Maharashtra Plans To Use Solar For 50% of Its Agri Power Demand Updated On Mon, Aug 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra government is now planning to use solar energy to cater to 50 percent of the power demand of its agricultural sector in the state. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL), in its latest petition before the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), disclosed this plan. MSEDCL has planned to procure 7,000 MW of solar […] Read more
AmpIn Energy Joins Hands with JCAPCPL for 2.8 MWp Solar Project Updated On Mon, Aug 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy AmpIn Energy Transition, a renewable energy IPP and energy transition platform has entered into a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with JCAPCPL (a JV between Tata Steel & Nippon Steel) to supply 2.8 MWp of solar energy for its plant in Jamshedpur. Ujjal Chakraborti, Managing Director of JCAPCPL, and Pinaki Bhattacharyya, Managing Director and CEO […] Read more
DEWA Picks Masdar to Manage 1.8GW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase 6 Updated On Mon, Aug 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has selected the state-owned renewable energy firm Masdar for the construction and management of the 1,800-megawatt (MW) phase 6 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Reportedly, Saeed Mohammed Al-Tayer, DEWA’s managing director and CEO made the announcement. The project will be built at an estimated cost […] Read more
SJVN Bags Floating Solar Project of 90 MW in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL) has bagged 90 MW capacity for the Omkareshwar floating solar project located in Madhya Pradesh. This is the second win for the said project for SJVN since the firm had also bagged 90 MW of the capacity for it in January 2023. The project has been won at INR 3.79 […] Read more
Solar Energy to Light Up Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Uttar Pradesh is set to welcome its first solar expressway. The 296-kilometer-long Bundelkhand Expressway will be the first solar expressway that will see the installation of solar panels on both sides of its stretch. The project announced comes as part of the state government’s Solar Energy Policy 2022. The policy strives for 22,000 MW of […] Read more
SECI Projects Account For 18% of India’s Solar Capacity: Govt Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) claimed that 18.3 percent of India’s total solar energy capacity was contributed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The information was given by the Union New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh in his written reply before the Lok Sabha. The minister said that in […] Read more
North Canada to Welcome its Biggest Solar Plant from Mining Group Rio Tinto Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Spain’s mining group Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine is set to establish the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories. The plant will boast of more than 6,600 solar panels. The project will generate close to 4,200 MWh of carbon-free electricity annually for the mine. Commercial production from the operation is slated for completion in […] Read more
First Solar Continues US Footprint with Announcement of New Factory in Louisiana Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar solutions provider First Solar will be setting up is fifth thin-film solar module factory in the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberia Parish, Louisiana in the USA. The unit will see an investment worth $1.1bn and aid America with capacity expansion for the production of photovoltaic solar modules domestically. The said investment will chalk out […] Read more
