Solar Irrigating: Farmers not only selling excess power but also saving ground water Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE), which began operating in May 2016, not only made a switch from diesel to solar pumps but also adopted net metering – selling excess power to the local electricity utility. Phodabhai Parmar, a 72-year-old farmer, sits on a charpai sipping tea as solar panels gleam in the fields behind […] Read more
Minara Masjid, the first shrine in Mumbai that tapped solar power cuts power bill by half Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy After installing 15KW solar panel on its roof in February this year, Minara Masjid has managed to save lakhs of rupees on its electricity bill in last four months. The Minara Masjid located at Mohammad Ali Road is gussied up in green light in the holy month of Ramzan. It may look like arduous task […] Read more
GST rate on solar panel indicates grid parity: Anurag Garg-VP, Schneider Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Five percent tax being levied comes as a big reprieve to the solar sector, as against the earlier classification of 18 percent said Anurag Garg, Vice President – Schneider Electric India. In lieu of the tax rate on solar panels being fixed at five percent under the forthcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST), industry players […] Read more
Indian Railways to Reduce Emission by 33 Percent by 2030 Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy The use of renewable sources of energy will be promoted for which a big target has been set to achieve 1000 MW of solar power installed capacities. Going green, the Indian Railways is stepping up efforts to reduce emission by 33 percent in the next 10-12 years through sustained energy efficiency measures and maximum use […] Read more
Developers Expect Solar Power Tariff to Fall at Rs 1.5 Per Unit Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power tariff came down to all-time low of Rs 2.44 per unit in the auction conducted for Bhadla solar park last month, and now the developers expect it to fall as low as Rs 1.5 per unit. Solar power developers are bullish on clean energy and hopeful about tariff coming down to as low […] Read more
SBI to Finance Rs 400 crore for 100 MW of Rooftop Solar Power Projects Updated On Sat, Jun 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy With the World Bank-funded capacity development program, the SBI aims to expand and incentivize the market for rooftop solar power projects by way of low cost financing. The State Bank of India has announced its decision to finance 100 MW Solar Power Project worth Rs 400 crore. To this regard, the SBI has secured a […] Read more
Delhi Lt Governor directs to prepare SOP and a roadmap for promoting installation of solar panels Updated On Fri, Jun 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The Lt. Governor dubbed solar energy as a strong antidote to pollution while participating in a meeting of officials including Delhi chief secretary of and secretary (power) among others from different departments of the Delhi government. Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday directed the power department to prepare a standard operating procedure (SOP) as well […] Read more
NISE Organizing 12th Three- Day Skill Development Program on Solar PV System Design Updated On Fri, Jun 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The vision of this 12th three- day skill development program on solar PV system design is to enable participants to “Design and Simulate SPV System NISE is organizing 12th three- day skill development program on solar PV system design using “PVSYST & PVSOL” software with cost economic and policies The main objective of this skill […] Read more
ADB and PNB sign $100 million loan to finance Solar Rooftop projects Updated On Fri, Jun 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy PNB will use the ADB funds to make further loans to various developers and end users to install rooftop solar systems. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Punjab National Bank (PNB) recently signed a $100 million loan to finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings throughout India. The loan will be […] Read more
