India plans to launch an extensive research programme on solar power Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Anil Madhav Dave, Environment Minister stated that the Government of India is planning to start an extensive research on the use of solar power to bring about a “revolution” in this field. Mr. Dave told the Parliament that during the Paris Climate summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech said that there were […] Read more
MNRE complains CERC against solar power shut off by Discoms Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has lodge a complaint against discoms to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) stating that some discoms are not fully evacuating the solar power available to them, resulting in losses for solar developers. Discoms have been arbitrarily shutting off power from solar projects, for varying lengths of time, […] Read more
Lucknow Collectorate goes solar, installs 135Kw PV plant Updated On Mon, Aug 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The Lucknow Collectorate on Sunday became the first collectorate in the district to be solar-powered. The solar plant includes 438 panels and four grid-connected solar inverters. This solar grid would produce energy for the next 25 years. The 135Kw solar plant installed at the cost of Rs 98 lakh will provide green power to the entire […] Read more
Chinese EPC TBEA to develop two 500MW PV power plants in Egypt Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy TBEA Sunoasis, one of the China’s major EPC firm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for building two 500 megawatts photovoltaic power plants with the 2 Egyptian government agencies. Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation along with Egypt’s Minister of Military Production have signed the MOU with Vice Chairman of TBEA, Mr. Shin Bin, at […] Read more
Koyna’s Dam to get floating solar panels to generate 600MW power Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy A proposal to set up floating solar panels on a surface area of 891 square kilometres on Koyna dam has been cleared. It will be used for solar power generation. The primary survey for the dam has been completed and the next stage of planning is currently underway. Departments like water resources, transmission, and renewable […] Read more
Uganda Debuts Solar-Powered Bus Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Kiira Motors‘s solar-powered bus has made a public debut in Uganda. Recently the company showcased the solar powered bus named Kayoola at Uganda’s capital. The bus has 35 seats and is the first public bus in Africa to be powered by the Sun. According to the chief engineer of the project, Mairo Obuwa, engines of […] Read more
New US Solar Workforce Development Program will facilitate the training of more skilled workers Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy With the number of US solar jobs doubling over the last six years, and the solar industry adding workforce at a rate almost 12 times faster than the economy in general, the need to have skilled solar workers is getting high. However, as a relatively new field, employment infrastructure and training opportunities in the solar […] Read more
Solar Power Tariffs expected to drop to as low as INR 3.50 a unit in 3 years Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar power tariffs in India, which fell below Rs. 5 per unit since last November, are once again expected to sink further as the industry doubles volumes every year and the cost of producing power continues to drop. A report published in the Mint mentions that that tariffs will fall to as low as 3.5 […] Read more
5000 Acres of Land to be acquired for Commissioning 1000MW of Solar Park in Odisha Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy With an aim to add aggregate clean energy capacity of 1000 megawatts by commissioning 4 solar parks in the region by 2020, the State Government of Odisha has directed different District Collectors to identify and recognize around 5000 acres of land for the project. The Odisha Government has set the target, which was also mentioned […] Read more
