Indian Railways to Set Up 1 GW Solar Capacity by 2020-21 Updated On Thu, Jan 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Indian Railways has an existing capacity of 71.19 MW of Solar plants from rooftops solar installations at various Railways stations. Ministry of Railways has planned to set up 1000 Mega Watt (MW) solar power by 2020-21 which would help Railways to source about 10% of its electrical energy from renewable source, Minister of State of […] Read more
West Bengal Issues Tender for 11 MW solar Energy Updated On Thu, Jan 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The project is for 900 grid connected solar rooftop power projects of 10 KW capacity and 100 units of 20 KW capacity at multiple locations. Increasing West Bengal’s share of solar power, West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency has issued a tender for the installation of 11 MW of solar power in the state. The […] Read more
Chinese Solar Plant Achieves Lower Tariff than Coal Updated On Mon, Dec 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy Making solar power competitive, the tariff from the Golmud plant, developed by the China Three Gorges Group, is 0.316 yuan. Two solar plants in northwest China’s Qinghai Province totaling a capacity of 1 GW were commissioned today. Each plant is having 500 MW capacity. The two solar power bases are managed by National Energy Administration […] Read more
Sungrow Conducts ‘Solar Inverter Technical’ Workshop in CSR Initiative Updated On Thu, Dec 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy With the share of renewable energy in the overall generation mix rising across India, there are 300,000 job openings in the solar sector. Sungrow, a leading inverter supplier for renewables, conducted a series of “Solar Inverter Technical” CSR workshops in India, which are aimed to provide a platform for the students to share creative insights […] Read more
HAL’s 2 MW Rooftop Solar Project in Telangana Gets Approval Updated On Thu, Dec 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to net-metering regulations in Telangana, the state authorities undertake solar power plants on net metering up to 1 MW. The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) in its recent order has approved the construction of a solar rooftop project of 2 MW capacity at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Telangana premise. The ruling came after HAL […] Read more
KERC Sets New Generic Tariff for Solar Rooftop Projects Updated On Thu, Dec 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The generic tariff without capital subsidy is set at Rs 4.15 and Rs 3.08 with capital subsidy and will be applicable on PPAs signed after December 19, 2018. The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission in its latest order has set the generic tariff for grid connected solar rooftop units which are installed by domestic users in […] Read more
Canadian Solar Sells its 20% Stake in Brazil’s Solar Complex Updated On Wed, Dec 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar had previously sold 80% interest in the portfolio to EDF Renewables at construction-ready stage. Canadian Solar has announced that it has completed the sale of its 20% interest in the 399 MWp Pirapora solar complex in Brazil to Omega Geracao S.A.(Omega), a leading Brazilian renewable energy company dedicated exclusively to operational assets. Canadian […] Read more
Visakhapatnam Smart City Issues 15 MW Floating Solar Tender Updated On Wed, Dec 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The project will be developed on Meghadri Gedda reservoir in Visakhapatnam district on a turnkey basis along with grid connecting equipment. Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Ltd. has issued a tender for the installation of a 15 MW floating solar power plant in Visakhapatnam district. The project will be developed on Meghadri Gedda reservoir in […] Read more
Telangana Governor Bats for Solar Energy Updated On Sat, Dec 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy He was speaking at the Telangana State Energy Conservation Awards – 2018 where he also mentioned that cost of solar panels have dramatically come down. Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narsimhan has suggested that Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) should make it mandatory for multi -storied residential and commercial complexes in the city to […] Read more
