Andhra villages Toorputallu and Pedhamyanavanilanka to run completely on solar power Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy As part of green development initiative, two villages of Andhra Pradesh- Toorputallu and Pedhamyanavanilanka will run completely on solar power from this year. Commerce and Industry Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman who adopted both the villages of Andhra under Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY) said “these will be the first two villages in the country to be […] Read more
Domestic firms dominated Jharkhand‘s 1.2 GW Solar Tender Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Jharkhand’s first bulk tender of solar power projects of 1.2GW received interest from Indian companies. The state issued tender to allocate 1200 MW of solar power projects to private developers in December last year. Early this month Results announced by the Jharkhand government shows bids placed by successful project developers range between Rs 5.08/kWh and […] Read more
Canada’s Suncor submits proposal to build three 80 MW solar PV farm Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Canada’s largest oil sands producer Suncor has submitted a proposal to the Alberta Electric System Operator to build three 80 MW solar PV farms in the state. This is the first time that the company is foraying into solar energy. The proposal from the firm includes sum of 240MW solar PV plants in the stand […] Read more
Warehouse rooftops to generate solar power in Telangana Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Telangana government is encouraging solar power generation from rooftop of more than 330 new warehouses across the state. Almost half the number of new warehouses is expected to be ready by next month, while remaining will be ready by July this year said T. Harish Rao Minister for Irrigation and Marketing at Legislative Assembly. […] Read more
SolaireDirect bags 75MW solar power project in Uttar Pradesh Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy French multinational electric utility company ENGIE through its subsidiary Solairedirect has won a 75 MW solar power project in Uttar Pradesh. The firm has quoted viability gap funding (VGF) of Rs.7.435 million/MW. Last week Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) awarded a 50MW project to Indian conglomerate RattanIndia Power in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh with VGF […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Coaches to soon run in Jodhpur Updated On Fri, Mar 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy From this fiscal year around 50 rail coaches integrated with solar panels will be introduced from the North Western Railway (NWR) workshop in Jodhpur. After a successful pilot project, the railway authorities have intended to lay rooftop solar in a special operational non-ac coaches that will be capable enough to run tube lights and fans. […] Read more
Bhageria Industries wins 30MW Solar Power Project from SECI Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Bhageria Industries (BIL) is known to have won 30MW Solar Power Project from Solar Energy Corporation of India (A Government of India Enterprise). Under this deal, BIL will install 30 MW Solar Power Plant at Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra and the project completion deadline has been sketched till the first quarter of 2017. BIL will execute […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh to Provide Cheapest Solar Power till Date Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Madhya Pradesh (MP) has largely identified as one of the most solar friendly states with major investors and providers have already bid on these states. With abundance of solar proficiency, MP is aiming to yield the cheapest solar power in world. The benefits are projected to come after the completion of the World’s Biggest Solar […] Read more
Five Football Size Floating Solar Project to aid Brazil’s Electricity Crisis Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Acclaimed as an environmental crime, Balbina dam today merely generates electricity. Located near the equator line some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the Amazonian city of Manaus, the dam once deluged a section of the Amazon rainforest. Today, this huge artificial lake is been eyed conducive for a revolutionary floating solar panels project. Built during Brazil’s 1964-1985 […] Read more
