Solar Power

World’s largest Solar Park: Shakti Sthala

Pavagada - world largest solar park

The Chief Minister of Karnataka recently inaugurated the first phase of a 2,000 megawatts (MW) solar park in the drought-prone Pavagada region of Tumkur district, about 180km from Bengaluru. The southern state claims that this solar park is the World’s largest solar park. The park has been named as “Shakti Sthala”. The park’s development is anchored by the …

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Cabinet to vet Rs 48K Crore KUSUM scheme for solar power by March

Kusum Scheme Solar for farmers

As per New and Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh, the Rs 48,000-crore Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM scheme) to promote the use of solar power among  farmers would be placed before the Cabinet by March 2018. The Union 2018-19 Budget laid stress on providing means to increase farmers income. In the same …

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This Christmas People got paid to consume electricity in Germany

Germany Negative power Cost

People in Germany essentially got paid to use electricity on Christmas. In Germany, Electricity prices went negative on Sunday and Monday, because the country’s supply of clean, renewable power actually outstripped demand. Germany has spent $200 billion over the past two decades to promote cleaner sources of electricity (primarily solar & wind) . This enormous investment is …

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What are the components of Grid-Connected solar power system ??

Different Components of Solar Power System A solar power plant directly connected to the home/enterprise and to the traditional electric utility grid. Solar power systems inter-tied with the grid allows the consumer to get power from either the solar power plant or the utility grid. Switching between the solar and the grid is uniform in …

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