme to promote the use of solar energy in India. Known as “Solar Cities’, 60 cities across India have been chosen to dramatically increase the use of solar power through solar panels, heaters and cookers so that 10% of the energy usage [...]
Indian government, solar industry interact on MNRE’s solar PV program
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had recentlyannounced a unified solar photovoltaic (SPV) program to promote the useof decentralised SPV systems for various applications in rural/ urbanareas and SPV roof top systems for diesel saving in urban areas. Topromote this program, the MNRE organized a one-day seminar today, inNew Delhi, along with the [...]