Indian entrepreneurship needs to be promoted in global electrical industry: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Oct 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal speaking at Light India Exhibition 2016 said that Indian entrepreneurship needs to be promoted in global electrical industry. Goyal said, “We welcome technology from all around the world but at the end of the day, we would like to strengthen […] Read more
Asian Development Bank to allocate 500 million dollars loan for putting up solar rooftops in India Updated On Tue, Oct 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to provide $500 million in financing for rooftop solar systems that will help the Indian government expand energy access using renewable energy. ADB will provide the financing to Punjab National Bank – one of India’s largest commercial banks – which will use the ADB funds to make loans […] Read more
Azure Power Ties up with Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Updated On Tue, Oct 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power has announced that it has partnered with U.S. Government’s development finance institution- Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) for long-term low-cost debt financing facility of USD 20 million for 15 years at a cost of capital of 4.74%. The company will utilize the load to construct 19 MW new solar rooftop projects across multiple […] Read more
Power sector is focusing on distributed energy production: Piyush Goyal Updated On Tue, Oct 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines addressing a media event informed that Coal India has set a target to replace about 15 million tons of imported coal with indigenous coal in the next six months. On sideline of the event he said “apart from shifting […] Read more
Intersolar India 2016 to hold an Extensive Accompanying Program for a Growing Market Updated On Mon, Oct 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy India has one of the fastest growing solar markets in the world. According to the Mercom Capital Group, a total of 8.1GW of PV capacity had been installed in the country by August 2016, and 21 additional GW are already in the pipeline. These figures present the ideal backdrop against which to hold Intersolar India. […] Read more
KEC International to expand the solar module capacity in India Updated On Mon, Oct 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy KEC International, one of the leading manufacturers of electric power transmission towers and EPC solution provider for engineering procurement and construction is looking to tap the robust pipeline of solar projects in the country. The company is also manufacturing module mounting structures for solar plants. Rajesh Koolwal, Vice President, manufacturing, KEC International said, “The Rajasthan […] Read more
MNRE Inviting Comments on National Lab Policy for Renewable Energy Sector Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Early this year in July the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) started marking the final seal on a national lab policy to set norms for standardization, testing and certification of renewable energy related products in India, and also define the infrastructure required for the testing centres. We reported that the draft policy document […] Read more
KSEB commissions 1.25 MW solar power project at Edayar Updated On Thu, Sep 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The successful commissioning of Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in generating enough solar power to operate the airport, the Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) solar power project on the campus of the 110 KV substation at Edayar is in the verge of scripting a new saga. Edayar’s 1.25 MW solar power project is amongst the […] Read more
Indian State of Odisha plans to implement roof-top solar plants in major cities Updated On Wed, Sep 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Odisha government will be implementing the installation of roof-top solar projects across all major cities in the state. Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das stated in assembly while replying to a written question that the Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL) will be implementing the project in major cities of the state. The […] Read more
