Firms not doing well will not impact India’s solar programmes: Piyush Goyal Updated On Wed, Apr 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal at an event organized by industry body CII said that some firms not doing well will not impact the programme’s success reports PTI. When asked about the debt problems faced by SunEdison, Goyal said “there are always certain cases of firms failing all over the world in every industry. There […] Read more
Quercus and Swiss Life Asset Managers acquires Antin Solar Investments and its Solar Photovoltaic Asset Portfolio Updated On Tue, Apr 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Quercus Assets Selection and Swiss Life Asset Managers have announced the successful completion of deal to acquire Antin Solar Investments (ASI) and its 77.1 MW Solar Photovoltaic Asset Portfolio in 50:50 joint ventures. ASI now operates as Azienda Solare Italiana Spa. Last year on December 18, the joint venture called Quercus Swiss Life Italian Solar […] Read more
HP tapped less than one per cent of its solar power potential CAG Updated On Fri, Apr 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its report said that Himachal Pradesh has been able to tap less than one per cent of its solar power potential. According to the report HP has installed 3.29 MW solar power till March 2015 against its potential of 33,000 MW. The report also stated that Himachal Pradesh […] Read more
Fortum bags 100 MW solar power park project in a reverse auction in Karnataka Updated On Wed, Apr 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Finnish utility firm Fortum has announced that it won bid for 100 MW solar power park in the reverse auction. The reverse auction was conducted by NTPC on 12th April 2016 for the selection of 500 megawatt (MW) grid connected solar PV projects under Batch II Tranche I of JNNSM phase II. The solar power […] Read more
ABB, IIT Madras enters into R&D partnership for microgrids & green energy Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy ABB on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) to build microgrids as well as joint R&D in the field of rural electrification, utilization of natural non-fossil resources, battery energy storage and their connection to loads and main grid. The MoU signed also includes internship opportunities to post […] Read more
TNERC announces new solar power tariff Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has passed comprehensive tariff order on Solar Power which comes into force from 1st April this year. The tariff works out to Rs.5.10 per unit for Solar PV projects and Rs.11.12 per unit for Solar Thermal projects without AD benefit. The AD benefit component of the tariff is […] Read more
Borg Energy undertakes project to convert quarters of MPs into 100 % green energy efficient spaces Updated On Thu, Mar 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy US-based Borg Energy Pvt Ltd has successfully completed a significant project to convert over 60 residential quarters of Members of Parliament into 100 % green energy efficient spaces. Borg Energy Pvt Ltd under its Solar Photo Voltaic Power Projects has been undertaken the initiative for the Central Public Works Department of New Delhi. The company […] Read more
India on track for 20GW Goal from Indian Large-Scale Solar Pipeline – MNRE Updated On Tue, Feb 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) reports that it has accumulated six new projects to its accredited solar parks, which will now create 33 parks across 21 states, with an aggregate PV capacity of 19.9 GW. The promising spur of the Indian National Solar Mission (NSM) has underlined another milestone closer towards a revised 175 […] Read more
Solar Applications for our Modern World Updated On Mon, Feb 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Every times, starts for solar power systems / solar PV systems most of the people think about the rooftop systems or mounted systems, which are used for industrial large scale. But presently, experts are discovering a number of technologies which are related to the unconventional solar applications that could guarantee to transform the solar industries. […] Read more
