Altus Power Acquires 6 MW Solar Project in California Updated On Tue, Jun 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy Altus Power notes that the solar project generates approximately 11 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity annually, enough energy to power the equivalent of 800 homes Altus Power America, Inc. has announced the acquisition of a 6 megawatt (MW) DC ground-mounted single-axis tracker solar installation in Rancho Cordova, California. The solar energy system sells clean, […] Read more
Tamil Nadu Government Issues 1500 MW Solar Power Tenders Updated On Tue, Jun 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy Tamil Nadu has harnessed around 1,644 million units of solar energy during 2016-17 and considerable quantum of solar power generation is being realised during day time for around 800 MW to 1,200 MW. Tamil Nadu Government has floated tenders for generating solar energy to the tune of 1500 MW as part of its proposal to […] Read more
12000 Solar Power Pumps Distributed to Farmers under Saur Sujala Yojna in Chhattisgarh Updated On Tue, Jun 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy About 12,161 solar power pumps had been provided to the farmers till now against the target of 11,300 under ‘Saur Sujala Yojna’ since the inception of the scheme in November 2016. Over 12,000 solar pumps have been distributed so far to the farmers at subsidized rates under ‘Saur Sujala Yojna’ in Chhattisgarh. “About 12,161 solar […] Read more
Sterling and Wilson Scales New Heights; Gets Awarded the World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Updated On Tue, Jun 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar power plant is jointly developed by Marubeni, a Japanese integrated trading and investment giant, along with Jinko, a global leader in the solar industry, and Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA). Sterling and Wilson, one of the dominant global forces in the solar power space, has bagged Turnkey Engineering Procurement and Construction […] Read more
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
Renewable Energy Will Be Reaching 49 percent in India by 2040: BNEF Updated On Mon, Jun 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy “Wind and solar energy account for 48 percent of installed capacity and 34 percent of electricity generation world-wide by 2040. This is compared with just 12 percent and 5 percent today. Installed solar capacity increases 14-fold and wind capacity fourfold by 2040. We anticipate renewable energy reaching 74 percent penetration in Germany, 38 percent in […] Read more
Delhi government opens registration process for installation of rooftop solar in the city: Report Updated On Mon, Jun 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy “The registration process has been opened for residents of Delhi in the residential, institutional and social sector categories under the city government’s solar policy of 2016 and Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (Net Metering for Renewable Energy) Regulations 2014.” The Delhi government has recently opened registration process for installation of rooftop solar power plants in the […] Read more
30 promoters get government’s approval to conduct survey for180 MW solar power project Updated On Sat, Jun 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy Nepal Electricity Authority is in the process of signing PPA with promoters to commission solar project with total capacity of producing 61 MW solar powers. Nepal government has recently given approval to as many as 30 promoters to conduct survey for the commissioning of 180 MW solar power project in different part of the country. […] Read more
TANGEDCO Receives Surprising 3700MW Technical Bids on 1.5GW Solar Power Tender Updated On Sat, Jun 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy The technical bids of 3700MW solar power seems like a good sign for TANGEDCO despite the Indian utility’s previous unpopularity among developers after it received weary response on 500MW solar power tender earlier in 2016. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) in mid-May announced tender for 1500MW of solar power in Tamil Nadu […] Read more