Palestine grants its first solar power plant in West Bank Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Palestine Energy Ministry has granted permit to develop its first ever large scale solar power plant in the West Bank, near the city of Hebron. Palestine-based energy engineering and technology solutions firm Rack Tech has joined hands with Amsterdam-based solar power firm Gigawatt Global to build the $10 million plant will have installed capacity […] Read more
Solar Power Tariffs expected to drop to as low as INR 3.50 a unit in 3 years Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar power tariffs in India, which fell below Rs. 5 per unit since last November, are once again expected to sink further as the industry doubles volumes every year and the cost of producing power continues to drop. A report published in the Mint mentions that that tariffs will fall to as low as 3.5 […] Read more
5000 Acres of Land to be acquired for Commissioning 1000MW of Solar Park in Odisha Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy With an aim to add aggregate clean energy capacity of 1000 megawatts by commissioning 4 solar parks in the region by 2020, the State Government of Odisha has directed different District Collectors to identify and recognize around 5000 acres of land for the project. The Odisha Government has set the target, which was also mentioned […] Read more
CITD installs 50 kWp roof top solar, becomes first MSME institute to go solar Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) has become the first ever Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) institute to adopt solar. Established in 1968, the CITD is the first tool room in India. The institute offers courses to 11000 to 12000 students per year out of whom 300 are residential scholars. The […] Read more
A Residential Complex in Lokhandwala, Andheri Installs 120 solar panels Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy A residential complex in Lokhandwala, Andheri (West) goes solar to cut annual electricity bill. The residents have installed 120 solar panels on the rooftop of 16-storeyed Cliff Tower apartment. It is expected to reduce carbon footprint and dependency on the electricity grid. The installed solar panels generate 30 kilowatt (kW) solar energy per hour which […] Read more
India, US solar case: WTO Appellate Body to Deliver Verdict by September Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) appellate body is expected to deliver its verdict on an appeal by India in its solar mission dispute with the United States by September. The appellate body of WTO is a standing body that includes seven officials. It listens to the appeals from reports issued by panels in disputes involving […] Read more
Karnataka Bank under ‘solar light scholarship’ programme to provide solar lights to rural students Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Karnataka Bank Ltd with Manipal-based non-governmental organisation Bharatiya Vikas Trust (BVT) has started a solar programme to provide solar lights to students in rural areas under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Under the program the bank till date has provided solar lights to 100 houses of the students from remote rural areas of Udupi […] Read more
China installed 20GW of solar PV in first half of 2016, three times higher from 2015 Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy China’s solar surge has accelerated drastically in the first half (H1) of this year, with reports stating that the country added 20 GW of new PV capacity in the six months to June 30, which is times as much as during the same period a year ago. Wang Bohua, General Secretary of the China Photovoltaic […] Read more
Total installed solar power generation capacity touches 7,805 MW Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal in Parliament informed that installed solar power generation capacity in the country has touched 7,805 MW mark by June-end this year. Rajasthan topped the charts with grid connected solar power generation capacity of 1,294.60 MW, followed by Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh with 1,267.41 MW and 1,123.36 MW respectively. India has set an ambitious […] Read more
