Kerala Government Approves App-based Survey to Map Renewable Energy Installations Updated On Fri, Jul 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy The state government of Kerala has given its approval to the Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology to develop the mobile app at a cost of Rs 10 lakh for Mapping Renewable Energy Installations. The Government of Kerala would soon launch a mobile app-based survey to map the renewable energy installations, such as solar […] Read more
Tailoring Solar Power for Textile Industry Updated On Fri, Jul 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Indian Textile Industry has always been amenable in adapting newer and more efficient technologies. Electricity is most necessary input that mill needs today and it has always remained area of concern in this segment. Textile industry has been early adopter of renewable energy in India and has contributed largely in the growth of clean […] Read more
KERC accelerating solar projects as demand surges in Karnataka Updated On Wed, Jun 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy The KERC has included cross-subsidy charges on solar power from solar farms. Additionally, it has given a 10-year waiver of key grid charges, for solar power projects commissioned before March 2018. Taking cue from Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s ardent appeal in Paris Climate Conference in 2015 to make India a solar-powered nation, the Karnataka Electricity […] Read more
Solar Irrigating: Farmers not only selling excess power but also saving ground water Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE), which began operating in May 2016, not only made a switch from diesel to solar pumps but also adopted net metering – selling excess power to the local electricity utility. Phodabhai Parmar, a 72-year-old farmer, sits on a charpai sipping tea as solar panels gleam in the fields behind […] Read more
Solar Power Juggernaut Will Keep Rolling Despite Higher Taxes Under GST Updated On Sat, May 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy According to a list of 1,211 items released after the meeting of the GST Council, which comprises finance ministers of all the states of the Union, “Photosensitive semiconductor devices; including solar photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels”, will be charged at a rate of 18 Goods and Services […] Read more
GST to cause significant disruption to the solar sector: Bridge to India Updated On Tue, May 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Bridge To India notes that the biggest surprise for the power and renewable sector is the announcement of 18% tax rate for solar modules as compared to a present effective rate of zero Government of India recently released final GST rates under the new indirect tax regime proposed to be rolled out from July 1. […] Read more
Kolkata Howrah Railway Station to Install Rooftop Solar Power Updated On Mon, May 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy It is expected that 50 to 60 percent of the power demand at Howrah station will be met through Rooftop Solar Power. Howrah railway station is set to go green with the installation of three megawatt rooftop solar panels on platform sheds. “We are executing a three megawatt rooftop solar project for eastern railway at […] Read more
Haryana govt. exempts solar devices from VAT to encourage manufacturing in the state Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar devices exempted from VAT includes solar lanterns, solar home systems, stand-alone street lighting systems, solar water heating systems, solar water pumping systems, solar cooker boxes and dish type, solar chargers or inverters and solar photovoltaic modules. The Haryana government has exempted solar devices, equipment or parts used in installation of solar power projects from […] Read more
Mumbai’s Housing Society installs Solar Power Panels, expected to Save Rs 5 lakh a Year Updated On Mon, May 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Grace Co-operative Housing Society located at Mulund West in Mumbai has switched to solar power system and will be saving an approx. amount of Rs 5 lakh a Year apart from reducing almost 30 tonnes of CO2 emissions in one year. Grace Co-operative Housing Society, Vasant Oscar, Mulund (West) has switched to solar and […] Read more
