Central Railways floats tender for 1 MW rooftop solar project at Matunga in Mumbai Updated On Mon, Jun 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy Last date for the submission of the bid for 1 MW rooftop solar project at the Central Railways carriage workshop at Matunga in Mumbai is July 3, 2017 and the estimated project cost is Rs.80 million. The Central Railways recently floated tender for 1 MW rooftop solar project at the Central Railways carriage workshop at […] Read more
6 MW Rooftop Solar Panels to Power Metro Stations and Maintain Trains in Chennai Updated On Fri, Jun 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy Chennai metro stations will soon go green. Rooftop solar panels will be used to run facilities at the stations as well as for maintenance of trains. Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. has signed a contract with a private company to install 6 MW Rooftop Solar Panels in its all metro stations. The metro’s Koyambedu building already […] Read more
Azure Power Taps IBRD (World Bank) Loan to Scale its solar rooftop platform Updated On Fri, Jun 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy The loan is for 15 years with an interest rate of 8.35% per annum, one of the lowest interest rates availed by a solar power developer in the Indian solar sector to date. The loan will be utilized to scale Azure Roof Power, Azure Power’s solar rooftop platform. Azure Power, an independent solar power producer […] Read more
Freyr Energy launches “Freyr SunPro” mobile app to help spur entrepreneurship in Rooftop Solar Segment Updated On Mon, Jun 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy The mobile app “Freyr SunPro” from the house of Freyr Energy runs on both iOS and Android devices. Freyr Energy has announced the launch of new mobile app dubbed as Freyr SunPro. The company touts it as the India’s first application that will help customers run their rooftop solar businesses with ease The mobile app […] Read more
Bengaluru Ranked as Top Green City Owing to the Spike in Demand for Solar and Garden Products: Survey Updated On Tue, Jun 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy The survey, led by retail giant Amazon.in, found the demand for solar power products such as solar lights, inverters, power banks and torches, grew nearly 400 per cent year-on-year with over 55 per cent of the demand coming in from the tier-II and tier-III cities. Bengaluru has been ranked as the top green city and […] Read more
Emel Solar announces sale of Wirsol’s 105 MW portfolio of solar projects to Rockfire Capital Updated On Tue, Jun 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy Emel worked with Wirsol to market the 105 MW portfolio of solar project and help identify the right financing partner. The deal was completed in two months, according to Rockfire chief executive Liam Kavanagh Emel Solar Limited has announced the sale of Wirsol’s 105 MW portfolio of solar projects located throughout the UK to a […] Read more
Developers Expect Solar Power Tariff to Fall at Rs 1.5 Per Unit Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power tariff came down to all-time low of Rs 2.44 per unit in the auction conducted for Bhadla solar park last month, and now the developers expect it to fall as low as Rs 1.5 per unit. Solar power developers are bullish on clean energy and hopeful about tariff coming down to as low […] Read more
SBI to Finance Rs 400 crore for 100 MW of Rooftop Solar Power Projects Updated On Sat, Jun 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy With the World Bank-funded capacity development program, the SBI aims to expand and incentivize the market for rooftop solar power projects by way of low cost financing. The State Bank of India has announced its decision to finance 100 MW Solar Power Project worth Rs 400 crore. To this regard, the SBI has secured a […] Read more
ADB and PNB sign $100 million loan to finance Solar Rooftop projects Updated On Fri, Jun 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy PNB will use the ADB funds to make further loans to various developers and end users to install rooftop solar systems. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Punjab National Bank (PNB) recently signed a $100 million loan to finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings throughout India. The loan will be […] Read more