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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves massive 250 MW solar power project on defence land in Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
India's Defence Ministry has approved a 250 MW solar power project with a Battery Energy Storage System in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh.
Government and Policy

50 times growth in 10 years: How India is scaling up its Solar capacity, working towards ending dependency on China and consistently beating the...

Dhruv Mishra -
By the end of January 2026, solar energy accounted for nearly 27% of India's total installed power capacity - and the Modi government is breaking its own records
News Reports

Yogi Adityanath government to develop Ayodhya, once ruled by Lord Ram’s Suryavansh dynasty, into a model ‘Solar City’: Here are the highlights of the...

OpIndia Staff -
The Ayodhya Solar City project is a 5-year project, which commenced in 2023 and is expected to be completed by 2028.
News Reports

India achieves 50% non-fossil power milestone in 2025, five years ahead of 2030 target

OpIndia Staff -
With 242.8 GW from clean sources, India has reached its 50% non-fossil power milestone early. The achievement reflects successful policies like PM-KUSUM and advances in AI-driven, decentralised energy infrastructure.
News Reports

Rogue communication devices found in Chinese-made solar power inverters exported to the US

OpIndia Staff -
Over the past nine months, undocumented communication devices have also been found in some Chinese batteries.
News Reports

Over 1 crore households register for PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana in 4 weeks after PM Modi launched it, read more about the...

OpIndia Staff -
PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme is PM Modi's dream project, which has been started under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
News Reports

Rockefeller Foundation lambasts Washington Post over its misleading claims on solar power systems in India. Here is what happened

Dibakar Dutta -
The Rockefeller Foundation informed that it has been working on mini solar grids in India since 2009.
News Reports

Union Govt to introduce ‘Time of Day’ power tariff, electricity bill to be lower by upto 20% during ‘Solar Hours’

ANI -
Consumers can save upto 20% in electricity bills with new ‘Time of Day’ power tariff rule introduced by union govt
News Reports

India managed to save nearly $4 Billion in fuel costs through solar power in the first half of 2022: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The report is published by the energy think tank Ember, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
News Reports

‘Sun is worshipped as it is the centre of whole life and not just way of worshipping’: PM Modi talks about Chhath Puja in...

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said that the tradition of Sun Worship is proof of how deeply our culture and our faith are connected to nature
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