Goa Govt to Provide Solar Lamps for Forest-Dwellings Updated On Wed, May 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The permission will be sought from the forest department, which is a requirement in wildlife protected areas, to provide solar lamps to interested households. The Goa Energy Development Agency and the power department jointly to provide solar lamps to the households who don’t have access to power and are living in remote forest areas of the state. […] Read more
Tangedco to Add 3,000 Megawatt Solar Capacity Updated On Tue, May 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The total capacity, for which the tenders are coming up, is 3000MW. It includes both solar and wind power capacity. The upper limit in tariff has been fixed at 3 per unit for solar and 2.65 per unit for wind. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has given green signal for Tangedco to come up […] Read more
HP Churns Mobility in Irrigation, Installs Mobile Operated Solar lift Updated On Sat, Apr 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy The installed solar lift is a mobile-operated project fostering mobility and making easy for farmers to use. Accessed easily through phones, now farmers can easily turn the pump on and off with just a click. The ‘shakti’ mobile app controls the solar panel via a chip that is being added to the panel. Agriculture department […] Read more
MSEDCL to Feed Power Demand of 2,000MW Through New Solar Plants Updated On Sat, Apr 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy Currently, MSEDCL buys 850 MW against the peak demand of about 20,000 MW and with the addition of new power to the state grid, MSEDCL will meet more than 10% requirement from solar. Marking a new milestone in the green energy corridors, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is known to have decided to buy […] Read more
SECI Invites Bids for 2000 MW Hybrid Projects Updated On Sat, Apr 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy This project is reportedly much larger than the first tender for 16 MW that was issued this January by SECI. The company envisioned setting up a greenfield hybrid project in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. The results of this bid are yet to be announced. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is all set to promulgate its […] Read more
Grundfos Eyes on Solar, Smart Pumps to Double India Revenue Updated On Fri, Apr 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy Grundfos is using energy efficient, IT-enabled offerings from its Danish parent’s portfolio. That is apart from the locally-developed solar pumps that are available in Indian market. In a bid to double its revenue to Rs 1,000 Crore, Grundfos India Ltd is expanding its network by betting big on ‘Make in India’ solar pump for rural […] Read more
ABB Kicks off 1st Industrial Solar Microgrid in Gujarat Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy It is the first of its kind microgrid to be installed at a manufacturing campus in the country, and will harness the area’s abundant solar energy supply to help the expanding factory meet its growing electricity needs, while lowering its carbon footprint. ABB has inaugurated an innovative microgrid solution at its Vadodara manufacturing facility in Gujarat. This is the company’s largest facility […] Read more
‘Chennai can Generate 1.3K MW Through Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems’ Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The rooftops of residential buildings alone can account for 46 percent or 635 MW of the city’s total RTSPV, it said. There are some of the major landmarks with huge solar potential. Chennai has the potential to generate around 1380 KW energy through rooftop solar photovoltaic systems. This amount of energy can reduce city’s power […] Read more
EU, Japan Criticized India for Safeguard Duty on Solar Cells Updated On Wed, Apr 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The EU, at the meeting of WTO’s Safeguards Committee, recalled that safeguard measures should only be imposed under exceptional circumstances, particularly if the imports that are causing problems come from predominantly one source. The decision by India to impose safeguard duty on imported solar cells drew flak from Japan and the European Union at World […] Read more
