India’s Utility Solar Capacity Grows 72% in 2017-18, says Bridge To India Report Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The total solar installation was 10.4 GW, the rest comprising rooftop solar plants and off-grid solutions, taking India’s cumulative solar capacity to 24.4 GW, it said. Solar consultancy firm Bridge To India in its latest annual report on the sector said that India’s utility solar capacity grew by a whopping 72 percent in FY18 as […] Read more
MNRE Extends Commissioning Date of GST Affected Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The extension to the project developers was provided by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), and other implementing agencies. After the frictions faced by multiple developers due to the imposition of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and other related issues, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued […] Read more
India Extends $20 Mn Concessional Financing for Solar Project in Suriname Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy In addition, India will extend a line of credit of USD 27.5 million to support a power transmission project in Pikin Saron area, says President Kovind. In a move to provide clean energy to a cluster of 49 villages, President of India Ram Nath Kovind said that India will extend concessional financing of USD 20 million […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Damian Miller, CEO, Orb Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Could you please tell our readers about Orb Energy and its journey? NP Ramesh and I were colleagues at Shell Solar for almost seven years. After Shell exited the solar market in 2006, we secured venture funding and started Orb Energy (Orb) in India. By the start of 2007 we had started full-fledged operations […] Read more
Delhi Gurudwara Gets 1.5 MWp Rooftop Solar PV Plant Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy “India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022,” says RK Singh. In the presence of Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh a 1.5 MWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plant has been commissioned at the Gurdwara Rakab […] Read more
Govt to Launch Single Solar Power Bid of 100,000 MW: R K Singh Updated On Thu, Jun 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy India is making rapid strides in the field of renewable energy and we will overshoot the target of 175GW renewable energy by 2022. Propelling the growth trajectory in renewable energy, the government is planning a single solar bid of 1 lakh MW for the generation, storage and manufacturing of solar equipment in the country. While […] Read more
Renesola Sells North Carolina Solar Project to Greenbacker Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy As per the deal, this project will sell all power generated to the local utility under a 15-year purchase agreement. Chinese solar company ReneSola has sold its utility-scale North Carolina project to New York-based Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company. This North Carolina solar project has a capacity of 6.75 MW and represents the Chinese company’s second project sale to Greenbacker, following […] Read more
Govt. Extends Deadline for Completion of Solar Power Projects Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Earlier, the deadline for commissioning projects was 15 months with a relaxation of one year for land acquisition delays. The solar power projects that have been bid out under the tariff-based reverse auctions are given extension in their deadlines by the Ministry of Power. The relaxations have been offered under the amendment to the guidelines […] Read more
NMC, PGCIL to Set up Floating Solar Power Plant on Gorewada Lake Updated On Wed, Jun 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Water treatment plant (WTP) that is adjacent to the lake will be the first beneficiary of the power generated from the panels. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has decided to set up a floating solar power plant on Gorewada Lake to fulfill its electricity needs. This project is […] Read more
