Solar Prosumers in Goa Get Faulty Bills, Still Awaits Subsidy Payment Updated On Fri, May 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy After spending lakhs of rupees on rooftop solar installations, solar prosumers (producers and consumers of solar power) are now distressed as the electricity department failed to account for the solar power that their plants have been supplying to the grid. Receiving their first bills after a period of six months since their solar installations were […] Read more
180 kW Solar Plant Tendered in Goa Updated On Mon, Feb 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission is March 1, 2019. The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has issued a tender inviting bid from eligible project developers to set up an on-grid solar power plant of 180 kW capacity on the cover shed of Platform 2 and 3 at the Madgaon Railway station in Goa. The […] Read more
Government of Goa Reveals Amended Solar Energy Policy Updated On Mon, Feb 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy The policy, which was notified last week, came into force with immediate effect. The Goa government has notified the Solar Energy Policy to promote unconventional electricity generation in the coastal state. The policy, which was notified last week, came into force with immediate effect. As per the policy, the consumer and the producer of solar […] Read more
Goa Amends Solar Policy to Grant Solar Prosumers 50% Subsidy Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Small and large prosumers will now receive a 50 percent subsidy instead of the earlier proposed interest-free loan. To further incentivise the generation and adoption of solar power in the state, the Goa government has approved the amendments to the Goa State Solar Policy 2017. The solar policy with proposed amendments was issued last month […] Read more
Parrikar Held Meeting with Goa Power Dept. Over Solar Policy Implementation Updated On Wed, Jul 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy For the generation of grid-connected solar power a power purchase agreement has to be signed between consumers and the electricity department. In order to streamline the implementations of a solar policy in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar held a meeting with officials of the electricity department and Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA). Manohar Parrikar was instrumental in […] Read more
CGPL, TPCDT Partner to Provide Rooftop PV Systems to All Households in Tunda, Gujarat Updated On Fri, Jun 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy This project targets 100 percent households in the region and will provide individual houses rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system which would be connected to the grid without having battery banks. Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL) has joined hands with Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) for its ‘Suryoday’ project, aiming to provide universal rooftop solar […] Read more
Government Apathy a Bottleneck for Solar Energy Push Updated On Sat, May 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The delays haven’t gone down well with the prosumers (consumer and producer of solar power), who after investing their money on installing solar panels and getting all the paperwork done, are upset at seeing their installations lie idle. The cabinet had approved the state solar policy last year. The onus is on the government to […] Read more
Consumers, Integrators Seek Single-window for Solar Power Projects in Goa Updated On Sat, May 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The integrators were attending the Goa Conference’s second edition on Solar Energy in Panaji, the capital of Goa. They vigorously questioned the role of the electricity department and the GEDA. To deal with all grid-connected solar power projects, Integrators and consumers of solar power systems have appealed for a single window system for smooth installations. […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Grids: New Trend in AP District Vizag Updated On Sat, May 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) revealed that till February of this year, 563 rooftop solar grids were synchronized with the grid providing a total capacity of 6,837 kW with another 736 units of 3,651 kW capacity in pipeline. The solar power development in the city of Vizag in Andhra Pradesh is […] Read more
