Solar Import Woes. After Safeguard Duty Failure, No Easy Way Out Updated On Mon, Feb 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy With a free trade agreement in place with Thailand, the government could find it more difficult than usual to impose any protection from imports from that country. The recently released figures on India’s Solar equipment Imports confirm what the Industry’s manufacturing body, the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has been claiming. The Safeguard Duty has […] Read more
SECI Issues NIT for Deployment of RE Projects with Storage at Lakshadweep Updated On Mon, Feb 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy SPDs will also be responsible for the successful O&M of the project for a period of 10 years. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a Notice Inviting Tenders (NIT) for deployment of Renewable Energy Projects along with a linked Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The brief […] Read more
2019 Solar Predictions. Expect Volatility, But Lots of Positives to Look forward to Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Making predictions for the Solar sector in India is never easy, thanks to a tendency to keep tinkering with policy in this heavily policy influenced sector. But after speaking to multiple industry groups, we have the following 5 predictions for you. Starting off with the most obvious picks, total solar installations. Every expert in the […] Read more
New Aspirations with New Year! Updated On Thu, Jan 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The New Year 2019 is ready to be kicked off with all new power promises and aspirations with the rising of the new sun. Everybody in the solar industry is also expecting that this New Year will achieve far greater milestones as compared to the previous year. They also hope, the New Year will bring […] Read more
Wood Mackenzie Lists 10 Trends that Will Shape the Global Solar Market this Year Updated On Wed, Jan 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy There is over 63 GW of single-developer mega project capacity (500 MW+) in the global pipeline, 84% of which is comprised of projects in pre-construction phases. In a new report, authored by its analysts Tom Heggarty and Benjamin Attia, consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie has charted the top ten trends that will shape the global solar market […] Read more
Vikram Solar Wins CII Award for Customer Obsession Updated On Tue, Jan 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy This is the second time Vikram Solar has won this award, confirming the company’s consistency in upholding customer centric values in its business model. One of the leading solar module makers in India, Kolkata-based Vikram Solar has received the “CII Award for Customer Obsession-2018’ for active customer engagement in manufacturing sector among large business organizations. […] Read more
Interview with Dr Rahul Kapil, Operations VP, Director of Longi Solar Updated On Wed, Dec 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy Longi Solar – world’s one of the leading manufacturers of high-efficiency mono-crystalline solar cells and modules. It has been focusing on MONO for 18 years and is the largest supplier of mono-crystalline silicon wafers in the world, with total assets above $5.23 billion (2017). In an exclusive interview with Saur Energy International during the […] Read more
LONGi Solar Named Tier-1 Module Maker in Q4 BNEF Report Updated On Mon, Dec 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy BNEF’s criteria require module manufacturers to have supplied own-brand, own-manufacture products to six different projects over 1.5MW that have been financed by six different banks in the past 2 years. One of the leading solar modules manufacturer LONGi Solar has been named tier-1 module manufacturer in the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) fourth quarter 2018 report. […] Read more
Solar Energy Corporation to Issue Tenders of 4000 MW in Nov-Feb Period Updated On Mon, Nov 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy The proposal however, will not guarantee India meeting its solar energy target under the national solar mission In order to fast-track the energy output from solar energy, government has instructed the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to issues tenders for 4000 MW of solar energy by the month of February 2019. The proposal however, […] Read more
