ISA Decides On Solar Facility To Expedite Funding Updated On Fri, Oct 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy In its fifth general assembly, International Solar Alliance (ISA) has approved the creation of a ‘Solar Facility’ which will be a financial instrument to encourage investments in solar energy through insurance funds and payment guarantee. Readers will recall that a key mandate of the ISA itself was to enable financing for solar in developing countries. […] Read more
SJVN Floats BoS Tender for 100 MW Solar Plants in Punjab Updated On Wed, Oct 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy For 100 MW of grid-connected solar power projects in Punjab, SJVN Green Energy has published a tender for the balance of system (BoS), which includes three years of complete operation and maintenance (O&M). The two 50 MW projects will be deployed in two different parts of the state. The last date to submit the bids […] Read more
CIDCO Floats Two Solar Tenders of 4.18 MW, 1.24 MW Updated On Mon, Oct 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) has floated two solar tenders to set up 4.18 MW and 1.24 MW of rooftop solar power plants. These solar tenders are under the gross metering arrangement at various locations on its properties in Navi Mumbai under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. The last date for […] Read more
Rajasthan Govt Launches Program for Farmers to Build Solar Plants on Barren Land Updated On Fri, Oct 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Rajasthan government has started a program to assist farmers who want to build solar energy plants on their unusable or unused property (Barren Land). A senior state government official stated, “The farmers can lease their unused land under the Saur Krishi Aajeevika Yojana (SKAY) program to build solar energy plants, which would help them […] Read more
China’s Solar Dominance: How Key Consumer Markets Are Adapting Updated On Mon, Oct 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Governments across the globe are increasingly investing in various sources of new and renewable energy to reach their targets of either achieving carbon neutrality or reducing emissions considerably to help realise the goal of the Paris agreement – limiting the rise in global temperature below 2-degree celsius from pre-industrial levels. Solar power is one of […] Read more
Maharashtra Aims For 200K Solar Water Pumps By 2025 Updated On Sat, Oct 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy After the MEDA’s 50,000 solar water pumps tender under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Yojna’s component-B, now Maharashtra revealed its new target of installing solar water pumps. According to the Maharashtra government, these are the important parts of ongoing efforts to promote innovation in the solar pump in the agriculture sector. […] Read more
Maharashtra Invites Bid for 50000 Solar Pumps Under PM-KUSUM Yojna Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy Continuing with its efforts to encourage innovation in the solar pump industry, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has invited bids to install 50000 solar water pumps under component-B of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Yojna. These pumps will be grid-connected submersible of 3, 5, and 7.5 horsepower (HP). The last […] Read more
Hitachi Astemo Builds 3-MW Solar Power Plant in Maharashtra Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy Japanese automaker Hitachi Astemo has announced that it has installed a ground mounted solar power plant of 3-MW at its manufacturing plant in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The company said that the solar power plant is built in an area of 43301 sq meters employing 7128 ground mounted solar panels and 10 inverters. The 3-MW Jalgaon solar plant […] Read more
Natrion Unveils New Battery Components that Reduce Fire Risks Updated On Thu, Sep 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy New York-based solid state electric vehicle battery technology player – Natrion – has unveiled performance metrics for its patented solid-electrolyte separator in Li-ion battery cells using graphite anode. This comes as more and more reports of lithium battery fires make headlines. Natrion said that the new material, LISIC278, is a version of Natrion’s patented Lithium […] Read more
