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Supporting Green Micro Grids in Urban Areas 🏙️ This afternoon we welcomed Svenja Schulze, German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, in Delhi. The high-level delegation visited the Urban Microgrid System (Solar + Battery) in Shivalik, Malviya Nagar which is operated by BSES Delhi. During her visit, the Hon’ble Minister received an overview of the far-reaching benefits of the urban microgrid project for the local population. She gained insights into how the project has improved the reliability of the power supply and optimised the load on the distribution grid, as well as existing plans for using the autonomous battery storage systems in future projects. This first of its kind micro grid in #Delhi has been implemented under the umbrella of the Indo-German Solar Energy Partnership (IGSEP). Since its inauguration, the micro grid has: ☀️ generated 353,850 kWh of green electricity ☀️ mitigated 287 tons of CO2 ☀️ supported the livelihood of +1,000 beneficiaries With our joint efforts, we contribute to the promotion of #RenewableEnergy, #GreenGrids and #Storage – key objectives of the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership between #India and #Germany. Learn more about our project activities: https://rb.gy/1yn3u Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) German Embassy New Delhi Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

AgriPV- What a wonderful delight Update- Watch the 360-degree video in 4K resolution (https://lnkd.in/de8KJHsV) GIZ India and Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF) organized a field visit of 1.4 MW AgriPV solar plant in Manwath, Maharashtra with 32 other participants representing 18 different organizations. The participants were from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), National Institute Of Solar Energy (Nise), Gurgaon, IARI, UNDP in India, KfW, IREDA Ltd., PEDA, MEDA, CSTEP, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), NSEFI - National Solar Energy Federation of India, MahaTransco, Parbhani Agriculture University, IWMI India, SECI, IIT Ropar and SunSeed APV . So much interest and enthusiasm to learn from the pilot and willingness from all the participants to make AgriPV a success. Some of the ideas discussed during the exchange I. Rural solar (1-2 MW) Solar at each village by Deekap Gupta, Ex-Secretary MNRE ii. Agri Solar Park by Mr. Reddy from SECI iii. Center of Excellence for AgriPV which act as a knowledge hub and outreach center iv. Establishing a network of AgriPV pilots in India v. MDEA is willing to provide support to any one who wants to install AgriPV systems in Maharashtra. Thanks to everyone who made it happen. Vivek Saraf Tobias Winter Henrik Personn Y.V.K.Rahul (AgriPV and Green Hydrogen), Hannes Bischoff , Kakali Guha, Gunjan Pawar Nicolas Meier Hemakshi M.

Hello everyone, Hope you all had a good weekend. This week's technology is Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV). Our Solar Team is supporting Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to evaluate India's theoretical and technical potential of BIPVs for suitable building components such as roofs and façades along with other New Innovative Solar Applications (NISA) like Agri PV, Road PV, Urban PV, Floating PV and many more that provide solutions to repurpose existing land and land resources to increase India’s PV capacity. Check out more about BIPV below: Keep on tracking for more updates on NISA technologies. #NISA #BIPVinIndia #solar #update #GIZ #GIZIndia #BMZ #FraunhoferISE Kuldeep Sharma Abhinav Jain Abhishek Dalal Nupur Sharma Mrinal Madas Nicolas Meier Hemakshi M. Saptarshi Kar

📣We are excited to announce, our Solar Team is supporting Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for carrying out the potential estimation of New Innovative Solar Applications (NISA) like Building Integrated PV, Agri PV, Road PV and many more that provide solutions to repurpose existing land and land resources to increase India’s PV capacity. This week's technology is Agri PV. 🌾🌾Check out more about this technology below: Keep on tracking for more updates on NISA technologies. #NISA #AgriPVinIndia #solar #update #GIZindia Abhinav Jain Kuldeep Sharma Abhishek Dalal Nupur Sharma Nicolas Meier Mrinal Madas Hemakshi M. Saptarshi Kar

👏🏽🙏🏽 Congratulations to my colleague, GIZ India Energy Specialist, Mr Abhishek Dalal , who did a great job presenting our findings from the study "kW to kWh", at the International Forum on Quality in the Indian photovoltaic sector, organised by Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, PTB . We are very thankful for the great resonance and discussion, special thanks for the participation and feedback of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). You can read more about the study results at: https://kwtokwh.in/ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) Kuldeep Sharma Jasmin Sina Mrinal Madas Nupur Sharma Gunjan Pawar