Solar Subsidies. Is It Time To End Them? Updated On Fri, Apr 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Solar subsidies, like every other subsidy before them, had a noble purpose. To encourage, and enable the adoption of solar power, a cleaner power. It also joined a relatively select group of subsidies, by being open to almost every category of consumers for a while, before being restricted lately to the rooftop solar category. However, […] Read more
S&W Solar Continues Repairwork On Reputation Updated On Wed, Apr 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Sterling and Wilson Solar, which has been through the proverbial ‘series of unfortunate incidents’ ever since its IPO, continues to build back its reputation, slowly. The firm, whose IPO price of Rs 780 back in August 2019 is now a distant memory for investors who have lost heavily, with the price down almost 90 percent […] Read more
Should Safeguard Duty Expiry in July be Replaced with Fresh Tariffs on Solar Imports from China and Malaysia? Updated On Tue, Mar 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Safeguard duty, which was implemented by the government in July 2018 with an aim to protect the domestic solar manufacturing, is going to be wrapped up in July this year. In-line with this, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has already initiated a review investigation for considering continuance of safeguard duty on solar cells […] Read more
Solar Rooftop: Over to the States Updated On Mon, Mar 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The Missing Player Rooftop Solar. Right up till 2014, when India shifted gears in solar with an ambitious new target and a new focus on utility scale solar, solar usually meant rooftop solar, or even solar water heaters and other distributed solar products. And this was not because we had a lot of rooftop solar […] Read more
Parliamentary Panel Directs MNRE to Avoid Further Delay in RE Targets Updated On Fri, Mar 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy A Parliamentary panel has asked the MNRE to identify weak areas and take corrective actions without any further delay in meeting RE targets. A Parliamentary panel has expressed dismay over Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) missing targets continuously and has suggested the ministry to identify weak areas and take corrective actions without any further delay. The Ministry […] Read more
Tender for Solarization of Agricultural Pumps Under KUSUM Scheme in Kerala Updated On Thu, Mar 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy ANERT has issued a tender for the solarization of grid-connected agricultural pumps of cumulative capacity of 300 HP under the PM-KUSUM scheme in Kerala. The Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) has issued a tender for the rate contract for the solarization of grid-connected agricultural pumps of cumulative capacity of 300 […] Read more
Rs 22,000 per kW Solar Rooftop in Punjab. Reality Bites Updated On Mon, Mar 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rs 22,200 per kW. Yes, that was the final rate arrived at after a call for grid-connected solar rooftop bidding from vendors looking to get empaneled with the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). This was after the L1 rate of Rs 37,000 received for 1 kWp – 10 kW category. After the 40 percent […] Read more
SBI Tenders for Hiring Solar Systems for ATM’s in Delhi Circle Updated On Tue, Mar 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy SBI Infra Management Solutions Pvt Ltd (SBIIMS), an arm of country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), has invited bids for the supply of solar power systems on hiring basis for power back-up purpose for its ATM’s that comes under the control of SBI Delhi Circle. The last date and time of bid submission […] Read more
JinkoSolar Tiger Module: 2020 High Efficiency Phenomenon Updated On Thu, Feb 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy A notable phenomenon of 2019 is that solar panel manufacturers have focused on increasing the energy density, the efficiency rating of PV modules. These efforts have driven investments on commercial and utility-scale solar power plants as never before. Having looked through the latest news in solar industry, the most efficient solar panels of JinkoSolar is […] Read more
