Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu to Set Up a 500MW Solar Power Plant Updated On Tue, Dec 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy A subsidy of Rs 20 Lakh is allotted for every MW of generated capacity set up within the park. Tangedco has received the approval from the centre for setting up a 500 MW solar park in the district of Ramanathapuram. The project is sighted to be the country’s first set up to be built government-owned […] Read more
TechnipFMC Installs Solar Power System at School in Tamil Nadu Updated On Mon, Nov 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy TechnipFMC in India would install solar power system of 6 kW under CSR program ‘Seed of Hope’ With an aim to generate electricity from renewable energy sources, UK-based Company TechnipFMC has taken up a CSR initiative to install a solar power system at a school in Tamil Nadu. TechnipFMC in India would install solar power […] Read more
Rays Power Infra signs PPA with TANGEDCO for 100MW in Tamil Nadu Updated On Mon, Oct 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The 100MW solar power project will provide power at an attractive rate of INR 3.47 per unit to TANGEDCO. Rays Power Infra, a leading solar EPC company in the country, has announced its PPA with TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited) for the development of 100 MW through solar power solutions in Tamil […] Read more
MNRE Urges Tamil Nadu to Prevent Arbitrary Curtailment of Solar Power Updated On Mon, Oct 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy MNRE has urged the concerned officials at the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution to prevent arbitrary curtailment, or backdowns, of solar power in the state. In his letters addressed to Vikram Kapur, Principal Secretary in the Tamil Nadu government, Dilip Nigam, Advisor-National Solar Mission, MNRE has asked to “instruct the concerned officials at the Tamil […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan Leaves Tamil Nadu Behind in Installed Solar Capacity Updated On Sat, Jul 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Statistics show only 630 MW of solar power was installed in Tamil Nadu in 2016-17 against 919.24 MW in 2015-16. Unlike Andhra Pradesh, which acquires land for solar parks, Tamil Nadu leaves developers the land acquisition responsibility, which takes time. Ministry of new and renewable energy data, released in the Lok Sabha, shows that at […] Read more
NLC India Invites Bids for 709 MW of solar in Tamil Nadu Updated On Tue, Jul 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power project will have a minimum size of 50 MW (AC) capacity in a single site and must be commissioned 12 months from the date of the Letter of Award. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has tendered solar PV projects with a capacity of 709 MW (AC) in the state of Tamil Nadu. The […] Read more
Tamil Nadu to set up Rs 2350 crore Ultra Mega Solar PV Park in Ramanathapuram District Updated On Fri, Jun 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Chief minister of Tamil Nadu announced that the government will set up an Ultra Mega Solar Photovoltaic Power Park in Ramanathapuram district at an estimated cost of Rs 2350 crore. The Tamil Nadu government today proposed a series of new initiatives in various sectors, including energy and power, running into many thousands of crores of […] Read more
Tamil Nadu government to install solar panels atop Chennai Corporation buildings Updated On Thu, Jun 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar panel will be installed on the top of Chennai Corporation buildings at a cost of Rs 39 crore from the Chennai Corporation fund Tamil Nadu government is reportedly gearing up to install solar panels on the top of Chennai Corporation buildings in a bid to tap 88 lakh units of power potential. Installing […] Read more
