Coimbatore City Corporation to Set Up Two 1MW Solar Plants at Rs 5.5cr Each Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy These two panels will be connected to the electricity board sub-station and the power generated will be transferred to the grid directly, and produce 4000 units each per day. The city corporation of Coimbatore plans to tap solar energy to bring down its electricity bills by setting up two plants of 1MW capacity each at […] Read more
Rays Power Infra signs PPA with TANGEDCO for 100MW in Tamil Nadu Updated On Mon, Oct 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The 100MW solar power project will provide power at an attractive rate of INR 3.47 per unit to TANGEDCO. Rays Power Infra, a leading solar EPC company in the country, has announced its PPA with TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited) for the development of 100 MW through solar power solutions in Tamil […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Allen Cao, Director, Arctech Solar India Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy Q. What is the importance, feasibility, viability of using Solar Trackers in various states of India Dropping PPA prices, high irradiation and utility scale makes solar trackers the perfect and only choice to get higher IRR for a solar plant in India. The solar plant generation can achieve up to 15%-25% more yield when using […] Read more
India 2022 A Roadmap 100GW Updated On Thu, Oct 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy India is poised to achieve a growth rate which is projected to trigger a major rise in energy demand due to demographic expansion, increasing urbanization and rising demands for mobility. By 2022, India targets solar power installation of 100GW, which is an ambitious target and requires a quantum four-fold growth in the sector. India’s total […] Read more
MNRE Urges Tamil Nadu to Prevent Arbitrary Curtailment of Solar Power Updated On Mon, Oct 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy MNRE has urged the concerned officials at the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution to prevent arbitrary curtailment, or backdowns, of solar power in the state. In his letters addressed to Vikram Kapur, Principal Secretary in the Tamil Nadu government, Dilip Nigam, Advisor-National Solar Mission, MNRE has asked to “instruct the concerned officials at the Tamil […] Read more
TNERC Award Blow to Adani Green Energy over Backdowns Updated On Mon, Jul 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy TNERC has directed Adani Green Energy to resubmit the petition as a ‘Dispute Resolution Petition’ (DRP) rather than under the ‘Miscellaneous’ category. The latest award of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) is a setback for Adani Green Energy in its running battle with Tamil Nadu’s distribution and transmission companies over the problem of […] Read more
NLC India Invites Bids for 709 MW of solar in Tamil Nadu Updated On Tue, Jul 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power project will have a minimum size of 50 MW (AC) capacity in a single site and must be commissioned 12 months from the date of the Letter of Award. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has tendered solar PV projects with a capacity of 709 MW (AC) in the state of Tamil Nadu. The […] Read more
Tamil Nadu to set up Rs 2350 crore Ultra Mega Solar PV Park in Ramanathapuram District Updated On Fri, Jun 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Chief minister of Tamil Nadu announced that the government will set up an Ultra Mega Solar Photovoltaic Power Park in Ramanathapuram district at an estimated cost of Rs 2350 crore. The Tamil Nadu government today proposed a series of new initiatives in various sectors, including energy and power, running into many thousands of crores of […] Read more
Tamil Nadu government to install solar panels atop Chennai Corporation buildings Updated On Thu, Jun 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar panel will be installed on the top of Chennai Corporation buildings at a cost of Rs 39 crore from the Chennai Corporation fund Tamil Nadu government is reportedly gearing up to install solar panels on the top of Chennai Corporation buildings in a bid to tap 88 lakh units of power potential. Installing […] Read more
