Top 5 Fastest-Growing Solar Markets in Africa Updated On Sat, Sep 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy The year 2018 was exceptionally good for Africa and 5 African markets drove the continent’s solar energy market. Last Year Africa showed good progress in its solar market growth which was primarily driven by five countries: Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Namibia, and Ghana. The continent’s solar assets experienced a growth of over 1.8 GW in new solar […] Read more
India’s Safeguard Duty Move has Not Helped Much: Sudhir Aggarwal Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s move to impose safeguard duty on import of solar cells and modules last year hasn’t helped domestic manufacturers much. While import of solar cells and modules from China have declined since the duty was implemented in July 2018, India still imported USD 1.9 billion worth of panels in the 11 months ended June 30, […] Read more
ITI Issues RfP for Procurement of Solar Energy From Bengaluru Grid via PPA Updated On Thu, Sep 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy ITI Limited has issued an RfP to procure solar energy for one of its premises in Bengaluru through open access under a 3rd party PPA model. State-owned ITI Limited has issued a Request for Proposal (RfP), inviting bids from eligible bidders to procure solar energy for one of its premises in Bengaluru through open access […] Read more
SECI Successful in Awarding 922 MW in 2 GW CPSU Tender Updated On Thu, Sep 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has successfully awarded projects worth 922 MW under its tender seeking SPDs for setting up of 2 GW solar power projects (Tranche-1) under CPSU-II The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has successfully awarded projects worth 922.4 MW under its tender seeking solar power developers for setting up of 2 GW solar power projects […] Read more
Modi Traces India’s Steps in Sustainability at UN Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy While addressing the UN climate summit on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that action taken so far is not enough. Prime Minister Narendra Modi counted the steps India has taken so far on sustainability in his address at the UN climate summit on Monday but added that what we have done already is far […] Read more
Modi at UN: India to Increase Non-Fossil Fuel Target to 450 GW Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy PM Modi further added that the current actions are inadequate and we need a behavioral shift in combating climate change. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a big announcement at the UN Climate Summit about India doubling the share of non-fossil fuel capacity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was warmly welcomed by US President Donald Trump just […] Read more
Hanwha Q Cells Opens 1.7GW Module facility in the US Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Q cells, or Hanwha Q Cells as its known here, has opened a 1.7GW module manufacturing fab in the US. The South Korean firm, which operates in the top end of the market usually with more premium priced offerings, picked Dalton, Georgia, for the fab unit. The US market, which is projected to add almost […] Read more
MNRE Seeks to Attract Solar Manufacturers with Duty Cushion upto 2023 and beyond Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under Minister R.K. Singh has set the stage for yet another round of blame games, by making case for duties on solar equipment imports, once the safeguard duty is over on Mar 31, 2020. The MNRE has recommended to the the Ministry of Finance to bring imports […] Read more
Sungrow Debuts 1500V Outdoor Central Inverter at REI 2019 Updated On Fri, Sep 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Sungrow unveiled a 1500 Vdc outdoor central inverter and the world’s most powerful 1500 Vdc string inverter SG250HX-IN at REI 2019 Sungrow, one of the leading global inverter solution supplier for renewables, has unveiled a comprehensive product portfolio, in particular, a 1500 Vdc outdoor central inverter SG5000UD and the world’s most powerful 1500 Vdc string […] Read more