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Solar Pumps
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OREDA invites vendors for solar pumps under PM-KUSUM
Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has issued a tender for the appointment of vendors for designing, manufacturing, supplying, transporting, installing, and commissioning of off-grid solar photovoltaic pumps with capacities ranging between 1 HP and […]
Projects
Shakti Pumps secures order for 7,781 pumps from HAREDA
Shakti Pumps has announced that it has secured an order from Haryana Renewable Energy Department Agency (HAREDA) for 7,781 pumps under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) programme. It is company’s first […]
Projects
JREDA invites bids to install 8,000 agricultural solar pumps
The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has issued request for proposals for installation and commissioning of 8,000 agricultural solar pumps. The project consists of solar pumps with varying capacities as a part of component […]
Solar Pumps
Solar Pumps
Sustainable Farming: Promising outlook for solar pumps in India
Access to clean and reliable water supply is becoming increasingly crucial worldwide. Many regions rely on diesel- or kerosene-powered systems to extract groundwater, which can be harmful to the environment due to carbon emissions, and […]
Expert Take
Powering Irrigation: Indian farmers turn to solar pumps and controllers
By Prateek Singhal, Co-founder and COO, Ecozen Solutions India has no dearth of sunlight, and it is estimated that most parts of the country get about 4-7 kWh of solar energy, of the nearly 5,000 […]
Policies and Programmes
MNRE notifies amendments in provisions for tender for empanelment of vendors under Component B of PM KUSUM scheme
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified amendments in the provisions for tender for empanelment of vendors under Component B of PM KUSUM scheme. The rates arrived at in the centralised tender […]
People
Piyush Patidar: Assistant General Manager, Solar Marketing, Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd.
Piyush Patidar, assistant general manager, solar marketing, Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd., has wide experience in the renewable energy sector with a versatile background in business advisory and strategies, e-procurements and tenders, end-to-end bid management, contract […]
Solar Pumps
Solar Irrigation: Recommendations for sustainable implementation
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme, launched in 2019 by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, aims to usher in the sustainable transformation of India’s agricultural sector through solar […]
Solar Pumps
Solar Pumps
Projects
MNRE invites expression of interest for installation of innovative solar pump
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released an expression of interest (EoI) to promote innovation in the solar pumping sector. The aim is to enable innovators to showcase their technologies in real field […]
Miscellaneous
Karnataka to supply solar pumps to 10,000 farmers
The Karnataka State Cabinet has approved the proposal to execute the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan-B (PMKUSUM) scheme in the state, which will provide solar-powered irrigation pump sets to about 10,000 farmers. […]
Projects
MSEDCL floats a tender to acquire 865 MW of solar power
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a request for proposal to acquire 865 MW of solar power from existing and new projects to be developed in the state. The tender’s ceiling tariff […]
Projects
Shakti pumps commissions high-altitude project in Mizoram
Shakti Pumps India Limited has announced the successful installation and commissioning of the North Eastern Region’s first high-altitude solar pump project in Mizoram. The company was commissioned to install solar pumps in Sialhawk village, Mizoram, at […]
Segment Review
Reaching the Unserved: Policy developments and growth trends in the off-grid space
A key opportunity for renewable energy (especially solar power and bioenergy) lies in off-grid applications. These applications are suitable for unelectrified households in areas where grid extension is neither feasible nor cost effective. To tap […]
Solar Power
Solar Pump Innovations: Efforts to improve efficiency and costs
Decentralised solar applications have helped many consumers in situations of unreliable power supply. One area that has benefited greatly is the agricultural sector, which is witnessing increased uptake of solar feeders and solar pumps across […]
Solar Pumps
Solarising Pumps: Critical to developing sustainable agriculture systems
The agricultural sector is one of the largest consumers of power in India, and yet accounts for the lowest revenues amongst all consumer segments. The sector receives unreliable power, resulting in inadequate irrigation of crops […]
Solar Pumps
Progress under KUSUM
Launched in March 2019 by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) is primarily aimed at promoting the use of solar energy in the […]