MNRE Seeks Upper Ceilings for Solar Tariffs Updated On Wed, Aug 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy MNRE has asked the Solar Energy Corporation of India to follow the ‘maximum permissible tariff rule’ for capping the solar tariffs at Rs. 2.5 and Rs. 2.6 per unit respectively for both categories. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sought on the recommendations of advisers of National Solar Mission (NSM) an upper ceiling […] Read more
Facebook: Commits 75% Lower Emissions, Power 100% Renewable Energy by 2020 Updated On Tue, Aug 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a record-breaking year of corporate renewable energy purchases, Facebook is on track to be one of the largest corporate purchasers of renewable energy. Social media giant Facebook has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent and powering its global operations with 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2020. In a record-breaking year […] Read more
JinkoSolar Inks 240MW Solar Module Supply Pact with POWERCHINA HUADONG Updated On Tue, Aug 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy Post completion, the POWERCHINA HUADONG’s solar plant will become the largest solar power project in Southeast Asia. JinkoSolar has inked a 240MW solar module supply agreement with POWERCHINA Huadong Engineering Corporation (POWERCHINA HUADONG) for the second phase of the 420 MW Dau Tieng solar plant in Vietnam. Post completion, the POWERCHINA HUADONG’s solar plant will become the […] Read more
Renew Power Commissions 126 MW of First Reverse Wind Auction in India Updated On Tue, Aug 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy ReNew Power’s this project is part of the country’s first wind power reverse auction concluded by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) in February 2017 under the 1000 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS). India’s one of the leading renewable energy IPP, ReNew Power has successfully commissioned Phase 1 (126 MW) of its 250 MW […] Read more
Solar Tree to Charge Phones and Avail Free Wi-Fi in Coimbatore’s VOC Park Updated On Mon, Aug 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Rs. 30 lakh solar tree will be used for charging visitors’ phones or be providing free Wi-Fi to the visitors. As a step towards being a smart city under the ‘Smart City Mission’, Municipal Administration Minister SP Velumani inaugurated a solar tree in city’s zoological garden and amusement park, VOC Park. The Rs. 30 […] Read more
Gujarat’s Harni Police Station ‘1st Certified Green Police Station’ Updated On Mon, Aug 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The police station is the first to get the silver rating green building status in the country. The Harni police station of Gujarat is unlike any other dark and unsound police station of the country. Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has recognized the same and has awarded a green building certificate to the police station. […] Read more
LONGi Solar Backs Lightsource BP for 60MW Solar PV Project in India Updated On Mon, Aug 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The project is the largest solar PV power plant in India, tender of which was won by Lighthouse BP with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) followed by LONGi Solar’s module supply. Global large-scale solar developer, Lightsource BP has completed the first utility PV project in Maharashtra procuring 2,00,000 high-efficiency Monocrystalline solar modules from […] Read more
Is Sustainable Living under the ‘Smart City Mission’ a Dream or Reality? Updated On Sat, Aug 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The main objective of the forum was to explore various aspects of infrastructure that needs to be planned, designed, built and operated in order to provide the ‘Smart’ attribute to a city development of ‘Smart City Mission’. Boosting India’s 100 smart cities mission, Bharat Exhibitions organized the 4th edition of National Summit on 100 Smart Cities India 2018 and […] Read more
Government Regulates Time for Solar Tenders Updated On Sat, Aug 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The time regulation came in to give time gaps between the solar tenders rolled out by the government agencies in order to avoid chaos in the solar industry. Government has set schedules for the state agencies and official organizations to float solar tenders. The time regulation came in to give time gaps between the solar […] Read more
