Record Capacity Addition of Wind Power of 5400 MW in Last Fiscal Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has set another record in the wind power capacity addition by adding over 5400 MW in 2016-17 against the target of 4000 MW. This year’s achievement surpassed the previous higher capacity addition of 3.423 MW achieved in the previous year. The leading States in the wind power capacity […] Read more
Indian Railways Plans to Setup Solar Power Plants at 8000 Stations Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Indian Railway is working on the plan to make use of 500 MW of solar power plants in 8000 stations to meet its electricity needs and cut down carbon footprint. Indian Railways has planned to install 500 MW of solar power plant to meet the energy needs of more than 8000 stations in the […] Read more
Railways join hands with BHEL for setting up of a roof top solar power plant in Patiala Updated On Mon, Apr 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuel (IROAF) signed an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for constructing the 2MW roof top solar power plant under the government’s incentive scheme Railways has joined hands with power equipment maker BHEL for setting up of a roof top solar power plant in Patiala to meet the energy […] Read more
Azure Power Wins Indian Railway’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power Project Updated On Thu, Mar 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Azure Power wins 46 MWs of solar projects from Indian Railways across 11 states in India, and company’s rooftop portfolio now more than 100 MWs across 14 states in India. Azure Power, a leading solar power producer in India, announced that it has won 46 MWs of rooftop solar power projects across eleven states pan […] Read more
Azure Power Commissions 7MW Solar Power Plant for Defence Establishments in Maharashtra Updated On Thu, Mar 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Azure Power becomes the first private solar company to power the Defence Ministry under the National Solar Mission Azure Power, a leading solar power producer in India, commissioned 7 MWs of solar plant capacity in the state of Maharashtra and is the first private solar power project to be set up at defence establishments under Ministry […] Read more
India’s 60-65 per cent of installed power generation capacity will be from Renewable Energy: Piyush Goyal Updated On Sat, Mar 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy “India’s renewable energy programme is a great example of how you can do big by thinking big.” Power Minister Piyush Goyal today at Take Pride event organized by CII said that India’s 60-65 per cent of installed power generation capacity will be from renewable energy. “Going by prices we have discovered, I am inspired to say that 60-65 per […] Read more
Hanwha Q CELLS-Kalyon Enerji Consortium Awarded the Tender to Construct 1 GW Solar Power Plant in Turkey Updated On Fri, Mar 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Hanwha Q CELLS-Kalyon Enerji consortium will also establish 500 MW of fully integrated PV manufacturing capacity locally in Turkey, which will be operational within 21 months under the Agreement. Hanwha Q CELLS Co. Ltd. has announced that a consortium consisting of Hanwha Q CELLS and Kalyon Enerji Yatirimlari have been awarded for the tender to construct region’s […] Read more
Solar Power Tariffs in India Have Plunged by 73 Percent Since 2010 Updated On Fri, Mar 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Since 2010, India’s solar power tariff rate has been reduced to record low, especially in the auction conducted at the Rewa Solar Park. India’s solar sector recently reached record low tariff levels in the auction conducted at the Rewa Solar Park in the state of Madhya Pradesh. India was one of the first countries to […] Read more
Scheme for Enhancement of capacity from 20,000 MW to 40,000 MW for Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects Updated On Thu, Mar 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The enhanced capacity would ensure setting up of at least 50 solar parks each with a capacity of 500 MW and above in various parts of the country Early this year in February, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the PM Narendra Modi, approved the enhancement of capacity from 20,000 MW to 40,000 […] Read more
