Nepal to Sell Surplus Electricity in India’s Energy Exchange Market Updated On Fri, Nov 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Nepal will sell its surplus electricity to India at a competitive rate after New Delhi allowed the neighbouring country to trade its power in the Indian power exchange market, according to media reports on Wednesday. The Energy Exchange under India’s Power Ministry on Monday granted permission to Nepal after persistent lobbying from Kathmandu, as Nepal […] Read more
Bihar Govt to Set Up Solar Plants at Kajra, Pirpainty Updated On Fri, Nov 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the Bihar government’s proposal to establish solar power plants at Kajra in Lakhisarai and Pirpainty in Bhagalpur district on the land earlier acquired for the thermal power plants, state cabinet secretariat department additional chief secretary Sanjay Kumar said. The cabinet also allowed to amend the energy department’s resolution of […] Read more
SJVN To Build 100 MW Solar Project in Punjab With PPA From PSPCL Updated On Fri, Nov 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy SJVN, the jointly owned power firm of the Government of Himachal Pradesh and Govt Of India has won a 100 MW grid connected solar project from Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). The power purchase agreement shall be signed between PSPCL and SJVN for 25 years. SJVN currently has installed capacity of 2016.5 MW which […] Read more
CERC Refuses to Intervene in SB Energy’s PPA/PSA with NTPC & PSPCL Updated On Wed, Nov 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) turned down SB Energy’s plea to direct NTPC Ltd. and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to neither terminate the PPA and PSA signed between the parties nor undertake any coercive action, such as invocation of the performance bank guarantee, and to extend timelines for Condition […] Read more
REC Invites Bids to Empanel EPC+O&M Contractors for Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Nov 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy The REC Power Development & Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Ltd, has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for the empanelment of EPC-cum-O&M contractors for the development and O&M of solar PV power projects under 5 categories: Category A: Rooftop solar PV projects up to 500 kW Category B: Solar PV projects size above […] Read more
India, UK unveil 1st global initiative for interconnected solar grids at COP26 Updated On Wed, Nov 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson jointly launched a new flagship international initiative yesterday, at the COP26 World Leaders Summit, backed by over 80 countries, to dramatically accelerate the global transition to clean powered world. The International Solar Alliance (ISA), India Presidency of the ISA, and the UK COP Presidency […] Read more
SB Energy to Use SenseHawk’s SaaS Tech for Solar Site Ops Digitization Updated On Wed, Nov 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy SenseHawk, a solar software as a service (SaaS) startup, has announced that SB Energy, SoftBank Group Corp’s US-based solar and storage platform, has adopted its solution for digitizing solar site operations. The deployment will enable SB Energy to achieve quick event-response time while increasing operations and maintenance (O&M) efficiency, resulting in robust savings and higher […] Read more
Nextracker First To Reach 50 GW Solar Tracker Shipments Globally Updated On Wed, Nov 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Nextracker™ has announced the crossing of the 50 gigawatts (GW) in global shipments for it. The achievement makes it the first solar tracker firm to get there, and marks the relevance of a technology that is on the ascendance once more, as more efficient modules hit the market. The 50 GW figure is equivalent to […] Read more
Servotech Launches New Range of Solar Street Lights Updated On Tue, Nov 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy LED and solar products manufacturer Servotech Power Systems has launched its new range of solar street lights to deliver high-quality illumination for outdoor spaces. This series includes two product variants Integrated and 2in1 solar street light which offers a luminous efficacy of over 105lm/W, a life expectancy of over 50000 hours, and an IP 66 […] Read more
