Bengal Tender for Empanelment Of Rooftop Agencies for 50 MW Solar On Residential Buildings Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is seeking bids for the empanelment of agencies for the installation of 50 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects on residential buildings in West Bengal. The tender comes after a significant gap, with Bengal already one of the laggards on solar adoption. In fact, the state […] Read more
CESC, Exide Partner For First Large BESS Project In Bengal Updated On Thu, Jan 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Kolkata Discom CESC and Exide, India’s largest battery manufacturer have partnered on a grid connected 315 kWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) at low tension (LT) distribution system for better peak load management. The project is the first of its kind for West Bengal at this scale. CESC is part of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. […] Read more
Bengal Finally Opens Up Net Metering For Homes, With 5 KW Limit Updated On Mon, Jan 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy West Bengal, a perennial laggard on the renewable energy front, and a huge defender of coal fired energy to boot, has finally started taking its first tentative steps towards more renewable energy. The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has finally allowed net metering for individual households from 1 KW, upto a limit of 5 […] Read more
CM Mamata Banerjee Lauds Eco Friendly Approach In Bengal Updated On Tue, Dec 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a tweet yesterday, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamta Banerjee claimed that Bengal has been the pioneer state in introducing environment-friendly transportation on such a large scale. “With environment-friendly electric bus and CNG bus service, Kolkata has also bagged international C40 Award for electric transportation system”, Mamata wrote. Today is National Energy Conservation Day. […] Read more
Bengal Chief Minister Joins Building Chorus Against Electricity Act Amendments Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Electricity Act Amendment Bill (2020), slated for a possible introduction in the coming session of parliament, faced a predictable salvo yesterday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banejee termed its provisions ‘anti- federal’ and even ‘inhuman’ to be brought up at a time when the pandemic is raging. In a strongly-worded letter to Prime Minister […] Read more
Intersolar India is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Bengaluru – the Silicon Valley and technology hub of India Updated On Thu, Mar 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar developments in India grew exponentially in 2017. Further announcements and new market opportunities in the energy storage and electric mobility sector strengthen India to become an interesting and very promising market in the future. The state of Karnataka is one of the most flourishing Indian solar markets and the first Indian state to launch […] Read more
Vikram Solar CEO bags Bengal Entrepreneurship Award 2016 Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Mr. Gyanesh Chaudhary, MD and CEO, Vikram Solar, the globally recognized leading solar energy solutions provider today won The Bengal Entrepreneurship Award 2016 in the manufacturing sector. The Bengal Entrepreneurship Award is organized annually by The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I). Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Commerce & Industries, West Bengal […] Read more
Bengal to Flaunt its First Solar Powered Village Updated On Wed, Dec 30th, 2015 by Saurenergy It’s a festivity time for the general population of Pandri, as the town in the Purulia district of West Bengal surviving with zero-power probability gets a ray of light to their houses. The town has been recently introduced with first solar controlled power plant which brings up a further recognition of being the first in […] Read more
MNRE’s Plan To Boost Off-Grid Solar In Tribal Areas Gets Impetus Updated On Mon, Oct 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has secured the sanction of the President for the implementation of its revised funding for the Solar Power Scheme (for tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under PM JANMAN and Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM JUGA). This replaces the previous New Solar Power Scheme (for Particularly Vulnerable […] Read more
