US Solar Claim Rejected by India at WTO, Investigates New Guard to Ensure Industry Updated On Tue, Jan 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a statement published by the WTO on Monday, India said it had changed its rules to conform with the ruling and that a U.S. claim for punitive trade sanctions was groundless. India hit back on Monday at Washington’s latest legal assault on its solar power policies at the World Trade Organization, rejecting a U.S. […] Read more
POSTPONEMENT OF THE TENDER UPLOADING : SETTING UP OF 2000MW (250MW X 8) ISTS CONNECTED SOLAR POWER PROJECTS Updated On Mon, Jan 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy This has reference to the NIT No. SECI/C&P/SPD/RfS/2000MW/122017 publisheddated 29.12.2017 regarding the RfS Selection of Solar Power Developers for Setting up of 2000MW (250MW x 8) ISTS Connected Solar Power Projects, 250MW Capacity each of 08 Nos. of Packages to be installed anywhere in India. The RfS documents for the captioned RfS which was to […] Read more
BSES in Association with USAID Launches ‘Solar City Initiative’ Updated On Mon, Jan 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy BSES said in an announcement that the ‘utility anchored rooftop program’ means to expand usage of sun based roof potential in the south and west Delhi. To advance the utilization of sustainable power source in the Capital, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), in association with United States Agency for International Development (USAID)- PACE-D and Indo-German […] Read more
Solar Modules Stranded at Indian Ports Because of Import Duty Altercation Updated On Sat, Jan 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar modules worth more than $150 million are stuck at different Indian ports because of a disagreement about their grouping and the import charge connected to them. Solar modules worth more than $150 million are stuck at different Indian ports because of a disagreement about their grouping and the import charge connected to them, sources […] Read more
Haryana & Uttarakhand Regulators to Remove Restrictions: Solar Companies Updated On Fri, Jan 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy Prior to September last year, DISPA had to had to move to the Gujarat Power Administration Commission (GERC) to supply net metering and other motivating forces for putting up solar rooftop plants. Solar developers have moved the power controllers of Haryana and Uttarakhand to smoothen out irregularities which are obstructing the development of solar capacity in these two states. In one […] Read more
Schemes launched by the Government to promote Solar Energy in the country Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question on schemes initiated by Government to promote Solar Power in the country, in Lok Sabha today informed that in order to promote solar energy, the Government have launched several schemes in the country. […] Read more
Tamil Nadu Electricity Commission Adjourns Case on Solar Power Production Updated On Tue, Dec 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy Welspun Renewables Energy Private Ltd., and others have approached the court with a similar prayer and the Commission has also been included as a party. Therefore, the case is adjourned till the disposal of the writ petitions,” the TNERC said in its order. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Commission (TNERC) has adjourned the case relating to […] Read more
Slight Rise in Solar Tariff during Rajasthan Auction Updated On Tue, Dec 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy This time in the first part of the auction, Hero Future Energies quoted the lowest tariff of Rs 2.47 per unit and was awarded the 300 MW it had asked for. After a steep fall for over two years, solar duty rose marginally at the latest auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India […] Read more
US Takes India Back To World Trade Organisation in Solar Power Issue Updated On Thu, Dec 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy In 2013, Washington had complained to the WTO, claiming that US exports of solar items to India had declined by 90% since 2011 because of India’s “discriminatory practices”. India has failed to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling on solar power, the United States will tell the WTO’s dispute settlement body (DSB) next month, […] Read more
