GOGLA, IKEA Foundation Announce Partnership To Scale Up RE in Asia Updated On Fri, Aug 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy GOGLA, the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry, and the IKEA Foundation have now announced a strategic partnership to scale the productive use of renewable energy (PURE) across Asia and Africa. The partnership provides GOGLA with funding of EUR 4 million over four years to help the off-grid solar sector advance solar PURE technologies that […] Read more
KERC Issues Draft Norms For Pre-Paid Meters For All Power Consumers Updated On Fri, Aug 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has now issued a draft notification to allow all categories of power consumers to install pre-paid electricity meters. Earlier pre-paid meter connections were confined to certain categories of power consumers only in the state. The Commission has now sought the public’s response to the draft regulations within one month. The new norms have […] Read more
Pune Military College Becomes India’s First Carbon Negative Garrison Updated On Fri, Aug 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Pune’s College of Military Engineering has commissioned a 5 MW solar power plant. With the commissioning of this plant, the college has augmented its solar power generation capacity to 7 MW. CME claims to be the first carbon negative military formation in India. The CME has undertaken several initiatives towards curbing its carbon footprint. Among […] Read more
Duke Energy Offers RECs For Residential, Small Biz in Florida Updated On Wed, Aug 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy American energy company Duke Energy Florida has announced ‘Clean Energy Impact’, its newest renewable energy certificates (RECs) programme. These renewable certificates are now available to customers looking to achieve their sustainability goals and support local renewable energy. The company’s latest product is available for residential, small and medium business customers in Duke Energy’s Florida service […] Read more
A New, Promising CSP Goes Into Trials From SolarFlux Updated On Wed, Aug 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy US based Solarflux Energy Technologies, Inc. has announced the start of field trials of an improved design FOCUS solar thermal parabolic dish concentrator. The trials are intended to demonstrate the solar-to-thermal conversion efficiency and operational reliability of the updated FOCUS concentrator. The trials build on the previous successful field trials of an advanced prototype of […] Read more
West Bengal Invites Bids for Supply of Solar Module for 10 MW Solar Project Updated On Wed, Aug 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has issued a tender for the procurement, fabrication, galvanization, supply, delivery, installation and fixing of MS channel, solar PV module, array junction box, SPD, LA to be utilized at TCF Canal Bank 10 MW (AC) solar photovoltaic power plant under Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The last day […] Read more
Power Consumption By EVs Up 216% In Maharashtra Updated On Tue, Aug 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy In a sign of things to come across more and more states in India, the sale of power for electric vehicles in the state has increased by 216% in ten months — from 4.56 million units in September 2022 to 14.44 million units in July 2023, Chairman and Managing Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution […] Read more
JDVVNL Invites Bids for 66 MW Solar Projects under KUSUM Program Updated On Tue, Aug 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited has issued a tender for the installation and commissioning of 26 grid-connected solar projects which boast a cumulative capacity of 66 MW under Component C of PM-KUSUM program for feeder level solarization. The projects are to be established in four sub-divisions of Pali Circle in Jodhpur. These are to be […] Read more
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd in PPA for 9 MWp Solar Plant with Tata Motors in Uttarakhand Updated On Mon, Aug 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a firm that delves in the renewable energy sector and a subsidiary of Tata Power, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 9 MWp on campus solar plant with Tata Motors’ Pantnagar plant in Uttarakhand. This solar plant will be the largest on campus solar facility in the […] Read more
