The runaway success of a newly-designed solar lantern has come to spell new hope for the power-starved hinterland of the country.

The Centre has sanctioned funds to 16 second-tier cities to aid their transition to

Pune Manufacturers of solar devices had come together in the city last month to discuss ways to make solar electricity cheaper.

Noor Mohammad

New Delhi: Azure Power plans to invest Rs 1,500 crore over the next five years to develop solar power projects.

Chandigarh: Lanco Solar Energy has bagged a prestigious contract for setting up a solar power project at Parliament House here.

Five companies, including Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (Solar Group), Punj Llyod and Wipro Ecoenergy, were vying for the solar power project.

Rajiv Shah | TNN

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government is in talks with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fund one of its most ambitious projects to promote solar energy

BANKERS have asked the Centre to allow them to float tax-free long-tenure bonds to finance solar projects which are facing funding problems. Bankers said they were not averse to financing these projects, but there were certain issues that needed resolution.

Ranchi, Aug.