Solar water pump market in India struggles to take off Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy In 2014, PM Narendra Modi set a target to install 1 million solar water pumps, equivalent to approximately 3000 MW, for irrigation and drinking water by 2021. But actual cumulative installed base stood at merely 25000 pumps as of April 2016. The bleak performance is despite the government offering massive subsidies of as much as […] Read more
Cooch Behar’s 51 enclaves to get solar water pumps for power, irrigation Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy North Bengal Development Minister Rabindranath Ghosh has stated that solar-based water pumping units would be set up in the 51 enclaves that had become a part of India last year, following the historic exchange of land between India and Bangladesh. The step is being taken in a bid to make residents of enclaves in Cooch […] Read more
Haryana to get 3,050 solar water pumps Updated On Fri, Aug 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy In a bid to encourage farmers go solar; Haryana government has announced to install 3,050 solar water pumps of 2 HP, 5 HP and 10 HP in the current financial year in the state with 90 per cent subsidy. 3050 solar water pumps will be installed will be installed with 10 percent farmer’s share and […] Read more
PM-KUSUM Comp B: Australian Premium Solar Bags Rs 107.7 Cr Order From TREDA Updated On Fri, Apr 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy Australian Premium Solar has received its first Letter of Award (LoA) from the Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency (TREDA) under the Department of Power, after winning a government tender. The company said in a regulatory filing that it secured an order for the supply of 633 off-grid solar photovoltaic water pumping systems (SPWPS) in Tripura. […] Read more
UP Reaffirms 22 GW Solar Goal, Reviews PM-KUSUM Progress Updated On Fri, Apr 11th, 2025 by Saurenergy Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has reaffirmed its goal of adding 22 GW of solar energy capacity, during a review meeting chaired by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath. The meeting in Lucknow focused on evaluating progress under […] Read more
JSL, Sunsure Sign Solar PPA To Source Power From UP Project Updated On Thu, Apr 10th, 2025 by Saurenergy Sunsure Energy said it has signed an 11 MWp long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with JSL Super Steel, a Ghaziabad-based unit of Jindal Stainless Ltd, to supply solar power from its 49 MWp project in Augasi, Uttar Pradesh. The recent Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Sunsure Energy, an independent power producer, with JSL Super Steel, […] Read more
BRICS Now Home To 3 Of World’s Top 5 Solar Nations: EMBER Updated On Tue, Apr 8th, 2025 by Saurenergy Renewable energy drove record clean electricity growth in 2024, with solar and wind accounting for most of the gains, think tank Ember said in its latest Global Electricity Review. Renewable power sources added adding 858 TWh in 2024, 49% more than the previous high in 2022, as per the report. The study showed, “Solar was […] Read more
PM-KUSUM: Shakti Pumps Gets Rs. 12.42 Cr Order From MEDA Updated On Thu, Apr 3rd, 2025 by Saurenergy Indian solar pump manufacturer Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd. announced today that it has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) for the installation of 445 off-grid Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems (SPWPS). In a regulatory filing, the company said the project will be implemented at various locations across Maharashtra […] Read more
5 Ways Battery Storage Is Transforming Solar Energy Deployments Updated On Tue, Apr 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy Solar power’s biggest ally, the battery energy storage systems (BESS), has arrived in force in 2024. The pairing of batteries with solar photovoltaic (PV) farms is rapidly reshaping how and when solar energy is used, turning daylight-only generation into flexible, round-the-clock power. BESS has meant the momentum does not flag for solar deployments, even in […] Read more
