BHEL to build EHV Substations to Evacuate Power from India’s largest Ultra Mega Solar Power Park Updated On Wed, Jan 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy BHEL bags order to build EHV substations to evacuate power from Ultra Mega Solar Power Park Significantly, this is yet another landmark order for BHEL, further establishing its leadership presence in the domain of Green Energy linked Transmission Corridor, evacuating energy from India’s largest Ultra Mega Solar Power Park. The substations to be augmented include […] Read more
Piyush Goyal dedicates World’s Largest LED Street Lighting Programme to the Nation Updated On Tue, Jan 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy 2 lakh Street Lights replaced in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation Area; Rs. 135 crores to be saved in next 7 years Union Minister of Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal on Monday dedicated the LED based Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) to the Nation. It is the World’s Largest Street […] Read more
India’s Five States host two-thirds of country’s Solar Power Capacity Updated On Tue, Jan 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu accounts for 67% of the total solar power capacity operation in India. Solar power installed capacity is highly concentrated in few states in India. This is largely the result of proactive initiatives taken by some states that are also endowed with ample solar radiation resource and surplus […] Read more
SECI to float 2300MW Solar Power bids Soon Updated On Mon, Jan 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India will soon release 2300MW of solar power projects. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will shortly float tenders for putting up of solar power projects with capacity of 2300MW, its managing director Ashvini Kumar announced. The corporation has committed to finalize tenders for producing 5,500-mw of solar energy, of which […] Read more
Mercom Capital forecasts solar capacity addition of more than 9GW in India in 2017 Updated On Tue, Jan 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar installation of over 9 GW in 2017 would put the Indian solar sector in the big leagues along with China, the United States, and Japan Global clean energy communications and consulting firm, Mercom Capital forecasts solar capacity addition in India of over 9 GW during the current calendar year 2017. 2016 saw solar installations […] Read more
Year-End Review – Ministry of Power Updated On Mon, Dec 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy In view of the growing need of the Indian Economy, Government of India has embarked upon a massive programme to provide 24×7 power across the country by 2019. After the completion of half of its term, the Government has achieved many important milestones in the Power sector. Special focus has also been given to North East by giving […] Read more
Rooftop solar units from third party costs 40 percent cheaper than DISCOMs Updated On Thu, Dec 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar units installed on industrial and corporate establishments by third parties are offering power 30-40% cheaper than the rates offered by the state’s power distribution companies. This gap is expected to widen further as thermal power companies would need to increase tariffs to accommodate inflationary measures and solar modules prices fall further. The model […] Read more
10 Indian states accounting for approximately 90 percent of all solar installations and pipeline: Mercom Capital Updated On Fri, Dec 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Mercom Capital in its recent report has revealed that top 10 states in the country accounting for approximately 90 percent of all solar installations and pipeline. According to the research firm as of December 2016India has a total installed large-scale solar capacity of 9,018 MW and a solar pipeline of 14,030 MW. The top 10 […] Read more
Germany is providing soft loan to the tune of Euro 1 billion for India’s ‘Green Energy Corridors’: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Dec 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Union Minister for State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal on Thursday in Lok Sabha said that in order to facilitate integration of large scale renewable generation capacity addition, a comprehensive scheme including Intra-State and Inter-State transmission system has been identified as a part of ‘Green Energy Corridors’. Intra-State Transmission […] Read more
