Reliance Power plans to set up a 400 MW solar plant as part of its capacity expansion programme Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Reliance Power plans to double capacity of its Rosa and Butibori thermal power plants and will set up a 400 MW solar plant in the coming years, the company’s Chairman Anil Ambani said today. Addressing RPower’s 22nd Annual General Meeting, he said it will double the capacity of its Rosa and Butibori power plants to […] Read more
MNRE Inviting Comments on National Lab Policy for Renewable Energy Sector Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Early this year in July the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) started marking the final seal on a national lab policy to set norms for standardization, testing and certification of renewable energy related products in India, and also define the infrastructure required for the testing centres. We reported that the draft policy document […] Read more
Pench buffer zone gets a solar mini grid Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy A solar-mini grid has been inaugurated in the buffer zone of Pench by chief wildlife warden Shree Bhagwan at Ghatpendhri village. Also, known as Kiran Prabha Solar Mini Grid, the renewable energy project generates 2.4KV energy. It has been setup by Satpuda Foundation and Conservation Action Trust (CAT). After considering the difficulties and problems faced […] Read more
KSEB commissions 1.25 MW solar power project at Edayar Updated On Thu, Sep 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The successful commissioning of Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in generating enough solar power to operate the airport, the Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) solar power project on the campus of the 110 KV substation at Edayar is in the verge of scripting a new saga. Edayar’s 1.25 MW solar power project is amongst the […] Read more
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to harness solar power to reduce its dependency on conventional electricity Updated On Thu, Sep 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has decided to harness solar energy installing solar power plant on several rooftops in its township and commercial premises and reduce its dependency on conventional electricity from the grid. This green initiative by the port trust is part of its push towards becoming the most sustainable energy generation port organization […] Read more
Hindustan Power conferred Best Solar Developer by IPPAI at Regulators and Policy Makers Retreat Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Hindustan Power, India’s leading integrated power player – has been awarded the ‘Best Solar Developer’ by the Indian Power Producers Association of India” during its 17th Regulator and Policy makers Retreat. The jury comprising of Prof. S L Rao, Former Chairman, CERC; HL Bajaj, Former member, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity; Rakesh Nath, Former Member, Appellate […] Read more
HERC upswings incentive on rooftop solar plants installed for residential buildings Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy A step that might help push solar power generation in the state, the Haryana government has quadrupled the incentive given to rooftop solar plants installed under the state’s new solar policy for residential buildings, from 25p per kWh to Rs1 per kWh. The notice released from Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) states that from starting […] Read more
Precipitable Water effect on Spectral Shift and Solar PV Module Energy Updated On Mon, Sep 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Amit Kumar Mittal, Technical Director, First Solar Power India Kendra Passow, Performance and Prediction Engineer, First Solar Mitchell Lee, Performance and Prediction Engineer, First Solar Introduction: Photovoltaic (PV) module technologies are characterized according to Standard Test Conditions (STC) as per IEC 60904-3 1. This standard defines reference conditions at an irradiance level of 1000 […] Read more
Apply online to get subsidy on solar power panels Updated On Mon, Sep 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Consumers can apply online to avail subsidy on solar power panels. The online application submission procedure has been initiated by Department of Renewable Energy, Haryana (HAREDA) to encourage people go solar. You can submit the form with required documents visiting HAREDA’s portal — hareda.gov.in. TOI citing official reports that application for subsidy has to be […] Read more
