Govt Alert! Fake Message on Social Media for Free Distribution of Solar Panels to All Updated On Fri, May 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a public notice and informed that, “It has been brought to the notice of the Ministry that a fake message is being circulated on social media platform whatsapp.” The government has issued a cautionary advice for the general public on the fake message circulated on […] Read more
Severe Dust Storm Hit Bikaner Solar Farm; Is Solar India Ready to Face it? Updated On Thu, May 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Lots of people are sharing a video on the whatsapp groups showing – How severely the storm hit ‘Solar Farm’ situated in the Bikaner city of Rajasthan state. A high-intensity dust storm followed by thunder showers wreaked havoc in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan overnight, leaving more than 70 people dead and various other […] Read more
Highest-Ever Quarterly Solar Addition in The Country Updated On Thu, May 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy During the first quarter(Q1) of 2017 the highest power capacity addition notched 3.3 gigawatts. These remarkable figures are a result of the busy auctions India witnessed at State and Central level. During the first three months of the year 2018, India witnessed its highest-ever solar power capacity. According to the data released by the government, […] Read more
Goa Govt to Provide Solar Lamps for Forest-Dwellings Updated On Wed, May 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The permission will be sought from the forest department, which is a requirement in wildlife protected areas, to provide solar lamps to interested households. The Goa Energy Development Agency and the power department jointly to provide solar lamps to the households who don’t have access to power and are living in remote forest areas of the state. […] Read more
India-Japan to Work Together for Energy Security, Energy Access and Climate Change Issues Updated On Wed, May 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy During the meeting, both the countries agreed to initiate the discussion towards development of Electric Vehicles (EVs) by collaborating with “Policy dialogue on next generation/ zero emission vehicles”. India and Japan have agreed on further strengthening of bilateral energy cooperation for energy development of both countries, and also contributing to worldwide energy security, energy access […] Read more
Renewables Replacing Conventional Energy to Cut Fossil Emission in India: Study Updated On Tue, May 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Due to the rapid growth in solar energy sector it is possible that the sector will garner a share of at least 48 percent in India’s electricity generation capacity by 2030, the study further finds. India is making significant progress towards meeting climate commitments and is on course to surpass its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) […] Read more
Govt Kicks off Pilot Scheme to Procure 2500 MW Power for 3-Yrs Updated On Tue, May 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power said in a statement that, it had recently issued the model bid documents, model PAPP and PPSA on 6th April 2018. The government has launched a pilot scheme for the procurement of aggregate 2500 MW power on a competitive basis for three years under medium term i.e. from generators with commissioned projects […] Read more
Gujarat Hints India’s Largest Solar Park Updated On Tue, May 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The bottlenecks for the development of park are likely to be less as the state has already procured the land identified for the project. The project will be able to move at a rapid pace. Government officials also reportedly said that no separate environmental clearance would be required either. The sun-borne state of India, Gujarat […] Read more
Govt Clears ‘Electrified’ Villages Definition Updated On Tue, May 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power in a statement said that, village electrification is a legacy issue which, though, mandates electrification of at least 10 percent households in a village, but does not imply restricting household electrification only to 10 percent. After government faced criticism from the opposition parties on its claim of achieving complete rural electrification, the […] Read more
