India’s 87% solar cell imports from China in Apr-Sept: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy India imported solar and photovoltaic cells worth about USD 826 million from China in the first six months of the current fiscal, which is over 87 per cent of the country’s total such imports. India’s total imports of these cells were worth USD 948.88 million, including USD 825.98 million from China, constituting 87.05 per cent, […] Read more
Government of India plans mega projects to overcome land problems for solar energy Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy To overcome the scarcity of land for expansion of solar energy in the country, government is planning a number of initiatives like development of solar parks, ultra mega solar power projects and solar zones. “The government has planned to overcome the challenge by launching the schemes like development of solar parks and ultra mega solar […] Read more
Lightsource aims to setup 1GW of Solar PV Projects in India Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy UK-based Lightsource has come out with plans to set up large-scale solar power projects in the budding solar power market of India over the next few years. Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd Managing Director and Head India Operations Rupesh Agarwal has stated that the company is looking to invest Rs 6500 crore (US$960 million) over the […] Read more
Thanks to our efforts, capacities have increased and prices of renewable energy have crashed: PM Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy PM Modi at the Inaugural Session of PETROTECH said energy is a key driver of economic growth. Sustainable, stable and reasonably priced energy is essential for the fruits of economic development to reach the bottom of the pyramid. He added “On one hand, to meet the increasing demand, we need affordable and reliable sources of […] Read more
Surana Solar to deliver 15 crore order of solar modules to Aryavaan Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Surana Solar limited, a part of the Hyderabad based Surana Telecom and Power Limited, has announced that it has won an order to supply solar modules for a value of Rs 15.4 crore to Aryavaan Renewable Energy. The solar module manufacturer will provide solar modules for a 5 Megawatt solar power plant situated in Hamirpur. […] Read more
Hindustan Power to invest Rs 17000 crore in Madhya Pradesh, focuses on solar Updated On Wed, Nov 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Hindustan Power will invest Rs 17000 crore in Madhya Pradesh in the energy sector by 2020. This will account for half of the company’s investment plan across the country by that year. Apart from its 1200 MW thermal power plant in Anuppur district, Hindustan Power, formerly known as Moser Baer, has commissioned a 30 MW […] Read more
Power generation from renewable energy sources increased to 7.54%: Piyush Goyal Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Clean energy share has increased to 7.54% of the India’s total power generation during April-September this fiscal. During this time frame the total power generation of 47.62 billion units out of 631.84 billion units was from renewable energy sources said New & Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha. Goyal in a statement said […] Read more
French Company Webdyn brings efficient solar energy to India Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The French company, Webdyn of high customer value into the field of M2M connect and remote monitoring systems has entered in India with its product WebdynSun seeking India as the growing & hot market for Solar and hence the O&M activities for solar to get the maximum out of the solar energy. Webdyn is a […] Read more
ReNew Power to install solar rooftop for Indian Railways Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy After successfully securing the highest subsidy allocation from SECI for rooftop solar projects, ReNew Power Ventures has won bids for 5MW solar installations across various locations for the Indian Railways. India’s leading renewable energy development company will invest around Rs 35 crore in these projects which will supply energy to Railways through a 25-year power […] Read more
