THDCIL Solicits Bids for 11 MW Floating Solar Plant Updated On Mon, Nov 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Miniratna PSU THDC has floated a tender for setting up of grid connected 11 MW (AC) floating solar PV (FSPV) plant on raw water reservoir of Khurja Super Thermal Power Plant. The cost of the tender is pegged at INR 63.56 Crore (including GST). The last date and time of bid is November 20, 2023 […] Read more
Sri Lanka Releases Tender for 70 MW Solar Projects Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Sri Lanka-government owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has issued a tender for the development of ground-mount solar projects for a cumulative capacity of 70 MW. The projects under the Sri Lanka tender will range from a capacity of 1 MW to 5 MW. The last date for the submission of Sri Lanka tender for 70 […] Read more
Solar Inverter Firm Growatt Pins Hopes On its MAX Series To Boost Growth Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Over the past decade, solar inverter firm Growatt has maintained its strong presence and growth in the Indian solar market. The employment of advanced technology along with localized strategy has made it possible for the Growatt inverters to mark presence in India. India’s installed solar capacity has grown significantly from 1.2 GW in 2012 to […] Read more
Sri Lanka to Witness its First PV Auction with 200 MW Solar Tender Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Sri Lanka has issued an EoI seeking bids for the development of two 100 MW floating solar plants. The said floating projects will be established at the hydroelectric Samanalawewa Reservoir. The reservoir is 160 km south of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. This is the first solar auction for Sri Lanka. The last day […] Read more
Ciel & Terre Hands Over 10.765 MWp Floating Solar Project at Jamshedpur Plant To Tata Steel Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Steel’s giant Jamshedpur works have added a small step towards becoming more sustainable with the completion of 10.75MWp Floating solar plant. Built by Ciel & Terre India, a subsidiary of the French floating solar leader, Ciel & Terre International, the project is India’s first floating solar installation within a steel power plant. According to […] Read more
Is Solar Trumping Wind, Again? Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Between 2017 and 2021, you wouldn’t be blamed if you thought the whole burden of adding renewable energy capacity had fallen on solar energy. Thus, even as wind turbine capacities were going up, actual wind capacity deployment, particularly onshore wind, was slumping, leaving in its wake a slew of firms struggling to survive. Dominated by […] Read more
Our PVDF-based backsheet has proven to be a popular product for floating solar market: Avinash Hiranandani, RenewSys Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Mumbai-based RenewSys is a global manufacturer of solar PV modules, PV cells, PV encapsulants – EVA, POE, EPE PV backsheets. The firm’s Patalganga solar module manufacturing plant is located about an hour away from the JNPT port in Maharashtra and is home to large format PV modules – mono-facial and bi-facial, glass-glass, and glass – […] Read more
NTPC Issues Tender for 120 MW Ground-mounted, 56 MW Floating Solar Updated On Fri, Sep 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s largest energy conglomerate NTPC Ltd has issued a tender inviting bids to establish a 120 MW ground-mounted and 56 MW floating solar PV project at NTPC Ramagundam superthermal power station. The last date for the submission of bids is October 20, 2023. Scope of Project The scope of the project entails developing a ground-mounted […] Read more
Gujarat Releases Draft Renewable Energy Policy-2023 with Focus on Wind-Solar Hybrid Technologies Updated On Thu, Sep 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Government of Gujarat has notified the Renewable Energy Policy-2023 for further encouraging setting up of renewable generation projects based on wind, solar and wind-solar hybrid technologies. The policy will come into effect from the date of notification and shall remain in operation up to June 2028 or till notification of the new policy, whichever […] Read more
