SECI Issues Tender for Setting up of 15 MW of GCRT SPV Projects on Government Buildings Updated On Tue, Jul 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued an RfS for setting up of 15 MW of grid connected rooftop system for SPV projects on government buildings under RESCO mode under competitive bidding. The project is to be completed in a period of nine months. The last date to submit the bid (soft copy) is […] Read more
1 Terawatt and Beyond: Solar Energy’s Unstoppable Rise and What Lies Ahead Updated On Mon, Jul 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar has come a long way in the last few years, from over 100,000 megawatts in 2012 to one terawatt now (1 terawatt is 1 million megawatts). So, what spurred this development? What were the factors that facilitated the achievement of this feat? We’ll be going over humanity’s journey to 1 TW of installed capacity […] Read more
State Commissions Can’t Decide On Trade Margins In ISTS Projects: APTEL Updated On Mon, Jul 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL), in its latest judgment, ruled that State Commissions do not have the jurisdiction to take a call on the trade margins for Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) power projects. The apex tribunal passed the order while hearing a case between the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) against an impugned […] Read more
Odisha Issues Tender To Solarise 43 Govt Buildings In Bhubaneswar Updated On Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has now issued a tender to solarise 43 government buildings in Bhubaneswar. This comes under the Bhubaneswar Renewable Energy City Programme. The state capital is also one of the smart cities of India. As per the mandate of the tender, the solar developer would solarise these government buildings through solar […] Read more
Spinkraft Ventures & Roofsol Join Hands for 60 MW Solar Inverter Contract with Wattpower Updated On Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Spinkraft Ventures Private Limited and Roofsol Energy Pvt Ltd have joined hands for a supply contract with a capacity of 60 MW. The agreement has been forged with Wattpower Systems Pvt. Ltd. The contract will pave the path for the delivery of inverters and components that convert solar panel-generated direct current (DC) into alternating current […] Read more
McDonald India Invests Rs 14cr To Start 3.2MW Solar Plant In Delhi Updated On Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Leading fast food chain McDonald’s India (North and East) has invested Rs 14 crore to commission Delhi’s largest solar power plant in Najafgarh. As a result, 24 percent of McDonald’s Delhi restaurants have now transitioned to renewable energy, the company said in a statement today. With a capacity of 3.2 Megawatt (MW), the solar plant […] Read more
India Starts Anti-Dumping Probe on Aluminum Solar Frames Imported from China Updated On Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, months after it put an end to the anti-dumping investigation into solar cells from China, Thailand and Vietnam in December 2022 seems set to start a fresh investigation. This time on the import of aluminium frames for solar modules. The anti-dumping investigation will look into aluminum frames for solar […] Read more
US Agri Startup Aigen Brings Solar Powered Robotics To Farm Cleanup Updated On Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Aigen, a startup in the field of agricultural technology, based in Seattle, US has recently introduced a groundbreaking robotics platform that operates autonomously and can be scaled up easily. The USP of the platform is that it exploits solar and wind energy as its sole power sources. The firm claims that the Aigen Element Service […] Read more
Solar Canals Deliver On Promise, Yet Fail To Find Market Updated On Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Ravleen Kaur A streak of blue cuts across the yellow landscape as one takes a turn while travelling through the Mehsana district of Gujarat. The dry smell of dust alerts one about the arid zone ahead and the heat is an indication of impending summers in this terrain. Soon, the blue line turns grey with […] Read more