90,710 Solar Pumps has been Installed throughout the country: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Piyush Goyal-Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mine, Minister in Lok Sabha on Thursday informed that 90,710 solar pumps have been installed throughout the country as on 31st October, 2016. Installations of more pumps are at various stages of implementation. Goyal stated that “a target of 50,000 pumps for irrigation and potable water consumption has […] 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
Why EPC are Treading in the Solar Race? Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar has taken the momentum with a cumulative installed grid connected solar power capacity reaching 8,062 MW (8.1 GW) as of 31 July 2016. The ecosystem seems stable as analyst asserts that the solar market in India is set to clan the billion-dollar space. Not much appalling on the WTO setback, Indian Solar manufacturing capabilities […] Read more
Adani’s solar module to cost 10-12% more than imported version: Report Updated On Thu, Nov 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar modules and solar photovoltaic cells from the house of Adani Group developed under Make in India initiative will reportedly cost higher. Jayant Parimal-Renewable Energy Business CEO, Adani Group speaking to ET said Solar modules and solar photovoltaic cells will be 10-12% higher than the imported versions available in the market. Early this year in […] Read more
Solar tariff cuts down to all-time low at Rs 4 per unit Updated On Tue, Nov 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy The solar power tariff slipped to an all-time low of Rs 4 per unit- the maximum rate – fixed under the tender floated for 750-MW solar power projects at Bhadla solar park in Rajasthan. “Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has finalised a tender issue for the 750-MW solar PV projects in Bhadla solar park, […] Read more
Adani Group inaugurates Punjab’s largest solar power plant of 100 MW Updated On Tue, Nov 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Adani Enterprises has announcced the commissioning of Punjab’s largest solar power plant of 100 MW, at an investment of Rs 640 crore. The plant has been set up by its subsidiary Adani Green Energy Ltd. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and senior officials were present on the occasion. The plant is situated at Sardargarh […] Read more
Azure power raises 470 million dollars financing for its solar projects Updated On Tue, Nov 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power, a leading independent power producer in the solar power sector in India, announces it has tied-up approximately US$ 470 million financing for its projects to be commissioned in 2017. This is one of the largest financing done till date in the Indian solar sector. With this tie-up Azure Power’s cumulative financial commitment to […] Read more
Poor implementation of net-metering policies poses a major challenge for rooftop solar Updated On Mon, Nov 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy India’s rooftop solar market has been growing rapidly with the country adding more capacity in the past 12 months than all previous years put together. However, grid interconnection regulations and processes remain challenging in most parts of the country despite almost all states announcing net- and/or gross-metering policies for rooftop solar. According to survey of […] 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