Diu Becomes India’s 1st Smart City to Run on 100% Renewable Energy during Daytime Updated On Tue, Apr 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs said in a statement that until last year, Diu had been importing 73 percent of its power from Gujarat state. Diu Smart City has become the country’s first city to run completely on renewable energy during daytime setting a new benchmark for other cities to become clean and green. […] Read more
EXICOM wins Tender to Deploy 2000 EV Chargers in India Updated On Sat, Apr 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The deployment would cover 1800 numbers of 3.3 KW AC Chargers and 200 number of 15 KW of DC Fast Chargers. Under the Energy Efficiency Service Limited (EESL) procurement program, EXICOM has won tender to deploy Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers at different locations in the country. The deployment would cover 1800 numbers of 3.3 KW […] Read more
Solar-Electric Car Designed by GITS Students Ranked 5th in India Updated On Sat, Apr 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Held under the banner of ISIE at Bhimavaram in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Electric Solar Vehicle Championship (ESVC-2018) is termed to be Asia’s largest Solar Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Event. In an Electric Solar Vehicle Championship held in Andhra Pradesh, “Feathex”, an Electric Solar Car designed by the students of Geetanjali Institute of Technical […] Read more
India Invites Azerbaijan to Join International Solar Alliance Updated On Fri, Apr 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Although Azerbaijan is not located between the two tropics but the country has large amount of sunlight for major part of the year. India has invited Azerbaijan to join International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a partner company, a common platform for cooperation among sun-rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropics of Cancer and […] Read more
Everstone Group, Lightsource BP Form 50:50 JV to Invest in Indian Green Infrastructure Updated On Thu, Apr 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy The newly formed JV will provide the funds with the financial and strategic resources of the partners aiming to create successful green energy businesses in partnership with local management teams. Indian private equity fund Everstone Group and British solar parks developer Lightsource BP has formed a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) called ‘EverSource Capital’ to jointly […] Read more
India Starts Probe into Dumping of EVA Sheets Updated On Tue, Apr 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy The probing agency, Directorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties (DGAD), an arm of commerce ministry, will investigate the imports of ‘Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) sheets for solar modules’. India has started a probe into the alleged dumping of EVA sheets, imported from China, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Thailand, which are used in […] Read more
India’s Solar Capacity Addition Likely to Drop by 40 Percent in 2018-19: ICRA Updated On Tue, Apr 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Between April 2017 to February 2018 the country has added around 7.2 Gw solar capacity to its kitty. It is highly likely that India’s solar power capacity addition will drop by 40 per cent to a range between 4 Gigawatt (GW) and 4.5 Gw in the 2018-19, thanks to the recent slowdown in the tendering and project […] Read more
International Solar Alliance: A Rollercoaster Ride for Indian Solar Updated On Mon, Apr 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Indian solar sector witnesses sharp momentum in the past four years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2014, when he took office, India had 3 GW of solar power, which now turned to nearly seven-times of that, or 20 GW, by the end of FY18. India’s efforts towards solar sector came into […] Read more
Surat Tops Among Green Energy Producers in India Updated On Fri, Apr 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy SMC produces 86.5 GWh of renewable energy as compared to its per year requirement of 245 GWh, which is 35 percent of its requirements. The municipal body of the diamond city, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), produces nearly 40 MW of renewable energy from solar, wind and biogas. Also, additional 10 MW of green energy is expected to […] Read more
