SECI’s latest tender for solar plants in Uttar Pradesh find bidders at Rs. 4.43 per kwH Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI)’s latest tender for solar plants in Uttar Pradesh with base tariff of Rs 4.43 per kwH has managed to tug bidders, though many in the trade believed the price too aggressive. RattanIndia Solar Ltd has bagged 50 MW solar projects at the Allahabad solar park, while SolaireDirect bagged […] Read more
Power Ministry achieves the target of electrifying 7,000 villages in the current fiscal Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Power Ministry on Monday said it has achieved the target of electrification of 7,000 villages in this FY2016. During last week (from 21st to 27th March 2016) 196 villages have been electrified across the country under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY), of these electrified villages, 75 are in Assam, 22 in Arunachal […] Read more
Panasonic’s Solar Lantern Deployment Crosses 14000 mark in India Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Panasonic has passed the halfway mark of “100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project” with cumulative number of solar lanterns donated exceeding 50,000 on March 10, 2016. Panasonic’s project started in February 2013 with a donation of 3,000 units to Myanmar, followed by donations to other areas in Asia and Africa without access to electricity. The number […] Read more
Oman’s AER to encourage local homeowners to install solar arrays on their rooftops Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Oman’s Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER) will encourage local homeowners to install solar arrays on their rooftops. Qais Al-Zakwani, executive director of the Authority for Electricity Regulation on Monday said Authority will introduce a programme that will encourage households to install solar arrays and feed the power into the national grid. AER reviewing minimum technical […] Read more
Canada’s Suncor submits proposal to build three 80 MW solar PV farm Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Canada’s largest oil sands producer Suncor has submitted a proposal to the Alberta Electric System Operator to build three 80 MW solar PV farms in the state. This is the first time that the company is foraying into solar energy. The proposal from the firm includes sum of 240MW solar PV plants in the stand […] Read more
ACME wins 75 MW project in Jharkhand Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy ACME India has announced that it has expanded its solar power projects portfolio to 1229 MW with the latest addition of 75 MW project in Jharkhand. The financial bid from ACME for the tariff of Rs. 5.73 (25 MW) and 5.48 (50 MW) for 25 years was announced during the final bids opening by Jharkhand […] Read more
Need to find ways for solar energy to become norm rather than exception: Piyush Goyal Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal at the launch of a report titled, “Scaling up Private Investment in Rooftop Solar” said that there is a need to find ways for solar energy to become norm rather than exception. Goyal said that people can benefit from generating rooftop […] Read more
Genesis Energy choses Power Technology to install solar in 61 schools around New Zealand Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Power Technology has been assigned by Genesis Energy as part of Schoolgen program to install solar in 61 schools around New Zealand. Schoolgen was developed by Genesis Energy to bring solar energy and energy efficiency to life for children across New Zealand. Genesis believes that young people are future leaders and decision makers, and it’s important […] Read more
GCDA fumbles on Marine Drive solar power project changes site to Ambedkar Stadium Updated On Fri, Mar 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) decides shifting of its solar energy project from Marine Drive to Ambedkar Stadium. With skeptics on the resistance of a 30 year old building the tentative modification were alerted by the officals. A GCDA official said that the building was constructed in 1987 by reclaiming the waterbody. “The building is […] Read more