Funding from International Solar Alliance Termed Domestic Funding Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy Projects through the International Solar Alliance, (ISA), now fast emerging as the most prestigious forum for India’s push for renewable influence and impact, has been exempted from being classified as foreign funding. The move by India’s home ministry to exempt the International Solar Alliance, from being classified as a foreign source of funding for non-governmental […] Read more
Hero Future Energies and IFC to Invest $243.3 Mn in Rajasthan Solar Project Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy The project will be supported by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), which will invest around $43.3 million (Rs 300 crore). Hero Future Energies Global (HFE), the clean energy arm of the Hero Group has revealed its plans to invest close to $200 million (Rs 1404 crore) for its latest solar project in Rajasthan. The company […] Read more
JinkoSolar Supplies 100 MW Modules For Vietnamese Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar, one of the leading solar module manufacturers based out of China, has announced that it has supplied 100MW of high efficient solar modules for the Srepok 1 and Quang Minh Solar Power Plant Complex, one of Vietnam’s largest solar power projects. The project is located in Buon Don district in the Central Highlands province […] Read more
Pre-bid Meeting & Site Visit Notification For 100 MW Solar Tender at SCCL Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a notification with the schedule for the pre-bid meeting and site visit for its tender regarding the development of 100 MW of solar PV power plants under different packages at Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Telangana. A pre-bid/clarification meeting has been scheduled to be held […] Read more
Telangana Students Develop 3-in-1 Solar Cleaning Machine Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy As for power, though it draws energy from the sun, the innovators also provided an option for it to be charged externally. Students of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, Gandipet, M Charanlal and U Anil Kumar have invented a solar-powered grass-cutting machine which is being run through solar energy. In a bid to ease the […] Read more
Canadian Solar to Sell 80% Stake of its 482 MW Portfolio in Brazil Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The projects for which the company has sold 80% stakes are presently in advanced stages of development with construction expected to begin in 2019. China-based Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, has announced the signing of an agreement for the sale of its 80% interest in a 482.6 MW portfolio […] Read more
MERC Partially Approves MSEDCL’s Petition to Reduce Solar Tariff Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission recently heard a petition filed by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) relating to the adoption of tariff for long term procurement of solar power. In its petition, MSEDCL was seeking review of the Commission’s previous order relating to the adoption of tariff discovered for long term procurement […] Read more
NBCIL Invites Developers For Setting Up Solar Projects Under CPSU-II Scheme Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Corporation has identified factory lands spanning over 10.46 acres in Ghaziabad for the development of solar power plants. The National Bicycle Corporation of India (NBCIL), a Government of India Undertaking, with reference to SECI’s 2000 MW grid-connected solar PV projects under CPSU Scheme, Phase-II, Tranche-I has invited government producers interested in participating in the […] Read more
Hanergy’s Solar Cells to Power NASA Satellites Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy One of the leading thin-film power solutions company, Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, has announced that its US-based subsidiary Alta Devices’ gallium arsenide solar cells are powering 60 small satellites, called ThinSats on a recent launch from NASA Wallops Flight Facility. Powered by Alta Devices’ most efficient gallium arsenide solar cells, these small satellites will […] Read more
