V O Chidambaranar Port signs MoU with SECI to set up 5 MW solar plant Updated On Mon, Aug 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The V O Chidambaranar Port has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the installation of a 5 MW solar power plant. Estimated with a cost of a cost of Rs. 30 crore, the 5MW plant will be the direct grid connect type and will be set up […] Read more
CECEP SOLAR to showcase its new products alongside its double-glazed modules at REI Expo 2016 Updated On Fri, Aug 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy China based firm CECEP SOLAR will showcase its new products including 60 pieces of 290W high efficiency polycrystalline modules, colored light double-glazed modules, black silicon diamond-wire cells, PERC cells, off-grid products and solar street lamps at the 10th Renewable Energy India Expo (REI 2016),starting on 7th September. CECEP SOLAR‘s colored double-glazed module, half-cell double-glazed module, conventional 275W polycrystalline […] Read more
IPPAI announces the 17th edition of the Regulators and Policymakers Retreat Updated On Fri, Aug 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) has announced the 17th edition of its flagship event Regulators and Policymakers Retreat (RPR 2016), to be held at The Lalit Golf and Spa Resort in Goa from September 22-25, 2016. Top policymakers and regulators from the power and allied sectors from across the country will participate in […] Read more
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urges PM Modi to setup NINEI soon Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik in a letter has urged PM Narendra Modi to set up National Institute of New Energy and Innovation (NINEI) in the state capital soon. The CM wrote “I request you to take up early construction of the NINEI at Bhubaneswar by allocating necessary funds for the purpose so as […] Read more
MNRE invites comments on Technical Regulation for Solar Photovoltaic Systems/ Devices/Components Goods Updated On Wed, Aug 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy Performance testing and standardization is essential to ensure quality and reliability of products. As per norms of Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, standardization of all goods and adopting technical regulation is mandatory to maintain quality to protect human health and safety. This also prevents entering of poor quality goods into the Indian […] Read more
You would soon see higher capacity, higher power density inverters for the local markets: ABB Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy In an Exclusive interview with Saur Energy International – Xavier Scaria, LPG Manager – Solar Inverters, ABB asserted that the organization has a significant role to play in decoupling the growth of carbon emissions in a growing economy like India. He also pointed out about the company’s roadmap, project and challenges. Edited excerpts from the […] Read more
Bengaluru to use aircraft to design roadmap for rooftop solar generation Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has signed an agreement with Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) to design a roadmap to boost the quantum of power generated using solar energy. A senior official from BESCOM’s Demand Side Management department mentioned that “The Ministry of […] Read more
Work on proposed 5000MW solar park in Pavagada to commence soon Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy D.K. Shivakumar, Karnataka’s Energy minister has stated that the proposed 5000MW solar park at Pavagada in Tumakuru district will start soon. Speaking at the valedictory of the training programme for linemen, engineers, accounts officers and other staff of KPTCL and Hescom and KPTCL, the energy minister said that the plant is tipped to be one […] Read more
MEDA fails to clarify consumer’s doubt on solar subsidy Updated On Sat, Aug 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Energy Development Authority’s (MEDA) one-day workshop on using Roof-top Solar Energy System turned out to be a vain attempt as the authority failed to clarify the release of subsidy to energy consumers. The one-day divisional-level workshop was attended by industrialists, individuals and MSEDCL officers, where topics related to the issues of roof-top energy […] Read more