Georgia Power’s 1600MW of renewable energy mostly to be Solar PV Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Georgia Public Service Commission (GSPC) approved a deal between utility Georgia Power and organizations including Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) that will focus on expanding the utility’s commitment to renewable energy in its latest long-term plan. As per the deal, the Georgia Power is committed to develop and procure 1600 MW in the […] Read more
Master Plan For Making Chandigarh a Model Solar City Prepared: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy minister, Piyush Goyal on Friday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that master plan for making Chandigarh a Model Solar City under the ‘Development of Solar Cities’ programme of MNRE has been prepared. The solar city cell has also been established. Goyal said that UT Administration, Chandigarh […] Read more
Chinese EPC TBEA to develop two 500MW PV power plants in Egypt Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy TBEA Sunoasis, one of the China’s major EPC firm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for building two 500 megawatts photovoltaic power plants with the 2 Egyptian government agencies. Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation along with Egypt’s Minister of Military Production have signed the MOU with Vice Chairman of TBEA, Mr. Shin Bin, at […] Read more
Azure Power installs 10MW rooftop solar PV project in Mohali, Punjab Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power has installed a 10MW rooftop solar PV project in Mohali, Punjab. The 10 MW solar rooftop project is spread across eight locations in the state. Power produced by the solar plant will be sold to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited under 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) at a tariff of Rs. 7.59/kWh. The […] Read more
Koyna’s Dam to get floating solar panels to generate 600MW power Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy A proposal to set up floating solar panels on a surface area of 891 square kilometres on Koyna dam has been cleared. It will be used for solar power generation. The primary survey for the dam has been completed and the next stage of planning is currently underway. Departments like water resources, transmission, and renewable […] Read more
Ministry of Power Raises RPO Trajectory for both Discoms and States Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of Power has raised the Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) trajectory for solar power in India. The Renewable Purchase Obligations makes it mandate for both Distribution Companies (Discoms) and states to purchase a certain percentage of their energy from renewable. Distribution Companies in India will now have to purchase 2.75% of their energy mix from […] Read more
Duke Energy’s 15,000 solar panels in Osceola County is now providing carbon-free energy Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Duke Energy’s 15,000 solar panels on 17-acre facility soaking up the sun in Osceola County are now providing clean, renewable energy to the customers in Florida. The new Duke Energy owned and operated Osceola Solar Facility is about the size of 13 football fields and produces nearly 4 megawatts of carbon-free energy. It officially began commercial operation on May […] Read more
Solar Power Tariffs expected to drop to as low as INR 3.50 a unit in 3 years Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar power tariffs in India, which fell below Rs. 5 per unit since last November, are once again expected to sink further as the industry doubles volumes every year and the cost of producing power continues to drop. A report published in the Mint mentions that that tariffs will fall to as low as 3.5 […] Read more
CITD installs 50 kWp roof top solar, becomes first MSME institute to go solar Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) has become the first ever Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) institute to adopt solar. Established in 1968, the CITD is the first tool room in India. The institute offers courses to 11000 to 12000 students per year out of whom 300 are residential scholars. The […] Read more
