MSEDCL to Feed Power Demand of 2,000MW Through New Solar Plants Updated On Sat, Apr 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy Currently, MSEDCL buys 850 MW against the peak demand of about 20,000 MW and with the addition of new power to the state grid, MSEDCL will meet more than 10% requirement from solar. Marking a new milestone in the green energy corridors, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is known to have decided to buy […] Read more
Out of Cash, Gujarat Stops Paying Subsidies to Rooftop Solar Scheme Beneficiaries Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The state government pays subsidies to beneficiaries in the range of Rs 10,000 to 20,000 against the total cost of installation of rooftop solar panels. The state has stopped the payment as it has not received the funds from the Centre’s budget grants of the current year. Gujarat Government has stopped the subsidies it used […] Read more
Diu Becomes India’s 1st Smart City to Run on 100% Renewable Energy during Daytime Updated On Tue, Apr 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs said in a statement that until last year, Diu had been importing 73 percent of its power from Gujarat state. Diu Smart City has become the country’s first city to run completely on renewable energy during daytime setting a new benchmark for other cities to become clean and green. […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Sir Ganesan Natarajan, Chairman | Topaz Solar Private Limited Updated On Sat, Apr 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Please tell our readers more about Topaz solar and its services. Topaz Solar is promoted by me and Ms. Usha Natarajan in the year 2009. It became active since 2014 where we planned to foray into domestic solar market primarily Tamilnadu biz in mind due to aggressive Solar policy unveiled by then CM Jayalalitha. […] Read more
Sweden to Boost Spending on Solar Energy Updated On Wed, Apr 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy Due to the high popularity of shifting to solar power there is a long waiting list of the people who want installation of solar panels with the support of the state. In the spring 2018 budget the Sweden government wants to boost the scheme supporting installation of solar energy by pumping in 16 million Euros […] Read more
BHEL’s Solar Plant Stuck in Limbo in MP Updated On Mon, Apr 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy The 50 acres of land identified by BHEL is at Jamboree Maidan on the outskirts of the state capital. However, in the absence of state government permission the work for the plant has not been started yet. The solar power plant, for which center has given green signal to Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), is […] Read more
Statkraft Inks 170 MW Solar Power Deal with BayWa Updated On Thu, Apr 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy The project will be built without any state subsidies and will be one of the Europe’s first solar projects of such size. Signaling the entry into the Spanish market as a leading European power provider, Norwegian power company Statkraft has signed a 15-year long power purchase agreement with BayWa r.e. The total capacity of the […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram Collectorate Goes Fully Solar Updated On Thu, Apr 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy Now, the Vizianagaram collectorate has become the Andhra Pradesh’s first collectorate which have made this switch. In a significant development, the Vizianagaram district collectorate of the Andhra Pradesh state has now completely switched to solar power. Now, the Vizianagaram collectorate has become the Andhra Pradesh’s first collectorate which have made this switch. In order to make this […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Saurabh Marda, Founder and Managing Director | Freyr Energy Updated On Fri, Mar 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy India’s long-term approach should be tax incentive based for solar sector To boost the solar sector in the country, a tax incentive based approach across all customer segments is going to be a more sustainable long term approach, believes Saurabh Marda, Founder and Managing Director, Freyr Energy, Hyderabad-based full solar service solutions provider. In conversation […] Read more