Solar Fastest Growing New Energy Source in India: Mercom Capital Group Updated On Tue, Jun 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Global clean energy communications and research firm, Mercom Capital Group released its quarterly update on the Indian solar market on Monday, 6th June. Mercom predicts approximately 5 GW of solar installations in India for calendar year 2016. Mercom in its report states that cumulative solar installations in India crossed the 7.5 GW mark as of […] Read more
Azure Power inaugurates 28 MW solar power plant in Punjab, lays foundation for another 150 MW Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power inaugurated a 28 MW solar power plant in Killianwali village of Muktsar district, Punjab. Simultaneously, the firm laid foundation for another 150 MW solar power project in the same village. The newly operational solar plant was commissioned in less than ten months from the signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). With a […] Read more
Adani Green likely to partner with global major SunEdison for $2 billion solar foray: Report Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Adani Green Energy is, reportedly considering partnering with global major SunEdison for its $2 billion foray into integrated solar manufacturing. The company has considered to collaboration despite SunEdison’s recent troubles. Jayant Parimal, CEO, Adani Green Energy speaking to ET said “we are also looking at two other companies, Golden Concord Holdings ( GCL ) and […] Read more
MNRE sets new capacity addition target of 16,660 MW for green energy Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has set the uppermost capacity addition target of 16,660 MW for the clean power sector this fiscal. The target is close to four times the capacity target that the government set in the previous year. MNRE expects solar segment to achieve its highest-ever annual capacity in the current […] Read more
Indian Navy pledges 1.5% of its works budget towards renewable energy generation Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Indian Navy completed two years of its Green Initiatives Programme on World Environment Day. On the occasion the Navy has set itself an aggressive target of 21 MW Solar PV installations, to be implemented in three phases. The initiative is in line with the National Mission of Mega Watt to Giga Watt towards achieving 100 […] Read more
Daimler India augments solar power production capacity at its Chennai plant Updated On Sat, Jun 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG made additions to photovoltaic installations at its Oragadam Plant, near Chennai. With the addition of photovoltaic installation to the existing solar plant, the overall technical capacity has increased from 0.8 to 3.3 megawatts. The plant consists of over 10,000 solar panels. With this upgrade […] Read more
SunPower to start construction on 10MW photovoltaic solar power plant at US Army post Updated On Sat, Jun 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy SunPower has announced that it expects to begin construction on a 10-megawatt (DC) photovoltaic solar power plant this month for the Redstone Arsenal U.S. Army post in Alabama.The project is that is expected to generate up to 18,000 megawatt hours per year. SunPower is delivering the energy from the plant under a power purchase agreement, […] Read more
Piyush Goyal to Inaugurate National Workshop on Rooftop Solar Power on 7th June Updated On Sat, Jun 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal, and New & Renewable Energy Minister, Piyush Goyal to inaugurate National Workshop on Roof Top Solar (RTS) Power on 7th June 2016. Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said the aim of the workshop is to act as a helpdesk and felicitate people in installing rooftop solar projects. Addressing reporters […] Read more
Rays Power announces completion of 10 MW solar PV project in Telangana Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Rays Power Infra has announced successful completion of 10 MW solar PV project, for one of its client Haldirams in Telangana. PPA for the project was signed on March 2015 and was commissioned on September 2015; it has garnered the reputation of being the fastest project commissioned in the country, delivered seven months before schedule. […] Read more
