SECI Extends Bid Submission Deadline for 10GW Solar Project Till 12th Nov Updated On Fri, Oct 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy As per the tender document, the techno-commercial bids would be opened on November 13, 2018. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), an arm of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has extended the bid submission deadline for its 10GW of inter-state transmission system (ISTS) connected solar capacities with 3 GW p.a. solar […] Read more
Punjab Solar Energy Policy Updated On Mon, Oct 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy 1. OBJECTIVES Objective of the state solar policy include:- 1.1 Punjab has considerable potential in NRSE sector which is being harnessed. With a view to maximize the utilization of these resources; this policy aims to achieve the following objectives: To maximise and improve the share of new and renewable sources of energy to 10% of […] Read more
Bihar Gov’t Buildings to Get Rooftop Solar from November Updated On Mon, Oct 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The center and the state government have to equally share the burden of installing similar rooftop solar systems on individual households, organizations and government buildings according to the scheme. Under its grid connected rooftop scheme, Bihar Government has handed-over the task of installing rooftop solar systems on government buildings to Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency […] Read more
Sembcorp Commissions 250 MW Wind Project; Beats SECI Timeline Updated On Sat, Oct 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The wind power project was dedicated to the nation by Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Raj Kumar Singh at the 2nd Global RE-INVEST summit. Sembcorp Energy India (SEIL) and Suzlon Group has completed the 250 MW wind power project, which is the first among all SECI auctioned wind […] Read more
Punjab Solar Capacity Soars to 920 MW in August 2018 Updated On Fri, Oct 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy The State was having installed capacity of only 9 MW in February, 2012 which has escalated to 920 MW as on August 2018. The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) during 2nd Global Re-Invest 2018 said in a statement that, across government, we are talking about what is the defining issue of our generation – Climate […] Read more
Softbank group’s CEO Mr. Masayoshi Son offers free Electricity after 25 years Updated On Thu, Oct 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Chief Executive Officer, Soft Bank Group, Mr Masayoshi Son, addressed the plenary session of the 2nd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo, (REINVEST- 2018), organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. The First Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA); the 2nd IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting and the 2nd […] Read more
Over 10,000 people attend Re-Invest 2018 on day one; event a grand success Updated On Thu, Oct 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Over 10,000 people attended the 2nd Global RE-Invest India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Experts’ Meet & Expo (RE-Invest 2018) on day one, the 3rd, October, 2018 at Greater Noida. This included over 5000 delegates and180 exhibitors. There were 354 business to business bilateral meetings held on day one.The power-packed sessions included the First Assembly of the […] Read more
SoftBank Group to Offer Free Electricity to ISA Members Updated On Wed, Oct 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The 2nd REINVEST aims at accelerating the worldwide effort to scale up renewable energy and connect the global investment community, one of which is SoftBank, with Indian energy stakeholders. MNRE has organized 2nd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo, (REINVEST- 2018) aiming to take another step towards inclusion of renewable energy in the energy mix. During […] Read more
Bifacial photovoltaics – The Future has two sides Updated On Wed, Oct 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar modules are aligned to or even track the sun. The rear of standard solar modules only receives a small fraction of the energy captured by the front of the module. Nevertheless, the back surface can contribute 5% to 30% of the overall energy balance. The word “bifacial” keeps cropping up nowadays in the photovoltaics […] Read more
