Tata Power Renewable Energy Inks PPA with GE for Solar Rooftop Solns Updated On Wed, Jun 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar rooftop projects installation will help to generate over 1 million kWh of electricity per year, and will lead to an average tariff reduction of around 30 percent. Tata Power’s wholly-owned arm Tata Power Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with GE to provide solar rooftop solutions for 6 manufacturing and services sites in […] Read more
Andhra Government to Solarise Agricultural Connections Updated On Tue, Jun 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy The numbers of agriculture connections across the state are 17.20 lakh and the state government has agreed recently to allot Rs 6,030.17 crore this year as a subsidy for them. In the state of Andhra Pradesh, the state government is planning to solorise agriculture connections coming up in the state by using a new scheme […] Read more
Duty Concerns, ISTS Issues May Delay Solar Auctions Updated On Mon, Jun 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy NTPC deferred auction of 2,000 MW of solar capacity to the first week of June. However, the state-run power giant did not auction even in the first week of this month. Amid ambiguity about the imposition of 70 percent safeguard duty on solar equipment, there is an apprehension that solar auctions would be dragged further. […] Read more
Solar-powered System can Harvest Fresh Water From Air Updated On Mon, Jun 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy It operates at ambient temperature with ambient sunlight, and with no additional energy input, you can collect water in the desert. This laboratory-to-desert journey allowed us to really turn water harvesting from an interesting phenomenon into a science Using just solar power, the scientists have developed a system that can harvest water out of the air […] Read more
ACME Group Won 50 MW Solar Power Project in SECI Reverse Auction Updated On Fri, Jun 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy It is a very tough project due to site access, soil condition, difficult contour, high wind speed and lower GHI (Global Horizontal Irradiance). The tariff remains lower than forbearance price of Rs 3.48 per unit. In an auction conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), ACME Group said it has won 50 MW solar […] Read more
Azure Power Wins 75 MW Solar Power Project in NE Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company will sign a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL) at a weighted average tariff of Rs 3.37 (~US cents 5.2) per kWh. India’s one of the leading solar power producers Azure Power has won the largest solar power project of 75MW in Assam in the North […] Read more
DGTR to Hold Public Hearing on Safeguard Duty Investigation on June 26 Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The directorate is mandated to investigate the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury to the domestic industry as a consequence of increased import of an article into India. India is targeting up to 100 gigawatts (GW) solar capacity by 2022. Under the Commerce Ministry, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) will hold […] Read more
Beer Giant AB InBev’s Mysore Unit Goes Green; Inks Pact with Canadian Firm Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The brewery in Mysore manufactures beer brands especially Budweiser, Knock out and Beck’s Ice, is the company’s third unit in the world that has shifted to the renewable source to meet its energy demands. The other two are in the US. The Mysore unit of World’s biggest beer giant Anheuser-Busch (AB InBev) in Karnataka has shifted from […] Read more
Cabinet Okays Continuation of Off-grid, Decentralised Solar PV Applications Programme Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The total project of the 3 components included under the phase-III is Rs 1,895 crore of which Rs 637 crore will be provided as central financial assistance. The government has provided its consent for implementing phase-III of off-grid and decentralized solar PV application programme to achieve additional 118 MWp (Mega Watt peak) off-grid solar PV […] Read more
