Master Plan For Making Chandigarh a Model Solar City Prepared: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy minister, Piyush Goyal on Friday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that master plan for making Chandigarh a Model Solar City under the ‘Development of Solar Cities’ programme of MNRE has been prepared. The solar city cell has also been established. Goyal said that UT Administration, Chandigarh […] Read more
Ministry of Power Raises RPO Trajectory for both Discoms and States Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of Power has raised the Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) trajectory for solar power in India. The Renewable Purchase Obligations makes it mandate for both Distribution Companies (Discoms) and states to purchase a certain percentage of their energy from renewable. Distribution Companies in India will now have to purchase 2.75% of their energy mix from […] Read more
Solar Power Tariffs expected to drop to as low as INR 3.50 a unit in 3 years Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar power tariffs in India, which fell below Rs. 5 per unit since last November, are once again expected to sink further as the industry doubles volumes every year and the cost of producing power continues to drop. A report published in the Mint mentions that that tariffs will fall to as low as 3.5 […] Read more
Total installed solar power generation capacity touches 7,805 MW Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal in Parliament informed that installed solar power generation capacity in the country has touched 7,805 MW mark by June-end this year. Rajasthan topped the charts with grid connected solar power generation capacity of 1,294.60 MW, followed by Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh with 1,267.41 MW and 1,123.36 MW respectively. India has set an ambitious […] Read more
SECI invites bid for 300MW solar projects with storage to be built in AP and Karnataka Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) for the first time invited bids for 300 megawatts solar energy projects to be built in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The project also includes storage as a requirement as part of a trial program aimed at making the renewable resource a more reliable source of power. In Andhra Pradesh […] Read more
Canadian firm Nova Scotia Power Development Limited procures 80 MW solar project in Nigeria Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Earlier, it was Indian EPC Sterling and Wilson who bagged 250 MW Solar Project in Nigeria; now the Canadian energy company Nova Scotia Power Development Limited (NSPDL) has collaborated with CDIL, another Canadian renewable energy company with projects focused in Africa, to develop an 80MW ground-mount solar project in Nigeria. Nova Scotia Power Development Limited […] Read more
NALCO Inviting Bids For 20MW Solar PV Project in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna CPSE under Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India inviting bid for setting up a 20MW solar PV project in Madhya Pradesh. The identified Govt. revenue land of approximately 55.62 hectare bearing Khasra Number 892,860,909,914,908,917,921,919,974,975,976 at Palra village, Susner Tehsil, Agar Malwa Dist of M.P, as per the requirement […] Read more
IRPRI’s 4 Day Residential Training Programme concludes Updated On Sat, Jul 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy IPPAI Regulatory & Policy Research Institute, with India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) organized a four-day residential, training program on “Reducing Power Costs through Optimisation: A to Z of Power Trading; Mandatory Trading of RECs & ESCerts”.The training program that started on 29th June concluded today (2nd July) in IRPRI Resort, Belgundi, Belgaum, Karnataka. The course […] Read more
Tamil Nadu to produce 3,000 MW of power in next three years through solar rooftop Updated On Fri, Jul 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Tamil Nadu is planning to produce 3,000 MW of power in next three years through solar rooftop and develop green villages. Speaking on the sideline of 15th edition of CII Green Power 2016 P Thangamani, Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise said that the state has developed a vision to become a global leader in […] Read more
