NTPC likely to be mandated to meet its entire auxiliary power requirement through domestic solar equipment: Report Updated On Mon, May 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy Nearly 2000 MW of NTPC auxiliary power generation can be replaced by solar energy. Indian government is reportedly looking at means to aid domestic solar equipment manufacturing industry despite facing criticism at WTO for the domestic content requirement clause in the JNNSM. BusinessLine citing a top government official reports that towards this end, NTPC may […] Read more
ONGC floats tender for 1MW solar PV plant at IPSHEM, Goa Updated On Sat, May 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy Last date for submission of bid for the ONGC’s 1MW solar PV project is July 7, 2017. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has recently floated tendered for 1 MW solar PV plant at Institute of Petroleum Safety, Health and Environment Management (IPSHEM), Goa. The last date for submission of bid for the ONGC’s […] Read more
Haryana govt. exempts solar devices from VAT to encourage manufacturing in the state Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar devices exempted from VAT includes solar lanterns, solar home systems, stand-alone street lighting systems, solar water heating systems, solar water pumping systems, solar cooker boxes and dish type, solar chargers or inverters and solar photovoltaic modules. The Haryana government has exempted solar devices, equipment or parts used in installation of solar power projects from […] Read more
Foxconn and SoftBank to Bring World’s Cheapest Solar Power in India Updated On Sat, May 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy SBG Cleantech Ltd., the clean-energy joint venture between Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp., India’s Bharti Enterprises Pvt. and Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group quoted 2.45 rupees to scoop up the 300 MW solar power project. Companies led by SoftBank Group Corp. of Japan and Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. are bringing India some of the cheapest solar […] Read more
Secret to Hit 40GW Updated On Sat, Apr 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Government of India has rightly made rooftop solar power one of its top clean energy priorities. In 2014, the government revised the national solar installation target from 22 GW to an aggressive 100 GW by 2022 which is helping the country to become one of the world’s fastest-growing solar markets. The 100 GW target was […] Read more
Ingot Carving the Future Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Silicon is the most abundant solid element on earth; it makes up more than 25% of the earth’s crust. However, it rarely occurs in elemental form, virtually all of it is existing as compounds. Solar cells are made from silicon boules, polycrystalline structures that have the atomic structure of a single crystal. The most commonly […] Read more
There’s more to Indian Solar Tariffs than Meets the Eye Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy The record low solar tariff of INR 3.29 that was bid in Rewa Solar Power Project, has been surpassed by National Thermal Power Corporation’s 250 MW project, Engie’s Solairedirect submitting INR 3.15 tariff rate. India achieved a record low solar tariff of INR 3.29 (US¢ 5.1)/kWh in the Rewa tender in February. That record was […] Read more
VIZ-A-VIZ with HARTEK SINGH, Chairman & Managing Director | Hartek Group Updated On Sat, Apr 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy Q. FM Arun Jaitely in presenting Budget for 2017 announced decrease in customs duty on solar energy panels. What type of impact do you see in the solar industry, will this year witness strong development of solar projects in the country? Does the budget looks sunny for the EPC players? The basic customs duty on […] Read more
Amaranto Launches Solar Investment Arm in India Targeting the Acquisition of 500 MW by 2018 Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy Already active in India since 2016, Amaranto acquires 110 MW solar power project and aims to build 500MW of solar PV projects in various Indian states over the next three to four years. Renewable energy firm Amaranto Group has launched an investment arm; Amaranto Solar Power India dedicated to acquiring Solar PV projects in the […] Read more