Mirzapur Solar Plant gets Rs 74.25 lk per MW Viability Gap Funding from Govt Updated On Thu, Mar 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy The electricity generated by the project will be supplied by ENGIE at the rate of Rs 4.43 per unit for a period of 25 years. The Mirzapur’s 75 MW solar power plant, set-up by the French firm ENGIE at a cost of around Rs 528 crore, has got Rs 74.25 lakh per MW Viability Gap […] Read more
IBC Solar Connects 3 Mw Solar Power to the Grid in India under Open Access Updated On Thu, Mar 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy The now inaugurated project is IBC solar’s first solar park under this provision. LNB Renewable Energy executed the complete project development, approvals and transmission line works whereas IBC solar performed the EPC. IBC Solar, German solar systems provider, has widened its business in India. Recently, the inauguration ceremony took place at the plant site in […] Read more
UP’s Biggest Solar Power Plant Sets up via Transparent Auction: Govt Updated On Thu, Mar 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy The plant, built at a cost of around Rs 528 crore, will generate 13 crore units of electricity per annum. The government said the biggest solar power plant in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been set up via a transparent bidding process under the solar park scheme of the Ministry of New and […] Read more
Jaipur Wax Museum Fulfills 60% Power Needs from Solar Energy Updated On Wed, Mar 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy The museum’s solar power project is generating 30 kilowatt-hour (kWh) electricity per day and fulfilling close to 60 per cent of its daily power needs. In a move to reduce carbon footprint, Rajasthan-based Jaipur Wax Museum has started running a major portion of its operation on solar power and intends to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emission by […] Read more
Tata Power Solar bags IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award NQA award 2017 Updated On Wed, Mar 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Tata Power Solar was adjudged winner on the basis of rigorous assessment on the various parameters of management like Leadership, Strategy, Quality, Customer, People, Technology, Operations, Processes and Business results. Tata Power Solar, India’s largest integrated solar company bags the coveted IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award NQA award 2017 for achieving business excellence in […] Read more
70% Safeguard Duty on Solar to Dampen Investor Sentiment: Par Panel Updated On Wed, Mar 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Custom Duty on Solar Cells/Modules/Panels should not be levied and they should continue to enjoy exemption from custom duty as before. Safeguard Duty should not be of the tune (70 per cent) that will hamper our own programme and it should not affect the bids which have already taken pace, panel has said. A Parliamentary […] Read more
NDB, ISA Join Hands to Promote Solar Energy Updated On Tue, Mar 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Declaration was signed by K V Kamath, the NDB President and Upendra Tripathy, Interim Director General of ISA, in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly known as the BRICS Development Bank, and International Solar Alliance (ISA) has tied up to promote solar energy across the globe. “On […] Read more
US Praises India’s Efforts; Looks to Work with ISA in Future Updated On Tue, Mar 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Sixty countries have signed the agreement to join the alliance which was formally launched jointly by India and France on March 11, 2018 in New Delhi. The United States has lauded India for its efforts in initiating and inaugurating the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and looks to work with the organisation in the future. The ISA is a treaty […] Read more
ADB, ISA Sign Pact to Promote Solar Energy Updated On Mon, Mar 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy The ISA and the ADB would also cooperate on knowledge sharing and developing technology roadmaps for the promotion of solar energy. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has signed a cooperation arrangement to promote solar energy deployment in Asia and the Pacific. Upendra Tripathy, ISA interim director general and ADB […] Read more