Gov’t Cuts Component Manufacturing Requirement to Prevent High Tariff Bids in Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Sep 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The government has also brought down the maximum permissible tariff rate for the solar tender to Rs 2.75 per unit from an earlier cap of Rs 2.93. In a bid to attract healthy number of developers in a recent solar auction and prevent higher tariff bids from the bidders, the government has reduced the component […] Read more
MNRE Postpones Commissioning of 7,750 MW Grid-Connected VGF Solar Projects Updated On Sat, Sep 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy MNRE does not hold the developers responsible for the delay in the commissioning of solar PV projects but the supervisory authorities. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has in a row extended the commissioning deadlines of 7,750 MW grid-connected solar PV power projects under different batches of viability gap funding (VGF) planned under 2nd […] Read more
MNRE Seeks Upper Ceilings for Solar Tariffs Updated On Wed, Aug 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy MNRE has asked the Solar Energy Corporation of India to follow the ‘maximum permissible tariff rule’ for capping the solar tariffs at Rs. 2.5 and Rs. 2.6 per unit respectively for both categories. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sought on the recommendations of advisers of National Solar Mission (NSM) an upper ceiling […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Raghvendra Mirji, Associate Vice President & Head – Power Infrastructure & Renewable Energy, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Updated On Mon, Aug 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Please tell our readers more about Godrej’s solar division, its products & services. Godrej & Boyce, a Godrej Group Company, operates across 14 diverse businesses. Founded in 1897, the company started with the manufacture of high quality locks. It has since diversified into Consumer Goods, Office and Industrial Products & Services, Infrastructure & Real […] Read more
13% of Solar Power Target for FY 2018-19 Met in Q1: MNRE Updated On Fri, Aug 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Out of the solar power target achieved in April-July period, ground mounted solar capacity amounts to 1304.57 MW and roof top solar capacity is reported at 159.59 MW. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released the program wise renewable energy achievements met in the first quarter of financial year 2018-19 including the month […] Read more
Tata Power Customers in Mumbai to be rewarded for Their Loyalty Updated On Mon, Aug 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The rewards earned by the customers would be redeemable across different merchant brands/categories in the form of exclusive discounts, vouchers, offers or services. In a first-ever attempt to reward customers for their loyalty in India, Tata Power has launched a unique customer loyalty programme ‘Power Rewards’ for its Mumbai customer base. Loyalty Programme for the […] Read more
India to Spend Rs. 3.85 Lakh Crore for 77GW Solar Capacity Target Updated On Fri, Aug 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy Out of the total target of installing 100,000 MW of solar capacity target by 2022, 23,120 MW solar capacities have already been installed till July 2018. Bringing clarity to the parameters of the solar energy target of 100 GW, Indian Government asserted investment of Rs. 3,85,000 crore for setting up pending 77,000 MW of solar […] Read more
MNRE to Explore Possibility of China Joining Int’l Solar Alliance Updated On Fri, Aug 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy International Solar Alliance is a treaty-based organization meant to promote development of solar energy in countries between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. The government has asked Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to check with its Chinese counterpart for possibility of its China joining the International Solar Alliance. The move is aimed at […] Read more
NTPC asserts Additional Tariff for Bid Resubmission for 2GW Project Updated On Thu, Aug 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy Pre-qualified developers for NTPC tender show their concern about whether they would be allowed to pass on the incremental tariff because of the safeguard duty to distribution companies. Feeding the impacts of the safeguard duty on imports, state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has asked the pre-qualified bidders of 2GW solar power project to resubmit […] Read more
