3019 MW of Solar Energy Capacity Added in 2015-16: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Minister Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha on Thursday said that a total of 3019 MW of solar energy capacity addition was recorded during the year 2015-16. The minister shared that World Bank has recently approved a total amount of US $ 625 million consisting of World Bank […] Read more
Indian Railways to install 5GW of solar by 2025 in partnership with UNDP: Report Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Indian Railways is reportedly targeting to install 5GW of solar by 2025 in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). PV Tech reports that Prodyut Mukherjee, national technical consultant, UNDP at his presentation at the International Conference on Decarbonisation of Indian Railways stated that the target will be realized using vacant Indian Railways land and […] Read more
Vikram Solar and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology ink MoU for R&D Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Vikram Solar on Wednesday announced that it has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST). The announcement was made at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at a Session on Industry-Academia Collaborations with CII. The agreement includes collaboration of both the organisations for the […] Read more
BUY or LEASE Your Solar panel system? Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar market in India is speculated to add new capacity of 700 MW in 2016 – 15% of total solar capacity addition this year. According to Bridge to India, the cumulative capacity crossed 1 GW by September and is growing at a sizzling 300% over last year. Ministry of Finance has reduced depreciation rate […] Read more
Western Railway to install 2 MW solar panels at its suburban stations Updated On Sat, Nov 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy To reduce carbon footprint, the Western Railway will be setting up solar panels at around 30 locations- with a total capacity of 2 MW. The installed solar plant will provide power for its non-traction work. Western Railway expects to reduce dependence on energy from coal-fired plants by around 10% and save lakhs of rupees in […] Read more
A low cost Micro Solar Dome to light up households in rural areas Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy A low cost and energy efficient device has been developed to capture sunlight and light up households, particularly in urban slum or rural areas which lack electricity supply. Micro Solar Dome (MSD) has been developed by the Department of Science and Technology in collaboration with N B Institute for Rural Technology. The device has a […] Read more
NTPC aims to achieve 10 GW solar portfolio by 2022 Updated On Tue, Nov 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy National Thermal Power Corporation has announced that it is well on course to meet its target of generating 10-GW solar energy as part of the government’s aim of 100 GW by 2022. Gurdeep Singh, company’s CMD said, “NTPC’s commitment to add 10-GW solar energy out of government’s overall commitment of 100 GW (Solar) is well […] Read more
Solar Parks in India: Scope, Status, Achievement, and Challenges Updated On Fri, Nov 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy India, with its large population and rapidly growing economy, needs access to clean, cheap and reliable sources of energy. The government with the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has been promoting ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India’s energy security challenge. The Government of India’s ambitious plan to add 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022 […] Read more
Center to soon launch USD 2 billion clean energy fund to increase renewable energy capacity Updated On Fri, Nov 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy The center is reportedly gearing up to launch two billion dollar clean energy fund with NTPCL, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and Power Finance Corporation Ltd to support the government’s ambitious target of adding 175 GW renewable energy generation capacity by 2022. All India Radio (AIR) World Service citing a senior official said New and Renewable […] Read more
