Coal Secretary Inaugurates 130-MW Solar Power Plant of NLC in Tamil Nadu Updated On Tue, Jan 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The entire power generated from the solar plant would be supplied to TANGEDCO, at a preferential tariff of Rs. 5.10 per unit for 25 years, a press release stated. As part of government’s commitment to green energy initiatives, Coal Secretary Susheel Kumar inaugurated a 130 MW solar power project at 33/110 KV pooling substation in […] Read more
EIB Invests $150m to Fund Clean Energy Projects in Peru Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The two projects are expected to be operational in the first six months of 2018 and will have a total installed capacity of 312MW The European Investment Bank (EIB) is going to invest $150m to the development and operation of a windfarm and photovoltaic (PV) solarpower project in Peru, a country in western South America. […] Read more
Details of Solar, Wind and Biomass Based Power Generation Updated On Thu, Dec 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, informed about the State-wise details of solar and wind power generation during each of the last three years and the current year. (all figures in MU) 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 […] Read more
Solar Power Generating Capacity in South Korea to Increase by Five Times by 2030 Updated On Wed, Dec 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy South Korea plans to add 30.8 gigawatts of solar power generating capacity and 16.5 gigawatts of wind power capacity by 2030. South Korea plans to increase its solar power capacity by five times current amounts by 2030 to boost use of renewable sources in the nation’s energy mix, reuters news agency reported. Since President Moon […] Read more
Fortum Connects 100MW Solar Power Plant to Grid in India Updated On Thu, Dec 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy The completion of Pavagada solar power park has double the Fortum’s solar production capacity in India from 85 to 185 MW. Fortum has now connected a 100-MW solar power plant to grid at Pavagada solar park in the Tumkur District, Karnataka, India. This solar power plant more than doubles Fortum’s solar production capacity in India […] Read more
Guidelines issued for procurement of wind power through tariff based competitive bidding process Updated On Tue, Dec 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy Government has issued Guidelines under Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003 providing a framework for procurement of wind power through a transparent process of bidding including standardisation of the process and defining of roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders. These Guidelines aim to enable the Distribution Licensees to procure wind power at competitive rates […] Read more
RK Singh Comes to Rescue Solar Projects From Uncertainty of Anti-dumping Duty Updated On Wed, Dec 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy Extending his support to the industry, the minister mentioned while the decision on anti-dumping duty on solar imports is still undeclared. The Minister of power, new and renewable energy RK Singh commented that the new bidders and the existing solar energy projects should be protected from the uncertainty of antidumping duties on import of low […] Read more
Egypt Launches New Solar Power Project Updated On Mon, Dec 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy The new solar power project in Egypt is being executed by the Industrial Modernization Center and the United Nations Development Program In a significant development, Egypt has launched a new solar power project called “Grid-connected Photovoltaic Power Systems – Egypt PV”, which is implemented by the Industrial Modernization Center (IMC) and the United Nations Development […] Read more
Fortum to Buy 35 MW of solar power capacity in Russia Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The Finnish power utility has agreed to acquire three solar power companies from Hevel Group in Russia. Finnish power utility Fortum has agreed to acquire 35 MW of solar power in Russia from local group Hevel. The Finnish company said the seller was Russian solar module maker and project developer Hevel Solar, without disclosing the […] Read more
