Punjab Canal Solar Power Projects Have 1,500 MW Potential: Minister Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The minister claimed that the canal-top solar photovoltaic projects have been designed in such a fashion that the canal banks are not touched for the safety of the canal and inhabitants in the vicinity of the canals. Punjab Power and Renewable Minister Gurpreet Singh Kanger stated that the state has a potential of more than […] Read more
Cabinet approves Continuation of Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Applications Programme – Phase III Updated On Wed, Jun 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for implementation of Phase-Ill of Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV (Photo Voltaic) Application Programme to achieve additional 118 MWp(Mega Watt peak) off-grid solar PV capacity by 2020. Phase-Ill of Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Application Programme covers […] Read more
Chandigarh’s Total Solarification Faces Multiple Hurdles Updated On Tue, Jun 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy The installation of solar power plants on the rooftops was made mandatory for all non-residential a well as residential buildings whose area around them is 1 Kanal and above, and the deadline for installation was set 17 May 2018 but was later extended by six months. Although it was made mandatory by the Chandigarh Administration […] Read more
Price Cut in Per Unit Solar Power a Discouraging Factor Updated On Mon, Jun 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy “Coal and hydroelectricity have come cheaper, and it has become more viable for Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc) to buy power from neighboring states than getting it from households,” Sales manager of Evervolt Solar Private Ltd Karunakaran A said. After a steep decline in the prices offered for per unit of solar power generated by households and […] Read more
Campaigns to Raise Awareness of Solar Energy Important, says Manipur Dy CM Updated On Sat, Jun 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh said that the public awareness campaigns are necessary and should be initiated to raise the awareness about the importance of solar energy. In order for any project to be successful, public awareness is really important, and that is true for solar energy and its importance in the country […] Read more
Nagpur Municipal Corp Buildings, Hospitals to Go Solar by 2019 Updated On Sat, Jun 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The annual saving of the NMC on its Rs 100 Crore yearly bill will be at around Rs 60 lakh. Ten zones have been chosen by the civic body to execute the project for which they have would invite private agencies to take up the work. In order to use clean energy for water pumping, […] Read more
8minutenergy, NV Energy to Build Largest Solar Project in Nevada Updated On Fri, Jun 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Although there are many large projects of NV Energy, the Eagle Shadow Mountain will be the largest solar PV project ever built for the company. This is a part of its latest renewable projects which in total are over 1 GW. In the Clark County of Nevada, NV Energy has chosen 8minuteenergy to develop 300-MW […] Read more
Vikram Solar Commissions 10 MW Solar Project in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Fri, Jun 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ordnance Factory in Itarsi will use the power that is generated from this captive power plant. According to the company statement, it will be responsible for installation of that plant, and apart from that the company will also provide operations and maintenance (O&M) service to the plant for a period of 10 years from […] Read more
No Payment for Solar Power Producers if No Land Title in Karnataka Updated On Wed, May 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy The National Solar Energy Federation of India wrote to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy that the developers are not being paid because they haven’t received clear titles to the land they acquired for the projects. Against the delaying of clearance of land acquisition, the solar energy developers have protested against the Karnataka government to […] Read more