India’s Solar Capacity Addition Likely to Drop by 40 Percent in 2018-19: ICRA Updated On Tue, Apr 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Between April 2017 to February 2018 the country has added around 7.2 Gw solar capacity to its kitty. It is highly likely that India’s solar power capacity addition will drop by 40 per cent to a range between 4 Gigawatt (GW) and 4.5 Gw in the 2018-19, thanks to the recent slowdown in the tendering and project […] Read more
Green Energy Association Mulls to Move SC Against APTEL Order on RECs Updated On Mon, Apr 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Last week, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) had rejected the petition of Green Energy Association and other similar pleas against the CERC’s order. Industry body Green Energy Association is planning to move the Supreme Court against the tribunal APTEL’s order which upheld power regulator CERC’s ruling reducing forbearance and floor price of renewable energy certificates (RECs) of solar and non-solar energy. The Green […] Read more
International Solar Alliance: A Rollercoaster Ride for Indian Solar Updated On Mon, Apr 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Indian solar sector witnesses sharp momentum in the past four years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2014, when he took office, India had 3 GW of solar power, which now turned to nearly seven-times of that, or 20 GW, by the end of FY18. India’s efforts towards solar sector came into […] Read more
Surat Tops Among Green Energy Producers in India Updated On Fri, Apr 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy SMC produces 86.5 GWh of renewable energy as compared to its per year requirement of 245 GWh, which is 35 percent of its requirements. The municipal body of the diamond city, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), produces nearly 40 MW of renewable energy from solar, wind and biogas. Also, additional 10 MW of green energy is expected to […] Read more
Need to Tap Renewable Energy, says Venkaiah Naidu Updated On Fri, Apr 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Renewable energy was a major solution in fighting climate change and meet the increasing energy demand in the country, he said. Referring to the enormous demand for the conventional sources of energy such as oil and gas in the country, Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu has emphasised upon the need to tap the country’s renewable […] Read more
Apple Turns 100% Renewable Energy Powered Worldwide Updated On Tue, Apr 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy This achievement includes retail stores, offices, data centres and co-located facilities in 43 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, China and India. In a bid to combat climate change, US tech giant Apple said its global facilities are now powered by 100 percent clean energy. This achievement includes retail stores, offices, data centres […] Read more
GEDA Identifies 13 Offices of Goa Power Dept to Run on Solar Energy Updated On Fri, Apr 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Six in South Goa and seven in North Goa will have grid connected rooftop solar plants. The Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has identified 13 sub-division offices of the Goa electricity department that will be solar powered. Out of the thirteen sub-division offices, six in South Goa and seven in North Goa will have grid connected rooftop solar plants. GEDA has floated […] Read more
India’s Solar Additions Slowed by GST, Duty on China Imports, says UN Report Updated On Fri, Apr 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Developing economies, comprising India, China and Brazil, committed USD 177 billion to renewables last year, up 20%, compared to USD 103 billion for developed countries, down 19%, the report added. A UN report has said that the imposition of anti-dumping and safeguard duties on import of Chinese solar cells and modules and levy of Goods […] Read more
India Yamaha Motor Commissions 1,100 KW Solar Rooftop Plant in TN Updated On Fri, Apr 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The rooftop installation would reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emission to the extent of 1,600 tonnes per year. Japan-based Yamaha Motor company’s Indian arm, India Yamaha Motor at its Oragadam factory near Chennai has commissioned 1,100 KW rooftop solar power plant taking the total solar capacity to 1,450 KW at the unit. The move has come as […] Read more
