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
SECI Signs PSA for 100 MW Solar Power With Storage With Chhattisgarh Discom Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI has signed a PSA worth 100 MW solar power clubbed with 50 MW/100 MWh Energy from Battery Storage with the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Power Purchase Agreement for 100 MW Solar Power with 50MW/150 MWh Energy from Battery Storage was signed with Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited at Vidhyut Sewa Bhawan at […] Read more
Facebook Adds 9th Dominion Energy Solar Facility in Virginia to its Portfolio Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Dominion Energy and Facebook are continuing their joint effort to increase renewable energy generation by adding a new solar facility in Virginia Dominion Energy and Facebook are continuing their joint effort to increase renewable energy generation by adding a new solar facility in Greensville County, Virginia, to the list of those that will be dedicated to Facebook. […] Read more
Mumbai Metro Tenders for 4.43 MW Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy MMRDA has issued a tender for setting up 4.43 MW of rooftop solar PV projects at the station site of the Mumbai Metro Rail. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible firms for setting up 4.43 MW of rooftop solar PV projects at station site of the […] Read more
NIWE Tenders for Equipment for Wind & Solar Resource Assessment in India Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy NIWE has tendered for the supply and delivery of Sensors and Data Loggers with Accessories for wind, solar resource assessment at various locations in India The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible vendors for the supply and delivery of Sensors and Data Loggers with Accessories for wind […] Read more
Huge Positive Impact of Solar Home Systems on Livelihoods in India: GOGLA Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new report by GOGLA, the association for the off-grid solar energy industry, has established the huge positive impact of Solar Home Systems on livelihoods in India A new report issued by GOGLA, the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry, has established the huge positive impact of Solar Home Systems (SHS) on livelihoods […] 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
Avangrid to Develop Oregon’s Largest Solar Farm; Inks 15 Yr PPA with PGE Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Oregon-based fortune 1,000 public utility Portland General Electric (PGE) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Avangrid Renewables, an arm of Avangrid Inc., to buy electricity generated through solar power. As per the 15 year deal, the company will purchase power generated from a new 162 MW solar facility. Avangrid Renewables will develop […] Read more
