Suresh Prabhu to inaugurate 160kWp solar Plant at Pune Railway Station Updated On Wed, Aug 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy Suresh Prabhu, the Indian Railway Minister will be inaugurating a new solar power plant at Pune’s railway station on 2nd September, 2016. The 160kWp solar plant will consist of 510 solar modules and string inverters. It is expected to meet 60% of total daytime power requirements. The plant will be generating about 600-650 units of […] Read more
Amara Raja Group commissions 1.2MW rooftop solar project at Nunegundlapalli Updated On Sat, Aug 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy At an event held on the occasion of Amara Raja Skill Development Centre’s first batch convocation, Dr Ramachandra N Galla, Chairman, Amara Raja Group announced the commission of a 1.2MW rooftop solar unit at the plant located at Nunegundlapalli village near Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh. The project is spread over 1,00,000 sq ft, and is […] Read more
Chennai’s Chetpet lake to get Solar Powered Aquarium Updated On Fri, Aug 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Since after the 6 months, Chetpet lake in Chennai was opened to the public, the state government is planning to add more facilities for the visitors. The Tamil Nadu government has planned to develop a Solar Powered Aquarium within the eco-park at a cost of Rs. 6.75 crore, along with a virtual reality centre. The […] Read more
SECI awards 240MW solar project to Essel Green Energy in Odisha Updated On Wed, Aug 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy Essel Green Energy has acquired a bulk of 270MW solar project in Odisha from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). A subsidiary of Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group, the company has bagged 240MW solar project, while IBC Solar Ventures India has won 20 MW and Jyoti Infrastructure has got 10MW. Energy Corporation of India had set […] Read more
Bengaluru to use aircraft to design roadmap for rooftop solar generation Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has signed an agreement with Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) to design a roadmap to boost the quantum of power generated using solar energy. A senior official from BESCOM’s Demand Side Management department mentioned that “The Ministry of […] Read more
Solar silver demand to be over 2,500 tonnes for 2016: Capital Gold Group Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Capital Gold Group has released its internal think tank study named “Sustainability, Solar, and Silver” revealing that demand for silver utilized for Solar Panel manufacturing to go higher in the next 5 years, driven by sustainability initiatives of multi-national corporations and governments worldwide. “Corporate Social Responsibility programs are evolving from green concepts to massive solar panel […] Read more
Central University of Karnataka goes solar Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Located at the Kadaganchi in Aland taluk, the Central University of Karnataka (CUK) has installed 250 kW grid tied solar power plant within its campus, facilitating the administration to save lakhs of rupees every month. Vice-Chancellor H.M. Maheshwaraiah said that “We have been saving lakhs of rupees every month since the start of power production […] Read more
Work on proposed 5000MW solar park in Pavagada to commence soon Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy D.K. Shivakumar, Karnataka’s Energy minister has stated that the proposed 5000MW solar park at Pavagada in Tumakuru district will start soon. Speaking at the valedictory of the training programme for linemen, engineers, accounts officers and other staff of KPTCL and Hescom and KPTCL, the energy minister said that the plant is tipped to be one […] Read more
Enel commissions 97 MW Carrera Pinto Solar PV Plant in Chile Updated On Fri, Aug 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Enel, along with its subsidiary Enel Green Power Chile Ltd. has commissioned and connected the PV solar park Carrera Pinto to the grid, located 60kms from the city of Copiapó in the Atacama Region of Chile. With an installed capacity of 97 MW, the new solar plant can generate more than 260 GWh each year, […] Read more
