NISE invites EoI to impart training on Suryamitra Skill Development Program on PAN India basis Updated On Sat, Oct 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) recently created by converting Solar Energy Centre to function as an Apex National Centre for research and technology development and related activities in the areas of Solar Energy Technologies in the Country. Under the skill development initiatives of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, NISE is mandated as […] Read more
Schneider Electric partners with NSDC and PSSC, to setup Centre of Excellence focused on power, solar and automation Updated On Wed, Oct 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Schneider Electric in partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and the industry-led Power Sector Skill Council (PSSC), will co-promote a Centre of Excellence and support training of electricians for underprivileged youth in one hundred Government approved skill development centres. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, […] Read more
MNRE invites EoI for conducting a study of Impact of Training Programme sponsored by the Ministry Updated On Wed, Sep 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been sponsoring short-term training programme mainly in areas of construction/manufacturing, installation, operation & maintenance and entrepreneurship of Renewable Energy Systems under its HRD Programme as well as other programmes. Now MNRE wants to get a valuation done of the trainings in-term of utility of the trained manpower […] Read more
Police stations in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh taps into solar power Updated On Sat, Aug 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Police stations in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh has tapped into solar power installing solar plants. State police department identified 14 police stations in the district in which solar plants were installed to harness solar power to meet the day-to-day requirements. Each police station would 1.5 kilowatt solar panel in addition to inverter and batteries […] Read more
Puducherry becomes the first UT to join “UDAY” scheme Updated On Thu, Aug 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Union Territory of Puducherry joined the UDAY scheme (Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana) signing MoU with the Government of India for operational turnaround of the Union Territory’s Electricity Department. The MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) was signed in presence of the Minister of State for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy & Mines Piyush Goyal. […] Read more
Master Plan For Making Chandigarh a Model Solar City Prepared: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy minister, Piyush Goyal on Friday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that master plan for making Chandigarh a Model Solar City under the ‘Development of Solar Cities’ programme of MNRE has been prepared. The solar city cell has also been established. Goyal said that UT Administration, Chandigarh […] Read more
Punjab positions itself as the top state in rooftop solar power generation Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Bikram Singh Majithia, Punjab Revenue and Non-conventional Energy Minister on Tuesday announced that the border state of India is in path to make another history in “green power solar revolution”, after attaining the “game-changing” green revolution. Speaking on the occasion in the presence of Ranjit Singh Waryiam Nangal, the Chairman of Punjab Energy Development Agency […] Read more
New US Solar Workforce Development Program will facilitate the training of more skilled workers Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy With the number of US solar jobs doubling over the last six years, and the solar industry adding workforce at a rate almost 12 times faster than the economy in general, the need to have skilled solar workers is getting high. However, as a relatively new field, employment infrastructure and training opportunities in the solar […] Read more
India sanctions scheme to develop 10 Solar Zones having at least 10000 hectares of land Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy The Government o India has directed authorization to implement the scheme for setting up of 10 ‘Solar Zones’ each having at least 10000 hectares of govt. or privately owned uncultivable and fallow land in one or more than one patches to encourage solar PV project developers, investors and manufacturers to help achieve the nation’s massive […] Read more