Solar Power Benefits: South Mumbai Mosque Cuts Power Bills by 67 percent Updated On Mon, Dec 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy This is the third mosque in south Mumbai after Minara Masjid at Mohammed Ali Road and Zakaria Masjid in Masjid Bandar to adopt solar power. South Mumbai’s 200-year-old Jama Masjid in Kalbadevi is utilizing solar power and it makes 70 percent of its electricity requirements, with an expected saving of 35 tonnes of carbon dioxide […] Read more
International Solar Alliance to Become a Legal Entity on December 6 Means a Lot: ISA Chief Updated On Mon, Dec 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA), the India-headquartered grouping of 121 nations for promotion of solar energy means a lot for all member countries. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is all set to become a legal body on December 6 and it means a lot for all member countries, the interim director general Upendra Tripathy said. […] Read more
Egypt Launches New Solar Power Project Updated On Mon, Dec 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy The new solar power project in Egypt is being executed by the Industrial Modernization Center and the United Nations Development Program In a significant development, Egypt has launched a new solar power project called “Grid-connected Photovoltaic Power Systems – Egypt PV”, which is implemented by the Industrial Modernization Center (IMC) and the United Nations Development […] Read more
MNRE’s ‘Rooftop Solar Power Plants’ Scheme to Rescue Kashmir From Power Crisis Updated On Sat, Dec 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The scheme will provide government subsidy of 70 percent to the customers generating solar energy and setting up roof top solar plants. During winters the electricity demand in Kashmir rises to up to 1900MWs against the availability of 1200MWs produced by the Power Development Department (PDD) of Kashmir. In order to compensate the additional 700MW […] Read more
MNRE Releases List of Sanctioned Solar Parks under the Solar Park Scheme Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar parks across various states in the country, each with a capacity of Solar Projects generally above 500 MW will be built. In a bid to provide clean energy to the citizens of India PM Narendra Modi earlier has revised national solar mission capacity from the current 22 gigawatt (GW) to 100 GW by 2022. The […] Read more
Gigawatt-Scale Solar Markets Seen in 13 countries in 2018: GTM Research Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy GTM Research identifies five new countries (solar markets) poised to install more than a gigawatt of solar annually. As the year 2017 nears to its end, GTM Research report has identified 13 countries of gigawatt-scale solar markets in 2018 that would exceed the 1-GW worth of annual solar PV installations, up from eight in 2017. […] Read more
World’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant to Be Built in Indonesia by UAE’s Masdar and PJB Updated On Thu, Nov 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy The plant to be built in about 225 hectares of the Cirata hydroelectric plant reservoir. United Arab Emirates based company Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (Masdar) and Indonesian power utility’s unit Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB) collaborated to build the ‘To Be’ world’s biggest floating photovoltaic plant of 200MW in PJB owned […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Presents a $23 Billion Opportunity in India: Report Updated On Thu, Nov 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar in India will grow inevitably with or without the support of power distribution utilities According to a new report released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), India’s 40-GW target for rooftop solar PV by 2022 represents a $23 billion investment opportunity. The report titled, ‘Accelerating India’s Clean Energy Transition,’ which was released at […] Read more
World Bank’s IFC Funds CleanMax Solar with $15 Million Updated On Thu, Nov 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy IFC also invested $125 million in Hero Future Energies, Hero Group’s renewable arm against an undisclosed equity stake. A senior executive from rooftop solar company CleanMax Solar has announced that the firm which is currently backed by American private equity giant Warburg Pincus has recently secured $15 million of funding against equity capital from International […] Read more