Chandigarh Struggles to Meet India’s Solar Target Updated On Tue, Sep 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy It is mandatory for Chandigarh to install 1 KW and 2 KW solar power systems on buildings measuring 500-999 square yards and 1000-2999 square yards respectively. Chandigarh’s Chandigarh Renewable Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) have been unable to meet the solar power installation target set by the Union Government till date. As per […] Read more
SC Upholds Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports Updated On Tue, Sep 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy If the petition by ACME Solar Holdings is upheld in Supreme Court, the safeguard duty collected from the importers will be refunded. Adding to the joy of Indian solar manufacturers and woes of solar developers, Supreme Court (SC), on being approached by Government of India, has stayed the Orissa High Court’s interim order restricting safeguard […] Read more
Vidarbha to get Biggest Solar Plant in Chandrapur Updated On Mon, Sep 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy The ash bund of the Chandrapur thermal power plant’s unit is not being used and we want to install solar panels there. The area is 290 hectares, which is sufficient. After scrapping the super thermal power plant station in Chandrapur citing pollution problems, Mahagenco has planned to give the municipal corporation a 100 MW solar […] Read more
Jinko Solar’s Q2 Net Profit Jumps 2653% QoQ Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Jinko Solar’s net profit has shown an increase of 2653 percent over the previous quarter and 109 percent over the Q2 of 2017. Solar module shipments and revenues of Jinko Solar for Q2 of 2018 increased 38.7% sequentially to 2,794MW, mainly driven by continuous demand and new product launches. Significantly, Jinko Solar’s net profit has […] Read more
India’s Solar Race toward Next Decade Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Buoyed by the quite impressive performance of India’s renewable energy sector and especially in the solar space in recent years, the Government of India took a daring move and revised its ambitious renewable energy targets from 175 GW to 227 GW by 2022. Following the move, it also aimed to auction 40 GW of renewable […] Read more
Orissa HC Hearing on ‘Solar Safeguard Duty Case’ on Sept’ 19 Updated On Thu, Aug 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy The new hearing date manifestly shows that the safeguard duty is yet to be implemented on the solar imports from China and Malaysia. Nearing the safeguard duty verdict, Orissa High Court has set September 19th, 2018 as the next date for the hearing of ‘Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports Case’. Coming as a historic wrestle […] Read more
Amplus Energy Bids Lowest-Ever for MPUVNL’s RESCO Tender Updated On Thu, Aug 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Amplus Energy offered tariffs in the range of Rs 1.69 per unit to Rs 2.71 per unit with a record low of Rs 1.69 per unit for the 5.2 MW aggregate capacity for the State Municipal Corporations. Amplus Energy Solutions has emerged as a front runner by winning 10.25 megawatts (MW) of solar rooftop plant […] Read more
Facebook: Commits 75% Lower Emissions, Power 100% Renewable Energy by 2020 Updated On Tue, Aug 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a record-breaking year of corporate renewable energy purchases, Facebook is on track to be one of the largest corporate purchasers of renewable energy. Social media giant Facebook has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent and powering its global operations with 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2020. In a record-breaking year […] Read more
Renew Power Commissions 126 MW of First Reverse Wind Auction in India Updated On Tue, Aug 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy ReNew Power’s this project is part of the country’s first wind power reverse auction concluded by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) in February 2017 under the 1000 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS). India’s one of the leading renewable energy IPP, ReNew Power has successfully commissioned Phase 1 (126 MW) of its 250 MW […] Read more
