Canadian Solar Converts Former Japanese Golf Course into 56 MWp Solar Power Plant Updated On Fri, Jun 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy Further, the Yamaguchi Shin Mine project solar power system, powered by 173,000 Canadian Solar CS6U modules, is expected to generate approximately 66,000MWh of electricity every year. Publicly traded solar PV modules maker Canadian Solar has commissioned its 56.3 MWp solar power project in Japan during May this year. The company said in a statement that, “Its 56.3 MWp […] Read more
Solar Charkha Mission Launched by President Ram Nath Kovind Updated On Thu, Jun 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) will cover 50 clusters under this mission and 400 to 2000 artisans will be employed by each cluster. To generate the employment in rural areas, and disburse a subsidy of Rs 550 crore to thousands of artisans, President Ram Nath Kovind launched the Solar Charkha Mission […] Read more
ISMA Demands 95% Safeguard Duty on Solar Cells Import Updated On Wed, Jun 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA), during a public hearing called by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), has demanded imposition of 95 percent safeguard duty on imported solar cells and modules, aiming to protect the domestic players from cheap inbound shipments. During hearing, the directorate heard different sections of solar energy sector on safeguard […] Read more
Bareilly to Install Solar Panels on All Govt. Buildings Updated On Wed, Jun 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy At the collectorate building, Vikas Bhavan and some other offices, rooftop solar power plants have already been installed. In order to comply with government’s instruction, solar panels will be installed on all government and semi-government buildings soon The principal secretary of UP government has instructed all the district authorities to install rooftop solar panels on all […] Read more
JinkoSolar Concludes PV Tech Seminar in Mumbai, Introduces New Product Updated On Tue, Jun 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company partnered with DuPont to host the PV Tech seminar in Mumbai. It was co-marked with Du-Pont. China-based JinkoSolar Trading recently announced the success of its PV Tech seminar at JW Marriott Sahar in Mumbai which was aimed to raise discussion on upcoming module technologies and solar manufacturing excellence for enhanced efficiency and generation. […] Read more
IIT Madras, CPCL Ink Pact to Solarize Villages Updated On Tue, Jun 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The proposed project will be executed over the period of next 2 years and will cost around 14.49 crore in Rupees. The project will be executed in coordination with the government of Tamil Nadu. To provide a solar power, clean drinking water and create better sanitation conditions in the villages of Vellalapakkam, Gopurajapuram, and Panangudi […] Read more
Regulatory Challenges to Prolong, No Respite for Renewable Energy Certificates Updated On Tue, Jun 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The obligated entities may prefer to continue to buy renewable power directly rather than using renewable energy certificates (DECs), to comply with their renewable power obligations There would be a lot of regulatory challenges that renewable certificates will continue to face and obligated entities may prefer to buy clean energy directly. India Rating and Research said, “The […] Read more
Safeguard Duty on Solar Equipment Likely to Hit India’s 100 GW Goal by 2022 Updated On Mon, Jun 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar developers opined that it would directly affect 25 GW volume under various stages of implementation and hit out thousands of jobs in the segment. Implementation of proposed safeguard duty may hit the country’s most ambitious target of installing 100 GW capacity by 2022, believes Indian solar power developers. The solar developers opined that it would […] Read more
China Solar Policy May Further Cut Power Bidding Tariff Updated On Mon, Jun 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The tariffs, which will be discovered in the next rounds of inter-state transmission system bidding, could hit a new low. It may even breach the Rs 2.44 a unit pricing that was discovered during the Bhadla phase-IV bidding. As Chinese government has decided to deploy caps and reduce feed-in-tariffs for solar projects, it is highly […] Read more