State Fund, Engie to Build Solar, Storage & EV Charging Stations in California Updated On Mon, Feb 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy The State Fund and Engie North America have announced an agreement to build solar panels, energy storage systems, and EV charging stations across California The State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) and Engie North America have announced an agreement to build solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, energy storage systems, and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across […] Read more
Behind TW Solar’s Tongwei Speed Updated On Thu, Feb 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Tongwei Solar or TW Solar, as it is known in the industry, is probably not a name that comes up readily among a roll call of market leaders from China, especially for readers in India. But readers are missing something big here. The Size That Matters TW Solar is the world’s largest solar cell manufacturer […] Read more
Andhra Govt Proposes to set up Solar Plants for 10 GW Power Updated On Thu, Feb 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Andhra Pradesh Government has proposed to set up its own solar plants to produce 10 GW of solar power to meet the requirements of the agriculture sector. The Andhra Pradesh Government has proposed to set up its own generating units to produce 10,000 MW (10 GW) of solar power to meet the energy requirements […] Read more
Vikram Solar Signals Crisis With Big Layoffs Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Vikram Solar, a leading domestic manufacturer and EPC player in the solar space, has become one of the biggest players to acknowledge, and share the pain of the slowdown in the renewable energy sector. Reacting to news stories carried in local Bengali newspapers, the company has finally released a statement acknowledging the challenges it is […] Read more
Will CoronaVirus Prove To Be The Force Majeure Of 2020 for Indian solar? Updated On Sat, Feb 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable, and especially the solar sector, has had a tough time since 2018. In 2018, it was the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which upended calculations of bid winners, especially those who signed their PPA’s just before the GST came in. If that wasn’t enough, it was followed by the Safeguard Duty, which muddied […] Read more
Govt Asks Solar Manufacturers to Submit List of Items for Basic Custom Duty Exemption Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a step towards providing further relief to domestic solar manufacturers in the country, the Government on Thursday has asked the solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers and related associations to submit their list of items to be included in the Basic Custom Duty (BCD) exemption list. In this regard, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy […] Read more
JinkoSolar Wins ‘Top Brand PV Europe Seal 2020’ Award for 2nd Consecutive Yr Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the world’s leading solar module manufacturers JinkoSolar has won the ‘Top Brand PV Europe Seal 2020’ award from EuPD Research, an internationally recognized research institute, for the second consecutive year. EuPD Research awarded the top PV seals based on its global PV installer monitor survey which compiles the opinions of solar installers from […] Read more
Voltalia to Build and Maintain Solar Farms Worth 134 MW in Portugal Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Voltalia will provide EPC services followed by O&M services to Smartenergy for three solar farms in Portugal with a total capacity of 134 MW. Voltalia, an international player in renewable energy sector has announced that it will provide engineering, procurement and turnkey construction (EPC) services followed by operation and maintenance (O&M) services to Smartenergy, a […] Read more
MSEDCL Subsidy Scam Highlights Attitude To Solar Power in Maharashtra Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Maharashtra’s latest ‘scam’ potentially shows up just why getting discoms on board to promote renewable power is so difficult. A MERC (Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission) appointed committee has filed a report that accuses the state power distribution utility, Mahavitaran or MSEDCL as its English moniker goes, of outright fraud. The report claims that MSEDCL has […] Read more