Viz-A-Viz with Manish Aggarwal, Managing Director, Enkay Solar Power Updated On Tue, Nov 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. In present scenario where technology changes frequently, how do you manage to upgrade your technology? As we are new entrants in this field, we were able to induct the state-of-art machinery, therefore up-gradation is not an issue. For instance when we started our production line 4BB cells technology was prevailing. Last year we up-graded […] Read more
NTPC Invites Bids for 1200 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Projects Updated On Mon, Nov 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy The registration and downloading of RfS document will be available from November 13, 2018 to November 28, 2018. India’s largest energy conglomerate NTPC has floated bids for 1200 MW of Grid Connected Solar PV Projects with ISTS Connectivity through NTPC Generating Switchyards in Western Region under OPEN category. The company said in a notification that, […] Read more
ACME Solar Appoints Barclays, JPMorgan for private InvIT Updated On Wed, Oct 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy So far, only three companies—L&T Infra, IRB Infra and India Grid Trust—have tapped the InvIT route for fundraising Renewable energy company ACME Solar Holdings Ltd has hired two investment banks as the company looks to start work on its proposed infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) amid a prolonged delay in a planned initial public offering (IPO), […] Read more
Rupee fall puts Rs 28,000 crore solar projects at risk Updated On Wed, Oct 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy With safeguard duty, this can crank up tariffs by 30 paise/unit for future projects Nearly half of the solar power capacities under implementation worth ~Rs 28,000 crore face viability risk because of the continuous fall in the rupee, which has made imported solar modules costlier and increased the cost of setting up solar plants. These […] Read more
SECI Extends Bid Submission Deadline for 750MW Solar Project in Rajasthan Updated On Thu, Oct 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The deadline for bid submission against the above RfS has been extended to 02.11.2018 (upto 1600 hrs IST), SECI. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), an arm of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has extended the bid submission deadline for ‘selection of solar power developers for setting up of 750 MW […] Read more
What Happens When Low Quality, Unproven Materials are Used in Solar Panels? Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Revealing the Results of over 4 million solar panels inspected in 275 installations across the world INTRODUCTION The quality of PV modules and the materials used in them can be best assessed by evaluating their performance in the field. Challenging climatic conditions, like those in India, cause severe environmental stresses for PV materials in the […] Read more
Innergex Buys 260 MW Solar Project to Expand US Footprint Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The company further said that, this 260 MWDC photovoltaic solar prospective project is almost ready to be built upon signing of an offtake contract. In a bid to expand its US footprint to seven states, Innergex Renewable Energy (Innergex) has acquired a photovoltaic solar prospective project of approximately 260 MWDC from Open Road Renewables and MAP Renewable […] Read more
SECI Extends Bid Submission Deadline for 10GW Solar Project Till 12th Nov Updated On Fri, Oct 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy As per the tender document, the techno-commercial bids would be opened on November 13, 2018. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), an arm of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has extended the bid submission deadline for its 10GW of inter-state transmission system (ISTS) connected solar capacities with 3 GW p.a. solar […] Read more
SECI Extends Bids for UP’s 150MW Floating Solar Plants Till Oct 25 Updated On Thu, Oct 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy Additionally, SECI has also extended bid submission deadline for setting up of 2 MW solar power project with 1 MWH BESS at Kaza, Himachal Pradesh till October 25, 2018. State-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the bid submission deadline for setting up of 150 MW (50 MW x 3) grid connected floating […] Read more
