In a major push to generate solar power based electricity in the city, the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society (Crest) will install rooftop solar power stations at seven locations in the city with aggregate capacity of 2250 kWp at Rs 13 crore.

Jharkhand plans solar power in 200 villages by 2023 The Jharkhand government has set an ambitious target of equipping 1,000 villages with solar lights across the state under Jharkhand State Solar Policy 2022 of which 200 villages will be solarised in the first phase by 2023.

A new solar policy was cleared by the UP cabinet which aims to generate 22,000 MW solar power over the next five years. The UP Solar Policy-2022 will be applicable for five years.

Indian Hotels Company in collaboration with Tata Power, has installed 224 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 92 of its properties across the country. These EV charging points are present across various Taj, SeleQtions, Vivanta, Ginger and ama Stays & Trails properties.

The Indian Army collaborated with Tata Power through its ‘Go-Green Initiative,’ to set up 16 electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Delhi Cantonment. All charging stations can be used for both personal and official EVs in the cantonment.

The state government’s decision to privatise the operation and maintenance of Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah thermal power station (SDSTPS) in Nellore district is being met with resistance from the power department staff.

The State Government is planning to set up India’s first green hydrogen cluster in Mangaluru. Seven companies ACME Solar, ABC Cleantech, ReNew Power, Avaada, JSW Green Hydrogen, PETRONAS Hydrogen and O2 Power have evinced interest to invest in Karnataka for green hydrogen manufacturing.

NTPC has inked a pact with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and its arm Mitsubishi Power India to demonstrate feasibility for hydrogen co-firing blended with natural gas at NTPC’s Auraiya gas power plant.

The power utilities of Andhra Pradesh are gearing up to roll out a smart electricity metre project. The Union government has decided to replace around 25 crore conventional metre with smart metre across the country under the Smart Metre National Programme (SMNP).