India’s Utility Solar Capacity Grows 72% in 2017-18, says Bridge To India Report Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The total solar installation was 10.4 GW, the rest comprising rooftop solar plants and off-grid solutions, taking India’s cumulative solar capacity to 24.4 GW, it said. Solar consultancy firm Bridge To India in its latest annual report on the sector said that India’s utility solar capacity grew by a whopping 72 percent in FY18 as […] Read more
MNRE Extends Commissioning Date of GST Affected Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The extension to the project developers was provided by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), and other implementing agencies. After the frictions faced by multiple developers due to the imposition of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and other related issues, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Damian Miller, CEO, Orb Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Could you please tell our readers about Orb Energy and its journey? NP Ramesh and I were colleagues at Shell Solar for almost seven years. After Shell exited the solar market in 2006, we secured venture funding and started Orb Energy (Orb) in India. By the start of 2007 we had started full-fledged operations […] Read more
Delhi Gurudwara Gets 1.5 MWp Rooftop Solar PV Plant Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy “India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022,” says RK Singh. In the presence of Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh a 1.5 MWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plant has been commissioned at the Gurdwara Rakab […] Read more
Govt to Launch Single Solar Power Bid of 100,000 MW: R K Singh Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175GW renewable energy by 2022. Propelling the growth trajectory in renewable energy, the government is planning a single solar bid of 1 lakh MW for the generation, storage and manufacturing of solar equipment in the country. While […] Read more
NMC, PGCIL to Set up Floating Solar Power Plant on Gorewada Lake Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Water treatment plant (WTP) that is adjacent to the lake will be the first beneficiary of the power generated from the panels. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has decided to set up a floating solar power plant on Gorewada Lake to fulfill its electricity needs. This project is […] Read more
Shri RK Singh inaugurates solar plant at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib; calls for a clean environment for our future generations Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy “India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022.” said Shri R.K Singh, Minister of State(IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy here today. He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the inauguration of 1500 kWP capacity solar […] Read more
Jaisalmer Military Station to be Smarter with Solar, LED Lighting Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Provisions have been made in the plan for rainwater harvesting, centralized garbage disposal, solar water heaters, solar security lights, underground electric cabling. On the lines of Centre’s Smart Cities plan for the country, Indian Army has drawn a detailed plan to develop the Jaisalmer Military Station as a smart facility. The plan has been formulated in consonance […] Read more
World to Get 50% Electricity from Wind and Solar by 2050, says BNEF Report Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy “We see $548 billion being invested in battery capacity by 2050, two thirds of that at the grid level and one third installed behind-the-meter by households and businesses,” said Seb Henbest, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa for BNEF and lead author of NEO 2018. The world will generate half of the power generation […] Read more