Soltage and Basalt Announce 57 MW North Carolina Solar Power Project Portfolio Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Soltage and Basalt have announced 57MW solar power project portfolio in North Carolina under a $140 million equity capital partnership. Renewable Energy Company Soltage and Basalt Infrastructure Partners have announced that they have closed an investment in a nine-project, 57 MW solar power project portfolio across the state of North Carolina. This is the second […] Read more
Feed-in Tariff for Rooftop Solar Power to Be Fixed By Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission Updated On Thu, May 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy Most of the buildings in the state use rooftop solar power units but were unable to connect to the grid and faced net-metering problems. A feed-in tariff for rooftop solar power will be fixed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) soon. State power utility TANGEDCO has proposed the new tariff to resolve the […] Read more
Canadian Solar Secures AUD65 Million Project Financing for its 47MWp Solar Power Projects in Australia Updated On Tue, May 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The 17MW Longreach 30MW Oakey solar power projects in Queensland, Australia are both scheduled to commence construction in May 2017 and reach commercial operation in early 2018. Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced that it has secured AUD65 million (US$50 million) of non-recourse project financing with a 5-year term […] Read more
Kerala Solar Energy Policy Updated On Thu, Apr 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy OBJECTIVE Objective of the state solar policy include:- Increase the installed capacity of the solar sector in the State to 500MW by 2017 and 2500 MW by 2030. Contribute to long term energy security of the State of Kerala as well as ecological security by reduction in carbon emission. Adopt a multi-pronged approach in targeting […] Read more
Canadian Solar Supplies 10 MW of PV Modules to Soroti Photovoltaic Solar Plant in Uganda Updated On Wed, Apr 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Soroti Photovoltaic solar plant consists of 32,000 pieces of Canadian Solar high-efficiency poly panels. Canadian Solar has announced that the company has supplied 10 MW of PV Modules to Soroti Photovoltaic Plant in Uganda. The solar project is the largest of its kind in East Africa and was officially inaugurated at the end of […] Read more
Construction Set to Begin on 55MW Solar PV Project in Kenya Updated On Sat, Apr 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The 55MW solar PV project, which will cost approximately US$116 million to develop, will stand as the largest solar plant ever developed in Africa. The Kenyan Rural Electrification Authority’s (REA) has approved the construction of a 55MW Solar PV Power plant in Garissa at a cost of Kshs 12.8 billion. The Authority will set up […] Read more
Gujarat announces key change in the ‘Rooftop Solar Project Policy for Homes’ Updated On Fri, Apr 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Chief Minister announced relaxation to address the difficulties faced by the people in optimum utilization of the rooftop solar plant Gujarat Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani on Thursday announced important amendment in the ‘Rooftop Solar Project Policy for Homes’ by removing the condition of the solar plant’s capacity to be within 50 per cent limit […] Read more
California’s solar energy met about half of the state’s electricity demand in March Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy The record was set when almost 40 percent of the electricity flowing across the grid came from large-scale solar energy plants. A new estimate from the U.S. government shows that California met about half of the state’s electricity demand for three hours on March 11. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/2nAQZST ) the state’s goal […] Read more
Solar Frontier Americas Sales 40 MW Solar Power Project to Dominion Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy Midway II solar power project (sited on 320-acres northwest of Calipatria, California) is part of Solar Frontier Americas’ 106 megawatts (DC) Midway projects portfolio Solar Frontier Americas has announced that it has sold its 40 megawatts (DC) (30 megawatts AC), Midway II solar power plant to a subsidiary of Dominion Energy Inc. Dominion serves more […] Read more
