Solar Power Tariff Falls Down to Rs 4.4 per unit in Tamil Nadu Updated On Mon, Feb 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power tariff in Tamil Nadu drops 40 percent to Rs 4.4 per unit in a year Solar power generation tariff was fixed at Rs 4.40 per unit by TANGEDCO. With this, the tariff came down from Rs 7.10 to Rs 4.40 within a year. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Cooperation (TANGEDCO) opened the […] Read more
Photosol selects First Solar’s Thin Film Modules To Power 14 Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants Updated On Fri, Feb 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy The collective environmental footprint of Photosol’s solar plants will be lowered by approximately 67 percent with First Solar’s high performance modules, which offer the smallest carbon footprint, fastest energy payback time and lowest water use of all solar technologies. First Solar has announced that Photosol has selected its thin film modules to power 14 utility-scale […] Read more
Government Colleges Set to Tap Solar Panels in Kerala Updated On Fri, Feb 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy Kerala state higher education department plans to install solar panels in Government run colleges to make campuses self-sufficient in power generation. In order to make college campuses self-sufficient in power generation, the state higher education department has been planning to install solar panels in all universities, government engineering colleges and polytechnics and a few of […] Read more
SEBI To Finalise Norms For Green Bonds Post MNRE Comments Updated On Thu, Feb 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy Issuance and listing of green bonds will be governed by the SEBI regulations for debt securities but the issuer of green bonds will have to make incremental disclosures SEBI is reportedly gearing up to finalize its guidelines for listing of Green Bonds soon, which would facilitate raising of funds for investment in renewable energy space, […] Read more
GST to increase solar tariffs, boost domestic manufacturing and jobs: CEEW Updated On Wed, Feb 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy Key contributors to the increase in solar tariffs, as a result of GST, would include increase in operations and maintenance cost, panel costs, and financing costs. According to a study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW),India’s emerging solar sector could see tariffs rise by nearly 10% if current tax exemptions were […] Read more
First Solar To Supply 63MW Of Its Advanced Thin-Film PV Modules For Kidston Solar Project in Australia Updated On Tue, Feb 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy The first phase of the project will use more than 540,000 First Solar thin-film PV modules First Solar welcomed the news that Genex Power Limited has achieved financial close for the Kidston Phase One Solar Project in Queensland, Australia. First Solar will supply 63 megawatts (MW)dc of it advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules to the […] Read more
European Commission Approves French Solar Power and Hydropower Schemes Updated On Mon, Feb 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy European Commission has given approval to two solar power projects and a hydropower project in France. The European Commission announced it had approved three French schemes to support solar power and hydropower energy generators in the country. The schemes include two solar power projects, which have a provisional budget of 439 million euros ($466 million) […] Read more
String Inverter Market size to cross USD 7 billion by 2024: Global Market Insights Updated On Sat, Feb 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy India accounted for over 6% of 2015 Asia Pacific string inverter market share and should witness considerable growth on account of increasing clean fuel electricity demand said Global Market Insights Global Market Insights forecasts the string inverter market size to exceed $7bn by 2024. According to the research firm rising demand for continuous and reliable […] Read more
Rs. 600 Crore Allocated for Grid connected Rooftop and small Solar Power Plants Programme Updated On Fri, Feb 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy Government allocates Rs 600 crore for solar power projects and Grid connected Rooftop Programmes An amount of Rs. 600 crore has been allocated for the projects under “Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar power Plants Programme” and Rs. 508.84 Crore has been released till 31.01.2017. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State […] Read more
