Orissa HC Issues Stay Order on Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports until August 20 Updated On Wed, Jul 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The move came after the Directorate General of Trade Restrictions (DGTR) had recommended, last week, that safeguard duty on solar imports from China and Malaysia should be imposed for 2 years in a phased manner i.e. 25 percent for the first year, 20 percent for the first six months of the second year, and 15 […] Read more
Delhi Govt Aims to Generate over 2 GW of Solar Power by 2025 Updated On Tue, Jul 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy Further, the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Management Centre (EE&REM), Delhi’s Department of Power has organised a consultation workshop ‘Rooftop Solar Demand Aggregation Program for Domestic Consumers’, with an aim to achieve this 2 GW of solar power goal and understand the opportunities and challenges in aggregating the consumer demand. In a bid to generate over 2 […] Read more
Tender for DSIR’s 1000 MW Solar Project likely in August Updated On Tue, Jul 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy Out of the planned 5000 MW of solar power project establishment in DSIR, the authorities decided to roll out 1000 MW tender as the first phase of the project. The overall cost of power plant project is estimated at Rs 25,000 crore and spread across 11000 hectares. Government is likely to roll out the 1000 […] Read more
SPDA Eyes Full Exemption from Safeguard Duty on Solar Equipment Updated On Mon, Jul 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Such safeguard duty on solar equipment could also kill thousands of job created from the down-stream activities of solar power generation including the manufacturing sector. The Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA) has sought complete exemption of safeguard duty on solar equipment for ongoing project. It believes that such a move can jeopardise investments worth Rs 1 […] Read more
Indian Manufacturers to benefit from Rs 8000 Cr Solar Energy Scheme Updated On Mon, Jul 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy If the Solar Energy Scheme gets required approvals and execution, it would mandate the Indian solar cell’s manufacturers to manufacture without the violation of WTO’s trade rules. A 12 Gigawatts Solar Energy Scheme to back the indigenous manufacturing of the solar energy components is underway. The scheme is proposed to be costing Rs 8000 crore. […] Read more
MIDHANI Sets up 4 MW Solar Power Plant Updated On Mon, Jul 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar power plant is spread over 20 acres of land and is expected to generate 7,000 MW hr/year of electricity with a projected saving of Rs 5 crore per year and reduction of 5,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. State-owned Mishra Dhatu Nigam (MIDHANI) has set up a 4 MW solar power plant with […] Read more
Invenergy to Power Facebook’s Oregon Data Center with Solar Power Updated On Fri, Jul 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Further, Invenergy will supply 100 MW of solar power from two separate projects located in Crook County, Oregon, near Facebook’s Prineville Data Center. North America’s renewable energy firm, Invenergy has entered into partnership with Pacific Power, a division of PacifiCorp, to help support the social media giant Facebook’s data center in Prineville, Oregon with renewable energy. Further, Invenergy will […] Read more
TMEIC Solar Inverters to Power Rewa Ultra-Mega Solar Park in India Updated On Fri, Jul 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company will supply it’s 100 solar central inverters for the 250 MW phase of a prestigious 750-MWac Rewa Ultra-Mega Solar Park in Central India. TMEIC Industrial Systems India (TMEIC India), Indian arm of TMEIC Japan, has inked a pact with a leading EPC company in India for the supply & commissioning of its 2.55 […] Read more
Capital Dynamics’ CEI to Buy Csolar South and West Updated On Thu, Jul 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company has acquired CSolar south and west projects from Tenaska, a leading independent power producer (IPP) in the United States, having achieved commercial operation and secured a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with a California-based utility business. An independent global asset manager, Capital Dynamics through its Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) team has inked a pact to […] Read more
