Solar Crosses 28 GW Mark in India : BTI Updated On Wed, Feb 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Only 1,446 MW of new capacity additions were made in the October-December 2018 period, of which 990 MW was in utility-scale solar and 456 MW in rooftop solar. India’s total solar energy generation capacity at the end of December, including the 3.85 GW rooftop segment, stood at 28.05 GW according to a report by the […] Read more
Biggest Solar Project/Tenders for the week Updated On Mon, Feb 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy AAI Seeks Engineering Consultancy for 5 MW Solar Project at Calicut Airport The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has invited bids from eligible consultancy/EPC Firms having experience in solar power projects for providing consultancy on the provision of 5 MW solar plant at the Calicut Airport. The brief scope of work for winning bidders will […] Read more
SECI Floats Tender For 1200 MW Wind Power Projects Tranche-VII Updated On Mon, Feb 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The detailed RfS Document shall be available for download by February 22, 2019. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued tender inviting bids for setting up of 1200 MW ISTS Connected Wind Power Projects (Tranche-VII) on a pan India basis. The detailed Request for Selection (RfS) Document shall be available for downloading by February 22, […] Read more
The Home Depot Expands Renewable Energy Initiatives Updated On Fri, Feb 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy The company will purchase enough wind energy from the Pretty Prairie Wind Project in Kansas to power about 40 stores for a year. CDP, an environmental impact non-profit, has named The Home Depot to its Climate Change “A” list for cutting carbon emissions and alleviating climate risks. In this year’s CDP report, The Home Depot […] Read more
Arvind Unveils India’s Largest Single Location Rooftop Solar System Updated On Thu, Feb 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy Once the capacity of 40 MW is reached, overall generation will exceed 55 million units per year and will reduce carbon emissions by 50,000 tonnes per annum. Textile firm Arvind plans to reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent with the installation of rooftop solar projects across its facilities in three cities and by shifting from coal to renewable biomass […] Read more
Dispelling the Myths About Rural Electricity in India Updated On Thu, Feb 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy Rural Electricity got everyone’s attention at the WSDS 2019, with a session on availability to customer service, backed by ground research from rural India. The session titled ‘Rural Electricity access in India: Taking a leap from grid availability to customer service’ was moderated by journalist Sreenivasan Jain of NDTV, although the real anchor seemed to […] Read more
Nine Developers Pitch In For SECI’s 1.2 GW ISTS Wind Tender Updated On Fri, Feb 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI’s Tranche 6 Wind Energy Tender, for 1.2 GW, saw a return to happy days again, as a total of nine developers made bids totaling 2325 MW for the 1200 MW tender. Softbank promoted SB Energy made the biggest bid for 600 MW, followed by ReNew Power, EDF, and ENEL who bid for 300 MW […] Read more
With 10 GW targets for 2019 in Wind and Solar, SECI has its task cut out Updated On Thu, Feb 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy The focus this year will be on storage, and possibly, hybrid ‘wind-solar’ projects. After a rather ‘disappointing’ 2018, when large cancellations made an appearance for the first time, besides the uncertainty around GST, duties, and even state level flip flops, 2019 promises to be a tough year for SECI. We look at what it might […] Read more
SoftBank Led SB Energy Leads Bidding on SECI 1200 MW Wind Auction Updated On Wed, Feb 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy Bids totalling 2,325-MW capacity were received by SECI in response to the 1200 MW tender. A host of other industry majors including SoftBank led SB Energy have marked their interest in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) latest 1200 MW wind power tender. SB Energy has made its first bid for a standalone wind project […] Read more
