India’s total installed solar capacity crosses 10 GW milestone: Bridge To India Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Indian solar capacity included rooftop and off-grid has crossed 10GW mark says Bridge To India in its latest report. According to the consultancy firm India will add new solar capacity of 5.1 GW this year, which is a growth of 137% over last year. It also expects average annual capacity addition of 8-10 GW per […] Read more
PGCIL Seeks US$ 1,000 Million Loan from ADB for Green Energy Corridor Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has sought a loan of US$ 1,000 million for green energy corridor from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The USD 1,000 million loan comprises Sovereign guaranteed loan of US$ 500 million and Non-Sovereign loan of US$ 500 million said Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, […] Read more
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
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
MSEDCL does not have solar net meter: Report Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy It’s been more than a year now since the Maharashtra government passed rooftop solar policy; still the Discoms in the state doesn’t have net meters claims a report. According to TOI, consumers in the state have to buy net meters from the open market paying from their pocket. Net metering is a billing mechanism, it […] Read more
Farmers advised to use solar fencing Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy The forest department has made a request to the Tamil Nadu electricity Board to take action against the farmers who are misusing the free electricity supplied by the government. Officials from forest administration claims that 31 elephants have died of electrocution in the last 15 years, and despite both departments trying their best to address […] Read more
Hanwha Q Cells to ship 141MW of Solar Modules to Mahindra Group Updated On Thu, Nov 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Hanwha Q Cells has announced that it has signed an agreement with Mahindra Susten Pvt. Ltd. to supply 141 megawatt solar photovoltaic module. Hanwha Q Cells will ship HSL72 modules, which are produced in company’s production facility in China to the newly established renewable energy arm of the India’s sixth largest conglomerate Mahindra Group. The […] 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
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
