Kuwait signs $385 mn solar energy project

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 17:35

Kuwait signed a contract worth 116 million dinars ($385 million) with Spain`s TSK Group on Thursday for a 50 megawatt solar energy project as part of its renewable energy drive.

India seeks SoftBank push for Modi's solar goal

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 21:00

India has closed bids for a third of its target of tendering 15,000 megawatts (MW) of solar projects this fiscal year, a government official said, and is expecting interest from investors such as SoftBank to lift the industry.

'Smart' solar palm trees power Wi-Fi, phones in Dubai

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 17:05

Topped with nine leaf-shaped photovoltaic modules, a six-meter-tall Smart Palm can generate around 7.2 kilowatt hours per day, enough to operate without ever drawing off the grid.

Adani Group in talks with Softbank, Foxconn on $3 billion solar plan

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 22:02

Adani Group is in talks with Japan`s Softbank and Foxconn, maker of Apple`s iPhone, to secure investment in a $3 billion project to make solar cells and panels in the country, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

India, US to discuss trade issues Wednesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 21:12

Issues related to WTO, solar energy and visas are expected to figure at a meeting between senior trade officials of India and the US in the national capital on Wednesday.

Aditya Birla Nuvo to foray into solar power biz

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 22:00

Diversified company Aditya Birla Nuvo (ABNL) will make a foray into solar power business and would participate in auction of such projects in Telangana.

Land acquisition for Adani's solar park underway in TN

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 15:54

Business conglomerate Adani Group has started acquiring land for setting up a solar park in Tamil Nadu tipped to be among the world's largest at an outlay of Rs 4,536 crore.

Adani Group to set up solar park in TN for Rs 4,536-cr

Last Updated: Saturday, July 4, 2015, 16:04

Business conglomerate Adani Group has proposed to set up a solar park in Tamil Nadu tipped to be among the world's largest at an outlay of Rs 4,536 crore.

SoftBank, Bharti and Foxconn in JV for $20 bn Indian solar projects

Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015, 18:10

Betting big on India's renewable energy sector, Japan's SoftBank Corp together with Sunil Mittal's Bharti Enterprises and Taiwanese mobile handset maker Foxconn will invest USD 20 billion to generate 20 gigawatt of solar power.

IOC's Lotus Xangpo petrol pump world's highest altitude outlet

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 18:46

Besides cutting greenhouse gas emission, "the solar power generation system enables the retail outlet to save about Rs 30,000 per month," it said, adding that the investment in putting up the solar system is recoverable in about 18 months.

Adani Group inks pact to set up 10K MW solar park in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 19:59

"This project will be India's largest solar park and will also house manufacturing facilities to be set up under the country's ambitious Make In India initiative," Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said in the statement.