DONALD LEO, Jinko Solar | Managing Director of Asia South | Country Manager for India Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Q. How significant is the Indian market for JinkoSolar? Please give us an overview of the company’s India ope-rations and product offerings? 2017 is going to be a significant year for India’s Solar market with a strong pipeline of approximately 14 GW of utility scale projects underway. Out of this, 7.7 GW of capacity is expected […] Read more
All solar equipments and its parts including panels, cells and modules would be taxed at 5% under GST Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy The government is planning to bring down GST rate on solar panels or modules to around 5 per cent as against 18 per cent declared earlier. The government’s recent announcement of 18% tax rate under the new indirect tax regime for solar module was the biggest surprise for the power and renewable sector. Looking into […] Read more
Jaguar Land Rover Transforming Kenyan Lives with the power of the sun, ‘Night Time Sun’ Lights Up Hay Festival Updated On Mon, May 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Night Time Sun installation is inspired by the work Jaguar Land Rover is doing to help families in rural Kenya. Its Lighting up Lives project is bringing safe, reliable solar power to 1.2 million people by 2020. Land Rover is harnessing the power of the sun to transform lives with a unique art installation […] Read more
CleanMax Solar signs MoU with Hitachi High-Tech to jointly offer high-end rooftop solar solutions Updated On Fri, May 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy CleanMax Solar and Hitachi High-Tech aims to enable Japanese corporates in India to adopt green energy practices by providing them solar power in a low-risk, economical and reliable manner Energy solutions provider CleanMax Solar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (Hitachi High-Tech) to jointly offer high-end rooftop solar solutions to […] Read more
CONQUEST Acquires 6 Solar PV Parks in France from Solairedirect Updated On Thu, May 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solairedirect’s portfolio of six solar PV parks, located in the South of France, represents a total of 35MW power capacity. CONQUEST Asset Management has announced that it has reached a final agreement with Solairedirect, to acquire a portfolio of six solar PV parks in France. Solairedirect’s portfolio of six solar PV parks, located in the […] Read more
Array Technologies Provides Solar Trackers for Facebook Facility, Opens New Office in Europe Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Array Technologies is partnering with local companies to bring solar tracking power to Facebook’s new data center in New Mexico Array Technologies has announced that it will partner with Affordable Solar to install trackers at Facebook’s upcoming data center located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, USA. The company also announced that it has opened a […] Read more
Surana Solar Wins 5MW Rooftop Solar PV Project in Andhra Pradesh Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Kakinada Smart City Corporation’s 5MW Rooftop Solar PV Project will be developed under the RESCO model for at Rs.5.25 ($0.081)/kWh. Surana Solar has won the bid to develop 5MW of grid-connected rooftop solar PV Project in Kakinada City, Andhra Pradesh with a lowest tariff quoted at Rs.5.25 ($0.081)/kWh. The bids were tendered by Kakinada Smart […] Read more
Total Solar launches construction of the Miyako Solar Park in Japan Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Total’s 25-megawatt-peak photovoltaic solar park in Miyako, in Iwate province of Japan is expected to start up in 2018 and l provide clean and reliable electricity to over 8,000 households. Total Solar has launched construction of its second solar power plant in Japan. Total’s 25-megawatt-peak photovoltaic solar park in Miyako, in Iwate province of Japan […] Read more
Tata Power’s Renewable Energy Capacity Crosses 2,000 MW Mark, Clean Energy Portfolio surpasses 3000 Mark Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy “We are happy to announce that Tata Power has registered a strong growth in renewables, which is one of our key focus areas through our recent acquisition of solar assets. The renewable energy business made a healthy contribution to PAT this year and we continue to be the largest renewable player in the country,” Tata […] Read more
