Indian Railways Inviting Bids For 15MW Solar Project Coupled with BESS Updated On Tue, Jun 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy The joint venture of Indian Railways and Rail India Technical and Economic Service Lmt. (RITES), Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) has invited bids to select developers for setting up a 15MW solar PV power plant with 7MW/14MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS). Indian Railways is planning to set up its first pilot solar PV […] Read more
Goa CM Seeks 100% Solar Powered Electrification in Rural Households Updated On Mon, May 31st, 2021 by Saurenergy At the inauguration of a solar-based electrification program for remote rural households in Goa, the chief minister (CM) of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant said, “On Goa Statehood Day, it is a proud moment for us to announce that we will achieve 100 percent electrification for all homes in Goa, and that too with clean energy. […] Read more
PGVCL Issues Tender for Bidirectional Meters for Rooftop Solar Updated On Mon, May 31st, 2021 by Saurenergy Paschim Gujrat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) has issued an e-tender for the purchase of single-phased, 5-30 ampere, solar bidirectional static meters having LED display and facility for data downloading from the rooftop solar. The tender has been issued only for the GST-registered manufacturers who work in India for the purchase of a total of 68245 […] Read more
AER Report Q1 FY21: Solar Eclipses Gas as Electricity Source in Australia Updated On Fri, May 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) recently published its Quarterly Wholesale Markets Report for the first three months of this year, reporting that large-scale solar generated more electricity than the average amount produced by gas for the first time in Australia. In Q1 FY21, wholesale electricity spot prices were lower than expected, with volume weighted average prices […] Read more
Solar Energy Market: Paradigm Shift in India’s Power sector Updated On Wed, May 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Contributed By Gautam Das, CEO and Co-founder, Oorjan Solar’s Time Economy and the environment have to go hand in hand for sustainable growth. We have paid the price for economic growth at the cost of environmental damages. Fossil fuels, like petroleum and coal, are highly polluting and depleting at an alarming rate. Global warming and escalating pollution […] Read more
US Plans First-ever Offshore Floating Wind Farms Off California Coasts Updated On Wed, May 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy The US government along with the state government of California revealed their plans of installing first-ever floating offshore find warms over the coastal regions of California at Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay. The agreement includes numerous wind turbines at Morro and Humbolt Bay expected to generate energy enough to power around 1.6 million homes in […] Read more
Say Goodbye To 2020’s Low Solar Bids, As Price Hikes Continue In Modules, Cells Updated On Wed, May 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy The record low prices last seen in GUVNL’s 500 MW auction, when NTPC won with a bid of Rs 1.99/ unit, may be a distant memory as solar equipment prices continue their upward march in 2021. Those low prices in the last big auction of 2020, blamed on NTPC flexing muscle and projections of a […] Read more
Tata Power Solar Systems Bags Rs. 188 Crore EPC Contract From NHPC Updated On Wed, May 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy NHPC, an Indian government hydropower board under the ownership of Ministry of Power, announced yesterday its placement of an order amounting to Rs 188.19 crore with Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd, a Mumbai-headquartered solar energy services provider, to set up a 40 MW solar power project at Ganjam, in Odisha. Tata Power Solar, a wholly-owned […] Read more
Axpo Italia to buy 12 MWp from Canadian Solar’s upcoming Italian units Updated On Tue, May 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Guelph-headquartered solar PV modules manufacturer Canadian Solar Inc. today announced its signing of a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Axpo Italia for the purchase of energy produced by two solar power plants under development totalling 12 MWp near Ragusa and Enna, in Sicily, Italy. Axpo Italia is the third largest operator in the free energy […] Read more
