Solar Boom – A Fantastic Fillip for India! Updated On Sun, Jul 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy India’s solar boom proved to be a game changer for the country’s renewable growth trajectory, as the sector witnesses’ sharp momentum during the past four years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2014, when he took PM’s chair, India had about 2.63 GW of solar energy capacity, which now surged to nearly […] Read more
ISA Sends Positive Market Signals, says Suresh Prabhu Updated On Fri, Jun 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy While speaking at the Renewable Energy Dialogue in New Delhi, the Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, said that India is running one of the largest and most ambitious renewable energy capacity expansion programmes in the world. Commerce & Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said that International Solar Alliance (ISA) is sending […] Read more
Green Certificates Sales Dip 32% on Power Exchanges in June Updated On Fri, Jun 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The IEX and PXIL sold 5,09,744 and 3,86,485 RECs respectively, totalling 8,96,229 RECs in June during the recent auction. The sale of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) has dropped 32 percent to 8.96 lakh in June against 13.15 lakh in May this year on Indian Energy Exchange and Power Exchange India Ltd, according to an official data. Further, the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) is […] Read more
Canadian Solar Converts Former Japanese Golf Course into 56 MWp Solar Power Plant Updated On Fri, Jun 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy Further, the Yamaguchi Shin Mine project solar power system, powered by 173,000 Canadian Solar CS6U modules, is expected to generate approximately 66,000MWh of electricity every year. Publicly traded solar PV modules maker Canadian Solar has commissioned its 56.3 MWp solar power project in Japan during May this year. The company said in a statement that, “Its 56.3 MWp […] Read more
CleanMax Founder Kuldeep Jain Gets Young Alumni Achiever’s Award from IIM Ahmedabad Updated On Thu, Jun 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy Jain has received the award from Prof. Errol D’Souza – Director and Prof. Rakesh Basant – Dean, Alumni and External Relations at the college campus. IIM Ahmedabad has honoured Kuldeep Jain Founder and Managing Director of CleanMax Solar with Young Alumni Achiever’s Award 2017-18 under the entrepreneurship category. Further, Jain has received the award from Prof. Errol D’Souza […] Read more
Bareilly to Install Solar Panels on All Govt. Buildings Updated On Wed, Jun 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy At the collectorate building, Vikas Bhavan and some other offices, rooftop solar power plants have already been installed. In order to comply with government’s instruction, solar panels will be installed on all government and semi-government buildings soon The principal secretary of UP government has instructed all the district authorities to install rooftop solar panels on all […] Read more
IIT Madras, CPCL Ink Pact to Solarize Villages Updated On Tue, Jun 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The proposed project will be executed over the period of next 2 years and will cost around 14.49 crore in Rupees. The project will be executed in coordination with the government of Tamil Nadu. To provide a solar power, clean drinking water and create better sanitation conditions in the villages of Vellalapakkam, Gopurajapuram, and Panangudi […] Read more
China Solar Policy May Further Cut Power Bidding Tariff Updated On Mon, Jun 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The tariffs, which will be discovered in the next rounds of inter-state transmission system bidding, could hit a new low. It may even breach the Rs 2.44 a unit pricing that was discovered during the Bhadla phase-IV bidding. As Chinese government has decided to deploy caps and reduce feed-in-tariffs for solar projects, it is highly […] Read more
Green Energy Will Account For 40% of Total Energy Production in India, Says Harsh Vardhan Updated On Mon, Jun 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy Green energy, electricity produced from non-fossil fuel sources such as wind, solar power, and hydropower, will account for 40% of the total energy production in India As the country is leading the new initiatives in fighting climate change and greenhouse emission, it is also rapidly shifting from the conventional source of energy to clean energy. […] Read more
