Solar Energy Brings Electricity to Coastal Village in Odisha Updated On Tue, Jan 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The government is providing solar energy to the families of Charigharia under the Deen Dayal Upadhaya Grameen Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) with the Centre’s help. For the Charigharia village located inside the Bhitarkanika National Park (BNP) in Gupti gram panchayat under Rajnagar block in Odisha, access to electricity was a distant dream. But now under a […] Read more
Tamil Nadu Working To Revise its Solar Policy : CM Updated On Tue, Jan 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy A revised state solar policy is going to be released soon, Tamil Nadu CM L. Palaniswami has confirmed. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister L. Palaniswami, speaking at the inauguration ceremony of float glass major Saint-Gobain India’s third manufacturing plant, said that the state government will soon come out with a revised solar energy policy. The floating […] Read more
Haryana Issues Tender for 20 MW Rooftop Project Under RESCO Model Updated On Tue, Jan 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid-submission is February 15, 2019, and the technical bids will open on the same day. The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has issued a tender for selection of bidders for commissioning a 20 MW rooftop solar PV in Haryana under the RESCO mode. Renewable Energy Service Companies (RESCO) have been […] Read more
China Added 44.3 GW of Solar and 20.59 GW of Wind Capacity in 2018 Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Total capacity, including hydro and biomass as well as solar energy and wind power, rose to 728 GW by end-2018, the NEA said during a briefing. According to official numbers, China’s renewable energy capacity increased by 12 percent in 2018 year-on-year compared to 2017. The leading country in the world for both solar and wind […] Read more
2019 Solar Predictions. Expect Volatility, But Lots of Positives to Look forward to Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Making predictions for the Solar sector in India is never easy, thanks to a tendency to keep tinkering with policy in this heavily policy influenced sector. But after speaking to multiple industry groups, we have the following 5 predictions for you. Starting off with the most obvious picks, total solar installations. Every expert in the […] Read more
Gujarat Frames Land Policy for Renewable Energy Projects Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy A total area which can accommodate 30,000 MW of renewable energy will be sanctioned for these parks, with each park large enough to install a minimum of 1,000 MW. Gujarat has released its land policy for renewable energy projects, which seeks to set up wind parks and wind-solar hybrid parks in the state, similar to […] Read more
Kazakhstan Launches Largest Solar Power Plant in Central Asia Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy The 100 MW solar plant, implemented in a short time was developed using 300,000 solar modules from Canadian Solar, according to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The opening ceremony of the SES Saran solar power plant was recently held in the industrial center of the Saran, Kazakhstan. With the commissioning of the plant, the […] Read more
Visakhapatnam Port to Source its Energy Needs from Solar Power Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy After meeting its peak energy requirement of 12 million units per annum for powering the port and its BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) operators, the port authority is selling the surplus 5 million units to the State. The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has confirmed that after achieving its financial growth target for the fiscal year three months ahead […] Read more
Egypt Building One of the World’s Largest Solar Parks Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The park on completion will house 32 power stations across the 37 sq. km. site and will be able generating close to 1,650 MW of electricity. One of the world’s largest and most ambitious solar energy projects is underway at a site in the Western Desert, some 650 km south of Cairo. The Benban Solar […] Read more
