Meet 40-year-old Soumya Prasad, an ecologist, currently based in Dehradun. She has been harnessing the power of solar for the daily energy needs of her house and office and even charges her electric car through it
Until 2013, the George household would pay a bi-monthly power bill of about Rs. 10,000 whereas after switching to solar power, their monthly bill stands at Rs. 130
The grid connected rooftop solar projects of capacity 1.7 MWp spread across 57 locations in India produce 22 lakhs of units per annum which saves up to Rs. 1.5 crore
An LED light typically consumes around 50-90 per cent less energy than an equivalent incandescent or halogen bulb, said S.P. Garnaik, Business Unit Head (Lighting), Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
During the financial year 2018-19, 1,26,759.09 million units (MU) were generated from renewable energy sources. Of this, 39,268.20 MU were generated from solar, reveals annual report of 2018-19 released by the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power
Mumbai's housing society Bhoomi Arkade which went solar in 2016, has seen a 28.7 per cent drop in its electricity bill compared to that of 2011-12
Power requirement has increased by 53.4 per cent in the last nine years. It's time to cut down on power consumption and save money and the environment
Of the total energy generated in India in 2018-19, only 2.85% was generated from solar. To reduce the dependency on conventional sources for the generation of energy and expand power generation capacity through renewable energy sources, the central government has set a target of installing 175 Giga Watt (GW) of renewable energy capacity by March 2022. This includes 10...