MNRE Ceases Empanelment Of Channel Partners Under Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Program Updated On Sat, Nov 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy An auction of up to 21GW solar and wind capacities combined to be issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) by March 2018. In an official notice dated of 23 November 2017, The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) declared the discontinuation of empanelment of channel partners under grid connected rooftop and […] Read more
Solar Rooftops to Cater 90 Percent Power To Chennai Corp Buildings Updated On Sat, Nov 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy By installing these solar panels, it is assumed that 90 percent of the power needs of the corporation buildings will be met through this project. In a bid to swerve towards clean energy from non-renewable energy, the Greater Chennai Corporation is all set to install solar panels in 1,378 Chennai corporation owned buildings. According to […] Read more
Developers Using Sub-Standard Solar Equipment Will Be Blacklisted Says R K Singh Updated On Fri, Nov 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy If the sub-standard modules go beyond a certain tolerance limit, developers will be blacklisted. Raj Kumar Singh, Minister for Power and New and Renewable energy has said that the developers using sub-standard solar equipment beyond a certain tolerance limit will be blacklisted. In an interview with a newspaper, Singh who has also served as home […] Read more
Half-cell technology to rise and shine in subsidy-less solar business climate Updated On Thu, Nov 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy Both China’s launching tradable green certificates and Japan’s replacement of its Feed in Tariff (FiT) scheme with an auction mechanism shows that the cost of renewable power generation has become more and more competitive to that of fossil fuels. Solar will continue to survive with less dependency on subsidy in the near future. At the […] Read more
Investonomics on Indian Sun is Hot! Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy Today, solar power is not merely a power demand catalyst rather this sector preaches colossal economics in the world affairs. Clouds around solar sector have dynamically revolved as murmurs of its transient nature of solar power are eluded. Solar and wind projects in the country would attract USD 20 billion investment each year from next […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Sector in India – Challenges and a Way Ahead Updated On Wed, Nov 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy Rooftop Solar Sector is going to be vital in achievement of Government targets for Solar Electricity Production in India. Many initiatives have been taken by Government for promotion of this sector in last couple of year. Some of them are: 1) Central Agency SECI and various state nodal agencies have come up with tenders for […] Read more
Indian Solar Power Market Witnesses Change in Demand-Supply Landscape Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Lack of visibility over project pipeline is forcing solar power developers to bid aggressive tariffs and reconsider strategic options including consolidation. The Indian solar power market is being tested to its limits. GST has increased execution costs. Module prices have shot up when bidders were factoring in another 20% price decline by the end of […] Read more
First Utility Scale Storage Project in India Takes Off Updated On Mon, Oct 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 20MW solar power project is the first utility scale storage tender in India to announce results, and it includes provision of complete EPC and O&M services for twenty-five years. NLC India Limited, a government of India owned coal mining company, recently completed auction for a 20 MW solar project integrated with 28 MWh storage […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Allen Cao, Director, Arctech Solar India Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy Q. What is the importance, feasibility, viability of using Solar Trackers in various states of India Dropping PPA prices, high irradiation and utility scale makes solar trackers the perfect and only choice to get higher IRR for a solar plant in India. The solar plant generation can achieve up to 15%-25% more yield when using […] Read more
