Solar-Powered CSCs to Reach 2.50 Lakh Gram Panchayats by Year End: Ravi Shankar Updated On Mon, May 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The CSC model has adopted India’s six villages in the pilot phase. The network of Common Service Centres (CSCs), which act as access points for delivery of various electronic services to villages in India, are set to be expanded to 2.50 lakh gram panchayats by the year end, said Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Minister for Electronics […] Read more
World Bank Approves $300 Mn to Scale Up India’s Energy Efficiency Program Updated On Sat, May 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy The program will be implemented by the EESL, to help scale up the deployment of energy saving measures in residential as well as public sectors, strengthen EESL’s institutional capacity, and enhance its access to commercial financing. The World Bank has approved a USD 220 million loan and an USD 80 million guarantee for the country’s energy efficiency […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Grids: New Trend in AP District Vizag Updated On Sat, May 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) revealed that till February of this year, 563 rooftop solar grids were synchronized with the grid providing a total capacity of 6,837 kW with another 736 units of 3,651 kW capacity in pipeline. The solar power development in the city of Vizag in Andhra Pradesh is […] Read more
Pfister Energy Picked For Lockheed Martin’s Largest Solar Field Updated On Fri, May 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy The 8-acre, ground mount, photovoltaic solar field will reduce the facilities environmental impact through this upgrade by saving 5 percent of its annual electric usage. Pfister Energy, specialist in designing and building large-scale, complex solar projects, was chosen to design, build and construct a 2.5 MW (DC) solar field for Lockheed Martin’s Moorestown facility. Further, the […] Read more
India’s Renewable Energy Sec to Create 4.5 Mn Jobs: Study Updated On Fri, May 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy The two green energy sectors have started to outpace fossil fuel energy in terms of returns. It provides 12 per cent higher annual returns, 20 per cent lower annual volatility and 61 per cent higher risk-adjusted returns than conventional source of energy sectors like coal and the natural gas, the study has found. The renewable […] Read more
Energy is a basic human right, says Schneider Electric at Sustainable Energy for All Forum Updated On Thu, May 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy The agenda was to share the latest evidence of progress on SDGH7 and scalable innovations in providing energy efficiency around the world. Schneider Electric, a digital transformation of energy management and automation, recently participated in the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Forum in Lisbon. The theme of the forum was “leaving No One Behind”. The […] Read more
India May Not Achieve 100 GW Target by 2022: Report Updated On Thu, May 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy The current bidding environment in India is ‘irrationally aggressive’. Around 70% of the total respondents were of the opinion that the aggressive nature of bidding, that lowered tariffs for wind and solar energy to Rs 2.43 and Rs 2.44 per unit respectively, is not feasible for the growth. The target of adding 175 GW of […] Read more
Power Regulator CERC Boosts Merchant Renewable Energy Plants Updated On Thu, May 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy The detailed procedure that commission has issued would grant long and medium-term transmission access to the renewable project that has achieved financial closure and has already acquired land for the project. While proposing stringent rules against line underutilization, Power regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued guidelines that would pave way for serious merchant renewable […] Read more
14 West UP Discoms Meet to Take Action Against Defaulters Updated On Wed, May 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Three contract firms have already been issues show-cause notices for not attending the meeting and a lodging of FIR was ordered against Bareilly based contract firm for its slow progress of work in Moradabad. A surprising meeting was called by discoms of Western UP districts to take stringent measures against some power vendors of the […] Read more
