Solar and Wind tariff will come down considerably in near future: Govt. Updated On Sat, Aug 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy “The department of renewable energy is quite confident that since majority of renewable items are taxed at five per cent GST, the wind and solar power tariff will go down considerably in near future” The solar and wind tariff will come down considerably in the near future, said a government official on Friday. “It will […] Read more
NGT Seeks reply from Centre and Pollution Control Board on Plea to Ban Antimony Solar Panels Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the Ministry of Commerce and the Central Pollution Control Board and sought their response before August 24. A plea seeking a ban on the manufacture, use and import of solar panels containing antimony, a heavy […] Read more
ContourGlobal Adds 20MW of Operating Solar Plants in Italy to European Solar Business Updated On Thu, Aug 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The acquisition further expands ContourGlobal’s Italian power business and leverages the company’s existing Italian thermal and renewable operating platform consisting of high efficiency QuadGeneration facilities. ContourGlobal has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a group of companies owning 20MW of operational solar photovoltaic (“PV”) plants in Italy from ErgyCapital S.p.A. The plants, located in […] Read more
Target set for rooftop solar by 2022 is ‘Unrealistic’: Parliamentary Panel Updated On Tue, Aug 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The panel further said the Centre should give the scheme a “serious relook”, else, it will derail the target achievement of the National Solar Mission. A Parliamentary panel on Tuesday said that 40 GW target for rooftop solar by 2022 is “unrealistic” and it needs to be “reconsidered” reports PTI. “The Committee feels that the […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan Leaves Tamil Nadu Behind in Installed Solar Capacity Updated On Sat, Jul 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Statistics show only 630 MW of solar power was installed in Tamil Nadu in 2016-17 against 919.24 MW in 2015-16. Unlike Andhra Pradesh, which acquires land for solar parks, Tamil Nadu leaves developers the land acquisition responsibility, which takes time. Ministry of new and renewable energy data, released in the Lok Sabha, shows that at […] Read more
India Aspiring For Global Leadership in Climate Action: Anand Mahindra Updated On Fri, Jul 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Heavy investment in solar and wind has helped drive down costs of electricity to a point where, in many places, renewable sources can generate electricity more cheaply than conventional sources such as coal. India is aspiring for a global leadership in climate action and has set an “ambitious” goal of receiving 40 per cent of […] Read more
Jaipur Metro Rail’s Rooftop Solar Plant Project Hits Blockade Updated On Wed, Jul 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy The approval for installation of Rooftop Solar Plant was received by the Centre, but the proposal failed to take off as permission was not received from the state government. The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation’s (JMRC) plans to make its station energy self-sufficient by installing rooftop solar plant has hit a roadblock. Under the Central government’s […] Read more
SunPower to Supply 29.9MW of High Efficiency Solar Panels for Tenergie Solar Projects in France Updated On Tue, Jul 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy The SunPower panels are being installed on 157 rooftop projects totaling 26.8 megawatts and two ground-mount projects totaling 3.1 megawatts. Tenergie expects to commission all of the projects before the end of next year. SunPower, a majority-owned subsidiary of Total SA, and Tenergie, an independent renewable power producer have announced that SunPower is supplying 29.9 […] Read more
Buy Abroad Diktat Doesn’t Worry India’s Solar Sector Updated On Mon, Jul 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy India has to make suitable policy changes to protect its fledgling solar manufacturing sector from foreign competition. India has to make suitable policy changes by December this year to remove measures it had undertaken to protect its fledgling solar manufacturing sector from foreign competition, according to a recent notice issued by the Dispute Settlement Body […] Read more
