Solar Energy Installed Capacity Touched 13652 MW : Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Aug 10th, 2017 by Saurenergy The minister also informed that the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have crossed the solar energy installed capacity of 1 GW, as on 31.07.2017. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy and Mines in a written reply to a question […] Read more
Haryana Waives Wheeling Charges on Power Generated From Solar Plants Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Any investor, who installs a solar power plant at any place in the state, can sell this power to any private entity within the state at mutually agreed tariff without paying these charges. The Haryana government has waived intra-state wheeling charges, cross subsidy charges, transmission and distribution charges on the electricity generated from solar power […] Read more
ContourGlobal Adds 20MW of Operating Solar Plants in Italy to European Solar Business Updated On Thu, Aug 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The acquisition further expands ContourGlobal’s Italian power business and leverages the company’s existing Italian thermal and renewable operating platform consisting of high efficiency QuadGeneration facilities. ContourGlobal has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a group of companies owning 20MW of operational solar photovoltaic (“PV”) plants in Italy from ErgyCapital S.p.A. The plants, located in […] Read more
Microsoft to Provide Solar Powered Devices to Punjab Updated On Thu, Aug 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Microsoft has evinced interest in providing solar powered portable cylinder-head-service gadgets that offer light, mobile charging and internet, with special focus on use in remote areas of Punjab. Tech giant Microsoft has evinced interest in providing solar powered portable cylinder-head-service gadgets that offer light, mobile charging and internet, with special focus on use in remote […] Read more
P.P. Chaudhary inaugrates 200 KW solar rooftop PV plant commissioned by Jakson Group in Delhi Updated On Wed, Aug 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy As part of the solar power project, Jakson, installed 669 solar modules of 310 watt manufactured at its solar module manufacturing plant in Greater Noida. Union Minister of State, Ministry of Law & Justice and Electronics & IT, P.P. Chaudhary on Tuesday inaugurated a 200 KW solar rooftop PV power plant installed and commissioned by […] Read more
EnSync Energy, Hawai’i Pacific University to build a 310 kW solar PV system on the rooftop of Aloha Tower Marketplace Updated On Wed, Aug 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy EnSync Energy will build a solar installation at HPU’s Aloha Tower Marketplace, a mixed-use space featuring university student residences, community spaces, restaurants and shops. EnSync Energy has announced a 20-year PPA with Hawai’i Pacific University (HPU) to build a 310-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system on the rooftop of the Aloha Tower Marketplace in downtown Honolulu. Under […] Read more
Target set for rooftop solar by 2022 is ‘Unrealistic’: Parliamentary Panel Updated On Tue, Aug 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The panel further said the Centre should give the scheme a “serious relook”, else, it will derail the target achievement of the National Solar Mission. A Parliamentary panel on Tuesday said that 40 GW target for rooftop solar by 2022 is “unrealistic” and it needs to be “reconsidered” reports PTI. “The Committee feels that the […] Read more
World Bank Loan for Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy World Bank financing of USD 100 Million for development of internal infrastructure of solar parks has been planned by Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) under the aegis of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. The World Bank loan is proposed to flow to the interested Solar Power Park Developers (SPPDs) through IREDA. This […] Read more
Chandigarh’s Solar Power Ambitions Hit Roadblock Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar projects of around 6 megawatt of the society, which is already struggling to meet the target of generating solar power set by central government, are hanging fire for want of mandatory NOC from the power department. UT electricity department’s stand not to issue no-objection certificates (NOC) for gross-meter solar power connections has put Chandigarh […] Read more
