SPDA Eyes Full Exemption from Safeguard Duty on Solar Equipment Updated On Mon, Jul 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Such safeguard duty on solar equipment could also kill thousands of job created from the down-stream activities of solar power generation including the manufacturing sector. The Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA) has sought complete exemption of safeguard duty on solar equipment for ongoing project. It believes that such a move can jeopardise investments worth Rs 1 […] Read more
Will Achieve 100 GW Solar Target Ahead of 2022, says Harsh Vardhan Updated On Mon, Apr 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy The government has set a target of 175 GW of renewable power by 2022 and out of it 100 GW should be in solar. It will not be a problem, the Union Minister said. The Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan said in Kolkata that India’s 100 GW solar mission target will be achieved ahead of its target in 2022. […] Read more
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to harness solar power to reduce its dependency on conventional electricity Updated On Thu, Sep 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has decided to harness solar energy installing solar power plant on several rooftops in its township and commercial premises and reduce its dependency on conventional electricity from the grid. This green initiative by the port trust is part of its push towards becoming the most sustainable energy generation port organization […] Read more
France roars the Gigawatt Solar Capacity announces 20GW Solar Tenders Updated On Sat, Jul 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Few years back, the mammoth Gigawatt(GW) stories were profoundly exciting for the solar sector. Now, it seems not a challenge but an amended pledge for every major economy to rejig the renewable transition. The French environment and energy minister Segolene Royal has lately announced a number of new solar tenders in France for the development of various […] Read more
GCDA fumbles on Marine Drive solar power project changes site to Ambedkar Stadium Updated On Fri, Mar 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) decides shifting of its solar energy project from Marine Drive to Ambedkar Stadium. With skeptics on the resistance of a 30 year old building the tentative modification were alerted by the officals. A GCDA official said that the building was constructed in 1987 by reclaiming the waterbody. “The building is […] Read more
Solar Energy Now Operational at Jaipur Railway Station Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Imagining Indian railways stations operated through solar has already taken a churn, as latest report states that Jaipur railway stations to run completely on solar power. Integrated with rooftop solar panels, the railway station will produce 260 units of electricity on its inaugural day, which was 35 units more than its daily capacity. The general […] Read more
Thinking Solar Energy? 7 Easy Ways to Get cost effective Solar Today Updated On Sat, Mar 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy The present has to do something with past, any technology which has scratched heads today might have footprints of early centuries. In 200 BC, Archimedes method of using concentrated sun’s rays through the mirror to set fire enemies should have churned reasons for unbelievable applications in solar power today. Disregard the figures of global warming […] Read more
Public and NBFCs commits investment of Rs 3.82 lakh crore for 76,352 MW Capacity – Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Mar 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy The indigenous renewable sectors have turned heads recently. With active participation from investors and integrators, India seems to lorry its promising solar mission. At the ongoing budget session of Parliament, New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal elatedly states that public as well as private banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have committed for financing […] Read more
Rays Power and Hilliard Energy collaborates for 150MW Solar Power Project in Telangana Updated On Fri, Mar 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Rays Power Infra announces a strategic alliance with Hilliard Energy to establish a 150 MW solar power project, for an investment of USD 130 million (about Rs 870 crore). “The company’s subsidiary Shining Sun Power has signed a 150-MW project development term sheet with power producer Hilliard Energy, a company incorporated and registered under the […] Read more
