US Solar Claim Rejected by India at WTO, Investigates New Guard to Ensure Industry Updated On Tue, Jan 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a statement published by the WTO on Monday, India said it had changed its rules to conform with the ruling and that a U.S. claim for punitive trade sanctions was groundless. India hit back on Monday at Washington’s latest legal assault on its solar power policies at the World Trade Organization, rejecting a U.S. […] Read more
Saudi Arabia Indexes Bidders for First Solar Power Venture Updated On Mon, Jan 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has hoped to expand far from the asset and has focused on creating 3.45 gigawatts of the sustainable power source by 2020. Saudi Arabia has indexed bids by Acwa Power and a consortium drove by Marubeni to build up the kingdom’s first historically speaking solar power venture as […] Read more
BSES in Association with USAID Launches ‘Solar City Initiative’ Updated On Mon, Jan 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy BSES said in an announcement that the ‘utility anchored rooftop program’ means to expand usage of sun based roof potential in the south and west Delhi. To advance the utilization of sustainable power source in the Capital, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), in association with United States Agency for International Development (USAID)- PACE-D and Indo-German […] Read more
Solar Modules Stranded at Indian Ports Because of Import Duty Altercation Updated On Sat, Jan 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar modules worth more than $150 million are stuck at different Indian ports because of a disagreement about their grouping and the import charge connected to them. Solar modules worth more than $150 million are stuck at different Indian ports because of a disagreement about their grouping and the import charge connected to them, sources […] Read more
Solar Micro Grids of 1899 Kwp Installed In India Updated On Fri, Jan 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy Singh informed that MNRE has provided financial support up to 30% of the cost of micro and mini-grids systems for installation in the rural areas of the country. The design capacity of micro grid depends upon the requirement to be catered. As many as 63 solar micro grids of 1899 kilo Watt power (kWp) aggregated […] Read more
Solar Power Projects Get Assistance from International Institutions: Government Updated On Fri, Jan 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy The assistance for solar power projects under such schemes are available to all States/UTs depending on requirement and demand. The Government has various solar power programmes which are being implemented through assistance of World Bank, International Finance Corporation and other multilateral financial institutions. This was stated by Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister, Raj […] Read more
Solar Streetlights Will Soon be Installed at Chennai Metro Rail Staff Quarters Updated On Fri, Jan 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), a total 35 such lights would be installed with a lithium-ion battery backup in six months after the contractor is chosen. In order to maximize the use of renewable energy, Chennai Metro Rail will install 50MW solar streetlights at its staff quarters in Koyambedu. CMRL has […] Read more
Scomi Plans to Venture into Solar Power Distribution Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Country president Zubaidi Harun concurred that the company’s focus mirrors Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s objective to have a balance between renewable and conventional energy sources. Scomi Group Bhd is planning to enter into the renewable energy sector especially in solar power distribution as the company sees a good potential for growth in this sector. Chief financial […] Read more
Haryana CM to Implement Solar-Based Micro Irrigation Schemes in All Districts Updated On Wed, Jan 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The committee would work out a comprehensive strategy for the implementation of solar-based micro irrigation system in all districts of the state and submit a report in this regard. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has directed the irrigation department to implement the integrated solar-based micro irrigation scheme in all districts of the state. He formulated […] Read more