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
GVMC Kicks off Construction of 2MW Floating Solar Farm at Mudarsarlova Reservoir Updated On Fri, Apr 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The reservoir, which is one of the oldest parks in Coastal Andhra, provides around one million gallons of drinking water per day to Visakhapatnam. The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has kick-started the construction of a 2MW floating solar farm at Mudarsarlova reservoir in Andhra Pradesh. The reservoir, which is one of the oldest parks in Coastal Andhra, provides around one […] Read more
ABB Bags $90 mn Contract to Enable Expansion of Solar Park in Dubai Updated On Wed, Apr 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar park is located inland 50 km south of Dubai and has been a central part of Dubai’s renewable strategy. ABB has won an order worth over USD 90 million from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to build the Shams 400 kV substation that will integrate solar power from upcoming phases of the […] Read more
Germany Opens Tender for 182.5 MW Solar PV Projects Updated On Tue, Apr 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to the Germany’s Federal Network Agency, or the Bundesnetzagetur, the deadline for the companies to submit their proposals is June 1, and the cap for submitting their bids has been set at EUR 0.0884 ($ 0.1086) per kWh. In a bid to target 182.5 MW photovoltaic (PV) projects, Germany is now waiting for companies […] Read more
METKA EGN’s Solar Parks to get O&M Services from BayWa Updated On Tue, Apr 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy As per the deal, BayWa r.e. Operation Services Ltd will provide O&M services for these two solar farms of 5 MW each in Exeter and Swansea. A two-year contract has been signed between METKA EGN and the German diversified group’s renewable arm BayWa AG, for providing operations and maintenance (O&M) services for two 5-MW solar […] Read more
Bolivian Prez Morales Inaugurated 5 MW Solar PV Plant Updated On Tue, Apr 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy Connected to the National Interconnected System, the plant is located in the Yunchara Municipality and represents the investment of USD 11.6 million which amounts to BOB 79.4 million approximately, government has said. The President of Bolivia Evo Morales has inaugurated the 5-MW photovoltaic plant in Tarija department. Connected to the National Interconnected System, the plant […] Read more
NCI in Maharashtra gets its First 790kwp Solar Power Plant Updated On Tue, Apr 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy It has been installed on the rooftop of NCI and is expected to generate 3,500 unit electricity per day. The first ever solar power captive plant having 790kwp capacity has been installed in the premises of National Cancer Institute (NCI), Hingna Road in Maharashtra. The solar plant was inaugurated by the Energy Minister Chandrashekshar Bawankule. It […] Read more
Hamlet in Harkhod Village to get Solar Hand Pumps Soon Updated On Mon, Apr 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy The daily labor will soon come to an end as district administration has decided to set up three solar hand pumps in the area. Barely 5kms away from Saradr Sarovar Dam are the inhabitants of Tekra Faliya in Village Harkhod of Naswadi taluka who have to walk 3kms every day to fetch water for their […] Read more
Will Achieve 100 GW Solar Target Ahead of 2022, says Harsh Vardhan Updated On Mon, Apr 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy The government has set a target of 175 GW of renewable power by 2022 and out of it 100 GW should be in solar. It will not be a problem, the Union Minister said. The Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan said in Kolkata that India’s 100 GW solar mission target will be achieved ahead of its target in 2022. […] Read more