DONALD LEO, Jinko Solar | Managing Director of Asia South | Country Manager for India Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Q. How significant is the Indian market for JinkoSolar? Please give us an overview of the company’s India ope-rations and product offerings? 2017 is going to be a significant year for India’s Solar market with a strong pipeline of approximately 14 GW of utility scale projects underway. Out of this, 7.7 GW of capacity is expected […] Read more
NTPC-SAIL Tenders 50 MW Solar Power Project in Tamil Nadu Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 50MW solar power project will be constructed in two splits, 20MW and 30MW, and will be implemented in a single engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) package. NTPC-SAIL Power Company Limited (NSPCL), a Joint Venture of NTPC Limited and Steel Authority of India Limited, is in the process of setting up a 50 MWp Photo […] Read more
Solar Power Juggernaut Will Keep Rolling Despite Higher Taxes Under GST Updated On Sat, May 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy According to a list of 1,211 items released after the meeting of the GST Council, which comprises finance ministers of all the states of the Union, “Photosensitive semiconductor devices; including solar photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels”, will be charged at a rate of 18 Goods and Services […] Read more
Array Technologies Provides Solar Trackers for Facebook Facility, Opens New Office in Europe Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Array Technologies is partnering with local companies to bring solar tracking power to Facebook’s new data center in New Mexico Array Technologies has announced that it will partner with Affordable Solar to install trackers at Facebook’s upcoming data center located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, USA. The company also announced that it has opened a […] Read more
Hevel Commissions 25 MW Solar Power Plant in South Western Russia Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 25 MW Solar Power Plant has been commissioned at a cost of RUB 2.75 billion, and 70 percent of solar PV components used were manufactured in Russia. Hevel Solar, a joint venture between Russian industrial conglomerate Renova Group and nanotechnologies provider JSC Rusnano has commissioned a 25MW solar power plant in Sol-Iletsk, a town […] Read more
Surana Solar Wins 5MW Rooftop Solar PV Project in Andhra Pradesh Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Kakinada Smart City Corporation’s 5MW Rooftop Solar PV Project will be developed under the RESCO model for at Rs.5.25 ($0.081)/kWh. Surana Solar has won the bid to develop 5MW of grid-connected rooftop solar PV Project in Kakinada City, Andhra Pradesh with a lowest tariff quoted at Rs.5.25 ($0.081)/kWh. The bids were tendered by Kakinada Smart […] Read more
GST to cause significant disruption to the solar sector: Bridge to India Updated On Tue, May 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Bridge To India notes that the biggest surprise for the power and renewable sector is the announcement of 18% tax rate for solar modules as compared to a present effective rate of zero Government of India recently released final GST rates under the new indirect tax regime proposed to be rolled out from July 1. […] Read more
ISOVOLTAIC to launch new backsheet ICOSOLAR CPO 3G at Intersolar Europe Updated On Tue, May 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy ISOVOLTAIC ICOSOLAR CPO 3G backsheet has been manufactured using Borealis’ solar grades Quentys produced in Schwechat, Austria ISOVOLTAIC is gearing up to launch ICOSOLAR CPO 3G, a co-extruded polypropylene (PP) solar backsheet at Intersolar Europe in Munich. For the development of this backsheet ISOVOLTAIC, market and technology leader for solar backsheets, and Borealis, a leading […] Read more
IBC Solar Commissions 5.9 MW Solar PV Project in Turkey Updated On Tue, May 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The 5.9 MW Solar PV Project with south and east-west orientation will be generating 11 million kWh of energy for the country’s grid. The Turkish subsidiary of IBC Solar has commissioned a large-scale 5.9MW Solar PV project in the province of Gaziantep, Turkey. The ground-mounted solar PV installation with south and east-west orientation will produce […] Read more
