Solar EPC: After Strong 2022, Industry Looks Ahead To Continuity in 2023 Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian Solar EPC market looked good in the year gone-by as several EPC projects, both government and private, took off in 2022. Interestingly, even as large EPC firms with a global footprint like Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy struggled with projects where they were on the hook for fixed price contracts, bearing heavy losses, […] Read more
HPPCL Tender for Consultancy for Solar Projects Across Himachal Pradesh Updated On Mon, Jan 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (HPPCL) now invites bids for the hiring of a consultant/consultancy firm to provide the consultancy services for preparation of Site/Pre Feasibility Report (PFR) and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for grid-connected Ground Mounted Solar Power Projects in Himachal Pradesh. The tender held that these solar power projects will come up […] Read more
Can Giant Floating Solar On Oceans Work? Updated On Fri, Jan 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A lot has been said and done about floating solar plants – an emerging technology in which a customised solar photovoltaic (PV) system is placed directly on top of a body of water. Over the past half a decade, floating solar farms have gained popularity, particularly in countries with high population density and competing uses […] Read more
L&T Gets EPC Contract for 90 MW Floating Solar in Omkareshwar, MP Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s leading engineering player – Larsen and Toubro (L&T) – has announced that the power transmission & distribution business of L&T Construction has secured multiple EPC orders in India and overseas. The key catch has been a contract for the development of a floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh. L&T held that the renewables arm […] Read more
Punjab Govt Grants Rs 60 Crore To Power Piped Water With Solar Updated On Mon, Dec 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Punjab government has approved the spending of Rs 60.50 crore to develop solar energy systems for rural piped water delivery schemes in the state, reducing annual electricity costs by Rs 8–9 crore. With a total installed capacity of 8.698 MW, solar energy plants based on net metering would be erected at 970 rural water […] Read more
DWSS Floats 8.7 MW of Solar Tender to Power Water Supply Systems in Punjab Updated On Fri, Dec 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy State-owned Department of Water Supply and Sanitation (DWSS) has invited bids to install 8.7 MW capacity solar projects at 970 rural piped water supply systems in Punjab. The last date for submitting the bid for this DWSS solar tender is January 12, 2023, and the bid will be opened on January 13, 2023. The scope […] Read more
Coal India Floats O&M Tender for Floating Projects Above 100 MW Updated On Fri, Dec 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy State-owned Coal India Ltd has invited bids for operations and maintenance (O&M for 2.015 MW) work of Category-I Up to 100 MW and Category-II above 100 MW floating solar PV power projects of CIL and its subsidiaries. The last date for submitting the bid of this Coal India Ltd O&M tender is January 16, 2023, […] Read more
Government Plans Green Hydrogen Plant in West Bengal Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to Power Minister Aroop Biswas, West Bengal is preparing to build a green hydrogen plant in Durgapur as the federal government has identified the state as a potential location for its production. As per the recent talk at INFOCOM 2022, a networking conference led by the research community, Biswas stated that the Center’s Revamped […] Read more
TCIL Invites Bids for Selecting Partner to Install 2 MW Floating Solar in Mauritius Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy To find a partner for the design, provision, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 2 MW floating solar power plant at Tamarind Falls Reservoir in Mauritius, government-owned Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) has released an expression of interest (EoI). The deadline for submitting proposals is December 21, 2022. On the same day, bids will be […] Read more
