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Solar has low IRRs
According to a presentation by Reliance Industries at a renewable conference last week, the internal rate of return (IRR) on solar projects is actually negative in states like Gujarat, and is a lowly 4.4 per cent in West Bengal. (May 2009) - Read More
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First uses of solar power in India
Much of the country does not have an electric grid, so one of the first applications of solar power has been for water pumping, to begin replacing India's four to five million diesel powered water pumps, each consuming about 3.5 kilowatts, and off-grid lighting - Read More
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Solar LEDs to Provide Light to Indian Villages
Thanks to the Grameen Surya Bijli Foundation (GSBF), a Bombay-based nongovernmental organization, rural villiages all over India once immobilized by darkness can now see the light. GSBF is installed solar-powered LEDs in these poor, rural villages so children can see to study and adults don't have to do chores by the light of a cooking fire - Read More
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Solar LEDs to Provide Light to Indian Villages
Thanks to the Grameen Surya Bijli Foundation (GSBF), a Bombay-based nongovernmental organization, rural villiages all over India once immobilized by darkness can now see the light. GSBF is installed solar-powered LEDs in these poor, rural villages so children can see to study and adults don't have to do chores by the light of a cooking fire - Read More
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Solar Pyramids Built in India
Mar 2006 news - A Singapore-based company, MSC Power Corp, is building its first "solar pyramid" in India. The solar pyramid works by drawing in air, heating it with solar energy and moving it through turbines to generate electricty. The small scale of the power generation - up to 36 MW with the current design means it is more suitable for rural areas than for powering cities. - Read More
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World’s Largest Solar Energy Project Planned for Gujarat, India
Although still very much at the planning stage, The Business Standard is reporting that the Clinton Foundation is investigating developing what would be by far the world’s largest solar energy project in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The project would be an ‘integrated Solar City’ with a capacity of 5 gigawatts. Yes, 5 gigawatts. The facility is expected to cost Rs 200-billion (approximately $475-million) and will produce all raw materials and manufacture all panels on site. - Read More
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