Afghan Govt Approves 30 MW Solar Power Project in Kandhar Updated On Tue, Jan 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy The decision in this regard was taken by Afghan’s Ministry of Finance who said the High Economic Council (HEC) has approved 30 megawatt solar power project plan for the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The government of Afghanistan has approved solar power project contracts in the country and once operational, the projects will produce up […] Read more
NEC Energy Solutions Commissions 50 MW of Grid Energy Storage Facilities in UK for VLC Energy Updated On Mon, Jan 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The 50MW portfolio, which is now fully operational and includes a 40 MW facility in Glassenbury in Kent and a 10 MW installation in Cleator in Cumbria, represents the largest portfolio of utility-scale battery energy storage systems connected to the UK grid. NEC Energy Solutions (NEC ES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation has announced […] Read more
Solar Energy Can be Explored to Provide Affordable Power: J&K Dy CM Updated On Mon, Jan 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Jammu and Kashmir have second highest potential to generate solar power in the country after Rajasthan. Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said that solar energy can be explored to provide affordable power to the residents living in remote and far off places of the state. Talking specifically of Billawar in Kathua district […] Read more
Using Solar Power Indian Railways Saves Crores in 2017 Updated On Sat, Jan 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Railway officials said the savings were made by using LED fittings at stations, solar-run UPS systems at reservation centres and solar water heaters in the ‘running rooms’ at Miraj and Ghorpadi. Indian Railways have saved a total of Rs 1.45 crore in electricity bills in 2017 by using solar energy at the Pune Railway […] Read more
Solar Micro Grids of 1899 Kwp Installed In India Updated On Fri, Jan 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy Singh informed that MNRE has provided financial support up to 30% of the cost of micro and mini-grids systems for installation in the rural areas of the country. The design capacity of micro grid depends upon the requirement to be catered. As many as 63 solar micro grids of 1899 kilo Watt power (kWp) aggregated […] Read more
Haryana & Uttarakhand Regulators to Remove Restrictions: Solar Companies Updated On Fri, Jan 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy Prior to September last year, DISPA had to had to move to the Gujarat Power Administration Commission (GERC) to supply net metering and other motivating forces for putting up solar rooftop plants. Solar developers have moved the power controllers of Haryana and Uttarakhand to smoothen out irregularities which are obstructing the development of solar capacity in these two states. In one […] Read more
Solar Streetlights Will Soon be Installed at Chennai Metro Rail Staff Quarters Updated On Fri, Jan 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), a total 35 such lights would be installed with a lithium-ion battery backup in six months after the contractor is chosen. In order to maximize the use of renewable energy, Chennai Metro Rail will install 50MW solar streetlights at its staff quarters in Koyambedu. CMRL has […] Read more
Renewable Energy Crosses 62 GW Mark Including over 16 GW of Solar Power Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar, wind and thermal power cost around Rs 6 crore for each MW for making new limits according to industry data. The nation’s renewable energy source limit remained at 62.05 GW by November 2017, which incorporates 32.75 GW of wind vitality and 16.61GW of solar power, Parliament was educated today. Power and New & Renewable […] Read more
India Can Reach 17k MW Renewable Energy Capacity by 2022: Government Updated On Wed, Jan 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy India can reach a capacity of 17,000 megawatts in renewable energy by the year 2022, the Rajya Sabha was informed. During the Question Hour, Minister of state for power, new and renewable energy R K Singh said the share of renewable energy was progressively increasing in the Indian electricity mix. “In the year 2015-16, with […] Read more
