Rooftop Solar: Democratising Power Generation – One Roof at a Time Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar was the fastest-growing segment within India’s renewable energy sector last year, but it is still not growing fast enough. Capacity adwdition in rooftop solar stood at around 870 megawatt (MW) in 2017, a far cry from the ambitious target of 5,000 MW for FY 2017-18. As of December 2017, cumulative rooftop solar installed […] Read more
Uttar Pradesh to Soon Start Installing Smart Meters Updated On Fri, Nov 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy To be installed later in a phased manner, UPPCL had filed a petition seeking the approval of the regulatory commission for the installation of smart meters. Soon four million residents of Uttar Pradesh will get high tech smart meter, as the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has cleared Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd’s petition regarding […] Read more
European Commission Approves 600 Million Euros in State Aid to French Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Nov 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The approval has been given under EU State aid rules which prohibits financial support by the government towards a business entity unless it is justified The European Commission has given its approval to a measure of providing stat sponsored financial support of 600 million euros innovative solar power installations in France. The approval has been […] Read more
NTPC signs Agreement with EV Aggregators for Developing Charging Infra Updated On Wed, Nov 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy The agreement signed between Ola, Lithium, Shuttl, Bikxie, Bounce, Electrie and Zoom Car and NTPC will lead to development of charging infrastructure. To increase the availability of public EV charging infrastructure, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has signed an agreement with Vehicle Aggregators for development and utilization of the facility. The agreement signed between Ola, […] Read more
MPOWERD® Launches Its First Smart Solar Light With Luci® Connect Updated On Tue, Nov 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy MPOWERD has released its newest innovation—Luci Smart Solar Light + Mobile Charger, Luci Connect —as an exclusive first-to-market offer with specialty outdoor US retailer REI. The global roll out to the brand’s e-commerce site and other retail partners is scheduled for January 2019. As part of the Luci family, Luci Connect harnesses the power of the sun, storing […] Read more
Waaree Energies Expands Footprint to SE Asia; Bags 60 MW Solar Project in Vietnam Updated On Fri, Oct 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company will be using its high efficiency mono-crystalline panels for this project. One of the leading solar PV manufacturer Waaree Energies has secured a 60 MW ground mounted on-site solar project in Vietnam. With the Turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract, along with Operations and Maintenance (O&M), the project also marks the company’s […] Read more
Greenko Completes Orange Renewable Acquisition; Agrees to Buy Skeiron Assets Updated On Tue, Oct 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy Moreover, it has also inked a definitive purchase pact to buy Skeiron Green Renewables. India’s one of the leading renewable energy companies, Greenko Energy Holdings (Greenko) has completed the assets acquisition of Orange Renewables. Moreover, it has also inked a definitive purchase pact to buy Skeiron Green Renewables. The combined deal of Orange and Skeiron […] Read more
Punjab Solar Capacity Soars to 920 MW in August 2018 Updated On Fri, Oct 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy The State was having installed capacity of only 9 MW in February, 2012 which has escalated to 920 MW as on August 2018. The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) during 2nd Global Re-Invest 2018 said in a statement that, across government, we are talking about what is the defining issue of our generation – Climate […] Read more
Over 10,000 people attend Re-Invest 2018 on day one; event a grand success Updated On Thu, Oct 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Over 10,000 people attended the 2nd Global RE-Invest India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Experts’ Meet & Expo (RE-Invest 2018) on day one, the 3rd, October, 2018 at Greater Noida. This included over 5000 delegates and180 exhibitors. There were 354 business to business bilateral meetings held on day one.The power-packed sessions included the First Assembly of the […] Read more