Oriano to Set Up 70 MWp Phase I of Chhattisgarh Solar Project Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Indian utility scale solar power development & EPC company Oriano has announced an order win for a major captive solar project under C&I segment in Chhattisgarh. The total project capacity accumulates to 168 MWp and the first phase of 70 MWp will be commissioned by mid-April 2022 to be evacuated at 132 kV. Balance capacity […] Read more
Jinko’s new Tiger Neo 605 panel targets both utility and commercial projects Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Even as 2020 marked a decisive shift to higher output (500 Wplus) modules, JinkoSolar’s Tiger Neo, with an efficiency up to 22.3%, and a promise to have 15-20W more wattage than the conventional p-PERC panel of the same size is set to be a frontrunner. Unlike other panels whose higher power comes from enlarged sizes, […] Read more
China’s sunset on wind and solar subsidies could impact climate change efforts: IFFRAS Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS) – a Canada based think tank – has reported that the renewables’ expansion that has been in full flow in China can see a reversal. In 2021, China finally ended many subsidies on solar and wind energy. This will discourage the use of cleaner sources of energy and […] Read more
After Rooftop Solar, Australia Leads The World On Per Capita Solar Too Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy IEEFA reports that even as protests against renewable energy projects gather momentum before the federal elections, Australia has quietly passed a major solar milestone, notching up 25GW of installed capacity – more PV per capita than anywhere else in the world. That’s a huge achievement for a country that has been pilloried for its massive […] Read more
300 MW Solar Projects Planned at Chandrapur CSTPS Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) will develop a whopping 300MW solar power project to offset or mitigate its persisting carbon emission. The super thermal power station has been in the news for a long time for the massive air pollution caused by it. The company has now decided to create three solar power plants […] Read more
SECI invites EPC tender for 100MW floating Solar Project in Ranchi Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued an international tender inviting players for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project to install a 100 megawatt (MW) floating solar power plant in the state of Jharkhand. The tender says that the project will be based in the Getalsud Dam that lies near Ranchi. The […] Read more
As Power minister R.K. Singh responds to Telangana CM KCR, power reforms at risk? Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a release yesterday, the Press Information Bureau(PIB), on behalf of the MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) has carried a strong rebuttal from Power Minister R.K. Singh, of statements ascribed to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). R.K. Singh has termed as a ‘lie’, a claim attributed to KCR, that the central […] Read more
15 GW Solar Projects risk impact from BCD on April 2022, Says NSEFI Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy With barely six weeks to go before the the Basic Customs Duties (BCD) on solar module imports(40%) and solar cells (25%) kick in, the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the MNRE to make a case for grandfathering of these projects. By grandfathering, these projects would, in effect be exempt from […] Read more
India’s Hopes to Replace Diesel with Renewable Energy in Farms Rides on Solar, Mostly Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Headlines have been announcing India’s plans to shift from diesel to renewable energy for its farming sector. The headlines have taken off from a statement by Power and MNRE minister R.K. Singh during a meeting with officials on Friday. What the headlines do not indicate is how heavily this hope depends on two critical factors. […] Read more
