Solar Irrigating: Farmers not only selling excess power but also saving ground water Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE), which began operating in May 2016, not only made a switch from diesel to solar pumps but also adopted net metering – selling excess power to the local electricity utility. Phodabhai Parmar, a 72-year-old farmer, sits on a charpai sipping tea as solar panels gleam in the fields behind […] 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
NISE Organizing 12th Three- Day Skill Development Program on Solar PV System Design Updated On Fri, Jun 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The vision of this 12th three- day skill development program on solar PV system design is to enable participants to “Design and Simulate SPV System NISE is organizing 12th three- day skill development program on solar PV system design using “PVSYST & PVSOL” software with cost economic and policies The main objective of this skill […] Read more
CHANCES & CHALLENGES RELATED TO EPC Updated On Sat, May 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy As the world moves towards the sustainable development, India looks to optimize its energy mix with minimum carbon footprints. India is in the midst of a momentous leap in terms of the proposed use of solar power as part of its overall renewable energy mix. India with its 100GW of solar energy target by 2022 is […] Read more
Piyush Goyal Launches 3rd ISA Programme on Scalling Up Minigrids and Microgrids Updated On Thu, May 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy Piyush Goyal has urged all the African nations to participate in the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and work towards the of solar energy rich world. Union Minister of State for New & Renewable Energy, Power, Coal and Mines Piyush Goyal has launched 3rd International Solar Alliance programme on ‘Scalling Up Minigrids and Microgrids’ at the […] Read more
Cabinet Approves Raising of Bonds of Rs. 2360 crores for Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, May 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy MNRE will raise the bonds through the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, and the funds will be used for approved programmes/schemes for solar park, green energy corridor, generation-based incentives and more. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to Raising of Bonds of Rs. 2360 crores for […] 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
Uttar Pradesh government to set up 750 MW solar power plant at Badhla, near Jodhpur: Report Updated On Mon, May 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The Uttar Pradesh government is targeting to generating solar power from the project from October 2018. Uttar Pradesh government is reportedly gearing up to set up 750 megawatt solar plant at Badhla, near Jodhpur. According to ET UP government will draw the power in the state from the transmission network of Power Grid Corporation of […] Read more
Odisha CM seeks intervention of PM for early set up of National Institute of New Energy in the state Updated On Wed, May 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy Odisha government has allocated about 73.86 acres of land free of cost near IIT, Bhubaneswar for the construction of the proposed National Institute of New Energy (NINEI), the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is yet to take possession of the land and start construction of the building Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sought […] Read more
