PERSPECTIVE Updated On Mon, Oct 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The government of India has set an ambitious target of 175 GW of renewable power installed capacity by the end of 2022, of which 58 GW has been installed so far. The Indian solar market added 1,869 MW in the second quarter of 2017, bringing installations in the first half of the year to 4,765 […] Read more
POWER TO P E O P L E Updated On Mon, Oct 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy Uttar Pradesh(UP) isn’t just known to be a political game changer in the Indian history, but the state with a hefty population of 204.2 million on a vast land area of 243,286 km², is the most potentially budding yet the least exploitative solar hotspot in the country. It has a brilliant solar radiation of an […] Read more
Scatec Solar Has Teamed With Statoil for 162mw Solar Power Plant in Brazil Updated On Thu, Oct 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Statoil will also acquire a 50 percent share in the project execution company, enabling Statoil to participate in building and operating solar projects in the future. Scatec Solar ASA (SSO) and Statoil ASA (STL) have agreed to establish a 50/50 Joint Venture to build, own and operate large scale solar plants in Brazil. The Joint […] Read more
State distribution companies (discoms) are biggest obstacle on open access for solar power Updated On Fri, Sep 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Open access (OA) was one of the main components of the Electricity Act (2003), introduced in an effort to attract private investment in the electricity generation sector, thereby encouraging competition. There is an increasing opportunity to innovate in solar markets in India thanks to the rapidly declining price of photovoltaics (PV). While large-scale ground-mounted solar […] Read more
Meet The New Power Minister who stepped into big shoes of Piyush Goyal Updated On Tue, Sep 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy 26 years down the line he is sitting in the same BJP camp, Singh has stepped into the big shoes of Piyush Goel as power minister. From stopping Somnath to Ayodhya Rath Yatra, arresting LK Advani as a district magistrate on the orders of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1990 and as […] Read more
How falling solar tariffs are shaping the solar future of India’s 100GW goal Updated On Wed, Aug 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy The technology chapter of solar energy is aerobicized, the growing efficiencies and advance solar cells is aggrandizing operation regardless of robust conditions. In the case of India, the valiant figures of solar integration are extolling and cementing new charts of growth. This unequivocally qualifies the international and national players to proliferate and also aggressively dive […] Read more
Canadian Solar, EDF Energies Nouvelles partners for 92.5 MWp solar PV project in Brazil Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar is supplying modules for the Project from its 380 MWp modules factory established in Brazil to support the local market. EDF EN do Brasil will manage both the construction and operations phases of the Project. Canadian Solar and EDF Energies Nouvelles has entered into a partnership for 92.5 MWp Pirapora III photovoltaic project […] Read more
National Solar Energy Federation Seeks More Time for Solar Projects in UP Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The projects of National Solar Energy Federation’s members should be eligible for extension of time as there was a default on the part of UPNEDA, UPTCCL and UPERC. The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking extension of timeline to commission select solar power projects claiming that […] Read more
Government Extends Projects deadline Granting Major Relief to the Solar Power Developers Updated On Mon, Jul 31st, 2017 by Saurenergy Developers had raised an alarm over a letter from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) this month directing all states to strictly enforce deadlines for solar projects, eschewing extensions. The government has granted major relief to solar power developers, allowing deadlines for project development to be extended in cases where there were delays […] Read more
