Government has selected 60 cities to implement the ‘Solar Cities’ programme: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha on Thursday said that the Centre has selected 60 cities nationwide to implement the ‘Solar Cities’ programme. The minister said “the cities having a population of 50-thousand to 50-lakh are selected under the scheme.” The cities have been […] Read more
India Signs Grant Agreement with IBRD of USD 5.19 million for Improving Energy Efficiency in MSME’s projects Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy An agreement for GEF Grant of USD 5.19 Million for “Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs Project- Programmatic Framework for Energy Efficiency” was signed by Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary (MI), Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of the Government of India and Junaid Ali Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of […] Read more
Kochi Corporation to set up solar cell and tap renewable Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Kochi Corporation has decided to set up a solar cell to coordinate the Solar City projects. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has allocated Rs 19 lakh for setting up the team and infrastructure for solar cell. Dr Rajan Chedambath, Director, Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (CHED), Kochi Corporation said, “The cell will […] Read more
Global RE– INVEST 2017 postponed, new dates to be notified soon Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has postponed the 2nd Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet & Expo (Global RE-INVEST 2017) which was scheduled from 15-17 February 2017 in Gandhi nagar, Gujarat. The ministry notes that it is working on fresh dates and will notify shortly. Global RE-INVEST 2017 is being organised in partnership with […] Read more
Infrastructure Delays Affecting Large-Scale Solar Project Development in India: Mercom Capital Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Modi government has set a 100GW target for solar power by 2022, out of which 20GW has been allocated to solar parks. India is expected to double the target for energy to be generated from solar parks by 2020, as roof-top installations progress has turned out to be slower than anticipated. Currently, there are 34 […] Read more
Kendriya Vidyalayas to tap solar power Updated On Sat, Dec 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Kendriya Vidyalayas to go green with installation of rooftop solar power systems. Kendriya Vidyalayas Sangathan (KVS) announced that it has decided to launch a pilot project to generate clean electricity through Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System in its schools in the NCR and the North East region. KVS has already conducted detailed survey of KVS schools […] Read more
Government has Released Rs 1667.99 Crores for Installation of Solar Projects: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha on Thursday said that the total installed capacity in the country from solar power was 8727.64 MW and from wind power was 28279.40 MW as on 31.10.2016. He further stated that the Government has released Rs 1667.99 Crores […] Read more
SECI announces the launch of 1000 MW Rooftop Solar PV Scheme for Government Sector Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced the launch of a tender of 1000 MW capacity for development of grid-connected rooftop solar capacity for Central Government Ministries/Departments. This is the largest rooftop tender to be launched by SECI, it is expected to give a big boost to Rooftop Solar Power Generation Segment and help […] Read more
It Is Imperative To Explore New Technologies For Developing Greener Fuels: Piyush Goyal Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Union Minster of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal chaired a Ministerial session on ‘Hydrocarbons to fuel the Future: Choices and Challenges’ at the Petrotech-2016 on Tuesday. Goyal at Petrotech emphasized on the point that India, despite the dominance of fossil fuels in its energy mix in the near […] Read more
