Author: Saur News Bureau

Govt likely to announce incentives to boost manufacturing of solar panels

Government may announce inducements in the upcoming Budget to boost manufacturing of solar panels and achieve its objective of establishing 100 gigawatts of solar capacity by 2022. So far, solar t Finance minister Arun Jaitley may announce incentives, such as Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to help sprout manufacturing plants in the country and vow long-term […]

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SolarCity Opens Fund of $249 Million in Solar Projects

SolarCity announces its opening of a new tax equity fund of $249 million in solar projects. Whereas, the other financing partner name was not unveiled, though this investment is reported as the fourth solar project fund by the two partnering companies. After total consolidation, the fund is known to twofold in size making a total […]

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Hartek Power outrights Two Solar Power Projects of 28 MW

The pan India Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) provider, Hartek Power asserts that it has successfully outright two solar power projects of 28 MW to the grid for a major solar developer in Muktsar district of Punjab. After this successful project, Hartek Power connects 72 MW of solar power to the grid in Punjab out […]

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Vikram Solar Expands its Footprint in Africa – adds 14 Sub-Saharan Countries

The Indian solar company, Vikram Solar joins forces with African energy distributor Powertech Africa to expand its footprint into 14 new markets in sub-Saharan Africa, including Botswana, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. The alliance will enable Powertech Africa, to generate PV module sales of one megawatt in sub-Saharan Africa by mid-2016 and will indulge in bringing and […]

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SoloPower propels Solar Operations in India with Bharat Light and Power

SoloPower Systems to leverage its advanced technology panels in the Indian rooftop PV market. The US based solar energy equipment enabler has inked a strategic agreement with India’s Bharat Light and Power (BLP) through which SoloPower will supply products for both existing and new roof applications, including the deployment of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), while BLP […]

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Tata Power Operationalize Net Meters for Rooftop Solar Systems

Tata Power announces its successful commissioning of net meters for the Rooftop Solar PV (RTS PV) System installed at the premises of Vardhan Industries Limited. This is known to be the first installation of net meter by Tata Power in its Mumbai distribution area under the procedure outlined in the MERC (Net Metering for Roof-top […]

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US Overpowers India in WTO Dispute

The US has triumph over India in the three year longing topsy-turvy World Trade Organization(WTO) dispute, as latest statement from the US  Trade Representative’s office called the ruling a significant victory that would hasten the spread of solar energy across the world and support clean-energy jobs in the United States. In 2014, US advocated India […]

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SunEdison expands Solar Capacity in India aims at 10GW solar energy by 2022

After Sun Edison’s recent announcements to support the Make in India, the US-based renewable energy developer has announced an expansion of its installed capacity base in India. Earlier this month, the company disseminated that it has commissioned 146 MW of solar power capacity across three states in India. The company did not cite if these […]

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Maharashtra, UP gets Tough Solar Targets for 2022

The MNRE has recently handed over red-letters to solar-friendly states underlining targets and deadline for renewable energy generation and absorption. The letter pronounces Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh into the challenging solar energy targets by 2022, asserting Maharashtra to increase 30 times solar capacity to its existing 378.7 MW generating 11,926 MW. UP also has a […]

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