Bengaluru’s APM Projects Bags Central Mine Planning & Design Institute’s 5.2 MW Solar Project Updated On Mon, May 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Bengaluru-based APM Projects has bagged the 5.2 MW solar project by Central Mine Planning & Design Institute. The project has been won through competitive bidding. The tender is for the design, engineering, supply and procurement, construction, erection, fabrication, commissioning, testing, operation and maintenance of five years of grid connected ground mounted solar power plant of […] Read more
RERC Asks Rajasthan Govt To Appoint RVUNL As Nodal Agency For Renewable Projects Updated On Fri, Apr 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC), in a suo-motu order, advised the Rajasthan government to consider declaring the Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RVUNL) as the nodal agency for the development of renewable energy projects implemented by the RVUNL in the State. RVUNL is developing an 810-megawatt (MW) solar power project at Pugal in the Bikaner […] Read more
Solar PLI Tranche 2 Allocations Released, 48 GW Of Domestic Manufacturing Capacity By 2025-26 Updated On Tue, Mar 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The government of India has allocated 39600 MW of domestic Solar PV module manufacturing capacity under PLI (Tranche-II), or the Solar PLI scheme to incentivise domestic manufacturing. The PLI or Performance Linked Incentive scheme offers financial incentives to manufacturers for meeting specific milestones in sales, linked indirectly to capacity creation. The PLI (Tranche-II) is expected […] Read more
Telangana’s SCCL Seeks To Be ‘Net Zero’ By 2024 Updated On Wed, Mar 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), a critical coal mining firm that helps meet Telangana’s needs, has declared a plan to become net zero on its electricity consumption by 2024. The firm plans to achieve this mostly on the back of augmenting its solar power generation capacity to 450 megawatts. This it hopes will help it […] Read more
Solar Is Changing Fast, Here Are 5 Ways It Already Has Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched back in January 2010, India had a total installed solar capacity of around 160 MW. The mission itself had a target of 20 GW by 2022. However, changes on the ground in terms of technology, availability and fresh climate realities meant a wholesale upgrade on those […] Read more
SECI Opens Up Bidding For Rs 19,500 Crore Solar PLI Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy It’s finally here. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for the much awaited Solar PLI (performance Linked Incentive) tender that is expected to give a huge boost to the solar sector in terms of manufacturing prowess and backward integration domestically. The tender, under tranche II of the PLI program has a last […] Read more
Tata Power RE, Three Other Firms Win GUVNL’s 750 MW Solar Project Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The 750 MW grid-connected solar project power purchase auction for Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) has concluded Solarcraft Power India, Solairedirect Energy, Tata Power Renewable Energy, and Utkrrisht Solar Energy as the winners. Solairedirect won 200 MW at Rs. 2.50/kWh, and Solarcraft earned 120 MW with a quote of Rs. 2.49/KW. 300 MW at a […] Read more
NLC issues tender for 100 MW ISTS-connected solar projects Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chennai-based thermal energy giant NLC India has issued a tender to set up 100 MW ISTS (Inter State Transmission System) connected solar power project on pan India basis with Operation & Maintenance (O&M) for 3 years. NLC India Limited is a government-owned-fossil fuel miner and thermal power generator under the ownership of Ministry of Coal, […] Read more
JSW Solar, Shirdi Sai Electricals and Reliance Win Solar PLI Allotments Updated On Fri, Nov 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy In the end, IREDA’s final list of winners for the Solar PLI (Performance Linked Incentives) scheme threw up no surprises as the bidders with plans for all stages of production and the highest capacity bids of 4 GW walked away with the top 3 allotments. Designed to encourage the setting up of manufacturing capacities for […] Read more
