India Received $3.2 Bn of FDI in Renewable energy in Last Three Years Updated On Fri, Dec 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy In the first three months of the current financial year (2018-19), Rs 452 crore of FDI had already flown in, power minister R K Singh said. India has received Foreign Direct Investment worth $3,217 million in the renewable energy sector over the last three years from April 2015 to June 2018. According to data from the […] Read more
HAL’s 2 MW Rooftop Solar Project in Telangana Gets Approval Updated On Thu, Dec 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to net-metering regulations in Telangana, the state authorities undertake solar power plants on net metering up to 1 MW. The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) in its recent order has approved the construction of a solar rooftop project of 2 MW capacity at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Telangana premise. The ruling came after HAL […] Read more
Uttar Pradesh to be 100% Electrified by December 31 Updated On Mon, Dec 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy UP is among one of the states which still has a large chunk of the population yet to get an electricity connection under the Saubhagya scheme. Uttar Pradesh is all set to provide electricity to the entire population of the state, Uttar Pradesh power minister Srikant Sharma said. UP is among one of the states […] Read more
Centre Provided Rs 383 Cr to Madhya Pradesh Govt for Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Dec 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Rs 70.03 crore were for the development of solar parks and ultra mega solar power projects and Rs 35 crore for solar rooftop schemes among others. The BJP-led central government assisted the Madhya Pradesh government with a funding Rs 382.91 crore over the financial year 2016-17 and 2017-18 for implementing projects and schemes in the […] Read more
Promotion of Solar Energy Updated On Thu, Dec 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been implementing various schemes in the country, including in Madhya Pradesh, to promote solar energy. The names of the schemes are as under: i. Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects. Scheme for setting up 1000 MW of Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects […] Read more
Wintery Breath Clouding The Sunny Solar Sky! Updated On Wed, Dec 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy Winter has already approached and the month of December is also knocking our doors. Before we plan for Christmas and New Year holidays, I reckon, this is the perfect time to look back on the past one year journey of our solar industry and do some analysis on it. This New Year not only brews […] Read more
Afghanistan Government Invites EoI for 2 GW Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Dec 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Interested investors are invited to submit their expression of interest along with the profile of their company on or before December 20, 2018. The Ministry of Energy and Water of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has issued a notification inviting expressions of interest from developers to construct grid connected solar PV projects of a total […] Read more
MNRE Issues Order Mandating Procurement of Locally Made Products Updated On Fri, Dec 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion had earlier issued a notification in June 2017, mandating public procurement should encourage Make in India policy. Ministry of New and Renewable energy has issued an order mandating that public procurements should encourage Make in India to promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India with a […] Read more
Centre Scraps 12 GW Solar Capacity Addition to be Taken up by NTPC Updated On Thu, Dec 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Earlier government had planned to add 15 GW of solar energy capacity in the country which was to be developed by NTPC to be delivered to states bundled with thermal energy. The central government has quashed a plan to install 12 GW of solar capacity out of the 15 GW capacity that National Thermal Power […] Read more
