First Solar Plans to Build New Manufacturing Plant in Ohio Updated On Fri, Apr 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The construction is expected to begin in mid-2018 and the expansion plan calls for a 1 million square foot facility located in Lake Township, Ohio which is near First Solar’s Perrysburg site. The full production mode will start in late 2019 with an expected annualized capacity of 1.2GW. First Solar, Inc. announced its plans to […] Read more
Grundfos Eyes on Solar, Smart Pumps to Double India Revenue Updated On Fri, Apr 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy Grundfos is using energy efficient, IT-enabled offerings from its Danish parent’s portfolio. That is apart from the locally-developed solar pumps that are available in Indian market. In a bid to double its revenue to Rs 1,000 Crore, Grundfos India Ltd is expanding its network by betting big on ‘Make in India’ solar pump for rural […] Read more
IBC SOLAR Commissions 27 MW Solar Plant in Odisha Updated On Tue, Apr 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy With the newly connected PV plant, IBC SOLAR is supporting Odisha to increase its share of solar power by around 30 percent. Germany based photovoltaics (PV) specialist IBC SOLAR has completed a 27 MW (DC) solar plant near Kesinga in Kalahandi district of Odisha state. With the newly connected PV plant, IBC SOLAR is supporting […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Sir Ganesan Natarajan, Chairman | Topaz Solar Private Limited Updated On Sat, Apr 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Please tell our readers more about Topaz solar and its services. Topaz Solar is promoted by me and Ms. Usha Natarajan in the year 2009. It became active since 2014 where we planned to foray into domestic solar market primarily Tamilnadu biz in mind due to aggressive Solar policy unveiled by then CM Jayalalitha. […] Read more
Yamaha upgrades its Solar Power Plant in Chennai Updated On Fri, Apr 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy With addition of 1100 KW, Yamaha’s total capacity in the Chennai plant has increased to 1450 KW, and has plans to increase the total capacity to 3500KW by the end of 2018. Yamaha Motor India Group, a sister concern of Yamaha Motor, Japan, has installed 1100 KW rooftop solar power plant at Chennai. The plant […] Read more
AP: NREDCAP Issues Tender for 35 MW Rooftop Solar PV Plants Updated On Thu, Apr 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy The scope of work covers design, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance, operation. It also includes wiring up from the SPV Rooftop system to Distribution Board. Under net metering policy of the state, New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (NREDCAP) has announced a tender of grid-connected rooftop solar PV plants of 1 […] Read more
India’s Solar Capacity Addition Likely to Drop by 40 Percent in 2018-19: ICRA Updated On Tue, Apr 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Between April 2017 to February 2018 the country has added around 7.2 Gw solar capacity to its kitty. It is highly likely that India’s solar power capacity addition will drop by 40 per cent to a range between 4 Gigawatt (GW) and 4.5 Gw in the 2018-19, thanks to the recent slowdown in the tendering and project […] Read more
Green Energy Association Mulls to Move SC Against APTEL Order on RECs Updated On Mon, Apr 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Last week, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) had rejected the petition of Green Energy Association and other similar pleas against the CERC’s order. Industry body Green Energy Association is planning to move the Supreme Court against the tribunal APTEL’s order which upheld power regulator CERC’s ruling reducing forbearance and floor price of renewable energy certificates (RECs) of solar and non-solar energy. The Green […] Read more
BHEL’s Solar Plant Stuck in Limbo in MP Updated On Mon, Apr 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy The 50 acres of land identified by BHEL is at Jamboree Maidan on the outskirts of the state capital. However, in the absence of state government permission the work for the plant has not been started yet. The solar power plant, for which center has given green signal to Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), is […] Read more
