A 100 kW Solar Installation In Bihar Can Save Rs 2.7cr: CEEW Report Updated On Wed, Nov 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The report by the Council on Energy, Environment and water (CEEW) titled, ‘Community Solar for Advancing Power Sector Reforms and the Net-Zero Goals’, highlights the usage of rooftop solar in eastern Indian states of Bihar and Meghalaya and its corresponding benefits in terms of savings. The study uses a framework to evaluate the impact of […] Read more
What is ailing the growth of solar irrigation in Bihar? Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Birender Singh is a 68-year-old farmer based at Azamgarh village in Sitamarhi district of Bihar. Buoyed by his interest in solar, he installed a 2HP, off-grid solar pump in 2016. It was installed under the state government’s Chief Minister New and Renewable Energy Solar Pump Scheme. Singh was among the 2,771 farmers who received the subsidized solar pump under the […] Read more
Solar Feeders Promise To Fulfil Solar Targets in Agriculture Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Radheshyam Singh is a marginal farmer from Noorsarai in the Nalanda district of Bihar. While a few farmers from the district have availed the benefits of off-grid solar pumps for irrigation in the past, Radheshyam and most of the farmers in the neighbourhood still depend on the grid. However, dependency on the grid for irrigation […] Read more
Bihar (BERC) Gives Green Signal to 600 MW Solar Purchases From SECI Updated On Mon, Jan 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has given nod to procurement of 600 MW of solar power from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in Tranche-VIII by the distribution companies (DISCOMS). BERC has allowed the procurement at a tariff of Rs 2.50/kWh. The trading margin has been kept by the regulator at Rs 0.07 for […] Read more
SJVN Floats 100 MW O&M Tender for Grid-Connected Solar Plant In Gujarat Updated On Mon, Dec 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Green Energy has floated a tender for a 100 MW(AC) grid-connected solar PV power plant with the balance of the system package including three (03) years of comprehensive operation & maintenance (O&M) at Goliwada, District Patan, Gujarat. PSU firms have shown a marked preference for outsourcing O&M of large solar […] Read more
SJVN Green Energy Floats 125 MW Solar Tender at Jamui, Bihar Updated On Tue, Dec 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Green Energy has floated a tender for a 125 MW(AC) grid-connected solar PV power plant with the balance of the system package including three (03) years of comprehensive operation & maintenance at Jamui, Bihar. The last date for submitting the bid for this 125 MW tender is January 17, 2023, […] Read more
IRCTC Floats Tender for Maintenance of Solar Power Plant at Danapur, Bihar Updated On Mon, Oct 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp. Ltd (IRCTC) has floated a tender for annual maintenance for the solar power plant at Danapur, Patna, Bihar. The last date for submitting the bid for this solar power plant maintenance tender is as per the document. This solar power plant maintenance tender includes the scope of the work […] Read more
POSOCO Asks Power Exchanges To Bar 27 DISCOMs From Trading Until They Clear Dues Updated On Fri, Aug 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to sources, Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) has asked three power exchanges – IEX, PXIL, and HPX – to restrict electricity trading by 27 discoms in 13 states that owe gencos money. POSOCO has issued a directive to the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), Power Exchange of India (PXIL), and Hindustan Power Exchange (HPX) […] Read more
Rural Renewables Focused OMC Power Raises Funding From Japan’s Chubu Electric Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Indian rural renewable energy service firm, OMC Power has announced getting financial backing for their planned expansion of green energy production, storage, and distribution portfolio in rural India. Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., which is the 3rd Largest Power Generation Firm in Japan, has made this investment through a Share Subscription Agreement with OMC Power. Chubu […] Read more
