SCCL Planning to set up 500 MW Floating Solar Plants in Telengana Updated On Tue, Jul 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy SCCL is planning to set up floating solar PV power plants on water bodies in the state of Telangana, with a combined generational capacity of 500 MW. Government-owned coal mining company – Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has announced that it is planning to set up floating solar PV power plants on water bodies in the state of Telangana, […] Read more
Now Punjab Wants to Tear Up Solar Contracts Updated On Fri, Jul 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Even as the issues from Andhra Pradesh are still to be resolved, comes the news of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the key state discom, pushing for a 10 percent discom from solar power producers. PSCL’s logic? The hit to collections during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the amazing argument that while determining the rate, […] Read more
PM Modi to Dedicate 750 MW Rewa Solar Project to the Nation Updated On Fri, Jul 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy PM Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the 750 MW Solar Project set up at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on July 10, 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the 750 MW Solar Project set up at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on July 10, 2020. The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park in Madhya […] Read more
Italy’s ENEL Has Norway’s Norfund Backing It For India Foray Updated On Thu, Jul 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rome – based Enel SpA, which recently won its first big solar energy tender in India, announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary firm Enel Green Power has signed an agreement with the Norwegian Investment Fund (Norfund) to back its renewable projects in India. Both firms will share in the costs of establishing the projects in […] Read more
SECI Tenders for 5 MW Solar Power Plant at Tuticorin Port Updated On Wed, Jul 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI has issued a tender for setting up a 5 MW grid-connected solar PV power plant at the V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOCPT) in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible firms for setting up a 5 MW grid-connected solar PV power plant […] Read more
Top 10 Solar PV Module Suppliers in India for 2019 Updated On Wed, Jul 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Here we take a look at the leading solar PV module supplier in India (utility-scale and rooftop projects) for the year 2019. Solar energy has become the leading resource for renewable energy expansion worldwide, and the case is similar in India. Where it now ranks ahead of wind energy, as the leading contributor to India’s […] Read more
SJVN Tenders for Development of 100 MW Solar Plant at Dholera Solar Park Updated On Tue, Jul 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy SJVN has issued a tender, inviting SPDs for setting up a 100 MW grid-connected solar PV power plant at the Dholera Solar Park in Gujarat. SJVN Ltd, a joint venture of Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh, has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible firms and Solar Power Developers (SPDs) for […] Read more
5.5 GW PV Additions in India in FY21; 15% Decline due to COVID-19: ICRA Updated On Tue, Jul 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy According to ICRA, the solar PV capacity additions in FY 2020-21 are expected to remain subdued given the continued execution challenges due to COVID-19. The domestic solar PV capacity additions in FY 2019-20 has remained lower by about 15 percent than the previous estimate of 7-7.5 GW, mainly on account of the disruption in supply […] Read more
Plans in Place to More Than Triple Local Solar Manufacturing Capacity Updated On Mon, Jul 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy The government has proposed a major push to domestic manufacturing of solar equipment in the country that would completely eliminate the need for imports The central government has proposed a major push to domestic manufacturing of renewable energy (solar) equipment in the country that would completely eliminate the need for imports, particularly from countries such as China. As part of […] Read more
