Bengaluru Ranked as Top Green City Owing to the Spike in Demand for Solar and Garden Products: Survey Updated On Tue, Jun 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy The survey, led by retail giant Amazon.in, found the demand for solar power products such as solar lights, inverters, power banks and torches, grew nearly 400 per cent year-on-year with over 55 per cent of the demand coming in from the tier-II and tier-III cities. Bengaluru has been ranked as the top green city and […] Read more
GST Arrests the Slide and May Lead to a Temporary Standstill in Demand: Guru Inder Mohan Singh, Director & COO, Amplus Solar Updated On Sat, Jun 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Since Discom supply rates have not been impacted by GST, attractiveness of solar would reduce, and hence private demand, and specifically distributed solar would be impacted said Guru Inder Mohan Singh, Director & COO, Amplus Solar 1. Share your views on GST, how the new Goods and Services Tax rates impact clean energy drive in […] Read more
CertainTeed Launches US Series Solar Modules Updated On Thu, Jun 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy US Series 60 and 72-cell solar modules from CertainTeed are among the most efficient solar modules manufactured in the United States. CertainTeed Solar has announce its US Series 60 and 72-cell solar modules, with 60 cell power output reaching 305W and 72 cell power output of up to 365W. The US Series modules, which are […] Read more
Tigo Adds Two New Optimizers to UHD-Core Technology Platform Updated On Thu, Jun 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy Tigo’s New Optimizers featuring UHD-Core (Ultra-High Definition) technology TS4-M and TS4-S will be shipping as an integrated and retrofit/add S on solution. Tigo, pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform has announced the second worldwide release of its next generation of solar optimizers featuring UHD-Core (Ultra-High Definition) technology: TS4-M (Monitoring) and TS4-S (Safety). The […] Read more
All solar equipments and its parts including panels, cells and modules would be taxed at 5% under GST Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy The government is planning to bring down GST rate on solar panels or modules to around 5 per cent as against 18 per cent declared earlier. The government’s recent announcement of 18% tax rate under the new indirect tax regime for solar module was the biggest surprise for the power and renewable sector. Looking into […] Read more
Solar Power Juggernaut Will Keep Rolling Despite Higher Taxes Under GST Updated On Sat, May 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy According to a list of 1,211 items released after the meeting of the GST Council, which comprises finance ministers of all the states of the Union, “Photosensitive semiconductor devices; including solar photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels”, will be charged at a rate of 18 Goods and Services […] Read more
GST to cause significant disruption to the solar sector: Bridge to India Updated On Tue, May 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Bridge To India notes that the biggest surprise for the power and renewable sector is the announcement of 18% tax rate for solar modules as compared to a present effective rate of zero Government of India recently released final GST rates under the new indirect tax regime proposed to be rolled out from July 1. […] Read more
Haryana govt. exempts solar devices from VAT to encourage manufacturing in the state Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar devices exempted from VAT includes solar lanterns, solar home systems, stand-alone street lighting systems, solar water heating systems, solar water pumping systems, solar cooker boxes and dish type, solar chargers or inverters and solar photovoltaic modules. The Haryana government has exempted solar devices, equipment or parts used in installation of solar power projects from […] Read more
Empower Micro Systems launches Genesys 8K modular smart home energy platform Updated On Tue, May 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Empower Genesys 8K is designed specifically for residential solar, smart homes, energy storage, and unified solar + energy storage installations Empower Micro Systems Inc. has announced the launch of its next-generation Genesys 8K modular smart home energy platform. Empower Genesys 8K is designed specifically for residential solar, energy storage, and unified solar + energy […] Read more
