Domestic Solar Manufacturing Could Benefit From Pandemic Updated On Mon, May 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Supply disruption from China and the decline in domestic solar capacity addition due to the pandemic offers a golden opportunity to local solar manufacturing The supply disruption from China due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent decline in domestic solar capacity addition offers a golden opportunity to ramp up local manufacturing of solar modules and […] Read more
Tender Issued for Centralised Monitoring Tool for NTPC’s 250MW Mandsaur Solar Plant Updated On Fri, May 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy State-owned NTPC, country’s largest energy conglomerate, has floated tender for centralised monitoring analytical tool for its 250 MW Mandsaur solar photovoltaic (PV) plant for a period of six months. Further, the last date and time for bid submission is May 18, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. and the bid opening date is May 20, 2020, at 3:00 […] Read more
BHEL Tenders for Type Testing of Solar PV Modules as per IEC & IS Standards Updated On Fri, May 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has floated tender inviting bids for type testing of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules as per IEC & IS standards. Interested bidders can submit their bids starting from May 08, 2020, after 02:00 p.m., and the last date for submitting bids is May 30, 2020, till 02:00 p.m. Also, the […] Read more
Scatec Solar Passes 1.5 GW Mark for Operational PV Projects Updated On Fri, May 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Scatec Solar has passed the milestone of 1.5 GW solar capacity in operation globally with the commissioning of its latest 54 MW project in Ukraine Scatec Solar has announced that it has, along with its partners, grid-connected and started commercial operations of the 54 MW Boguslav solar project in the Kyiv region of Ukraine. And […] Read more
Tender Issued for Supply of Solar High Mast Lights at NTPC Vindhyachal Updated On Thu, May 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy State-owned NTPC, India’s largest energy conglomerate, has floated tender inviting eligible bidders for supply, erection and commissioning of solar high mast light in AWRS area at NTPC’s Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station. The bidding will be done through e-tendering (in single-stage and two envelope mode) without reverse auction. The cost of tender is Rs 1,328 […] Read more
‘PFC Should Lend More to Renewable Energy Instead of Stranded Assets’ Updated On Thu, May 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Instead of backing obsolete & uneconomical coal-fired power plants that could soon become stranded assets, state-owned power sector lender, PFC should lend more to support renewable energy capacity addition, suggested by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) in its new findings. Both Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electric Corporation Ltd (REC) […] Read more
Tender Issued for Rooftop Solar Plants at 8 Railway Stations Updated On Thu, May 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Alipurduar Division of the NF Railway has issued a tender for the installation of rooftop solar plants at 8 railway stations and a powerhouse The Alipurduar Division – Electrical of the Northeastern Frontier Railway has issued a tender for the installation of grid-connected rooftop solar power plants worth a combined 151 kW at 8 […] Read more
The Top 7 Solar Power Parks across the World Updated On Thu, May 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy A list of the 7 largest solar parks in the world, four of which are located in India and the remaining three in China. Although an outsider right now, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai with a planned 5000 MW capacity could soon make its way to the top of the […] Read more
Importance of Using Storage with Increasing Renewable Energy Updated On Wed, May 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Background and Context The Government of India has announced ambitious targets for Renewable Energy (RE) capacity addition, and the Country is rapidly adding Wind and Solar generation in the energy mix. However, there are some well accepted issues associated with RE power – such as intermittency, fluctuations owing to weather changes, and limited forecasting/ scheduling […] Read more