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
NTPC-SAIL Tenders 50 MW Solar Power Project in Tamil Nadu Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 50MW solar power project will be constructed in two splits, 20MW and 30MW, and will be implemented in a single engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) package. NTPC-SAIL Power Company Limited (NSPCL), a Joint Venture of NTPC Limited and Steel Authority of India Limited, is in the process of setting up a 50 MWp Photo […] Read more
Tata Power Solar Revenue Doubles to Rs 2262 Crore in 2 Years Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Tata Power Solar has ramped up its business by focusing on building state of art technology, engineering and strengthening on customer & employee satisfaction. Tata Power Solar has announced that its revenue has increased by more than 2.5 times in just two years to reach Rs 2,262 crore. The company said it has ramped up […] 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
India extends $500-million LoC to Mauritius, Mauritius submits its instrument of ratification to ISA Updated On Mon, May 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy The LOC agreement was signed between SBM Mauritius Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd and Export-Import Bank of India A $500-million line of credit (LoC) from India to Mauritius is among four agreements signed by the two countries following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth here on Saturday. “#IndiaMauritius […] Read more
CHANCES & CHALLENGES RELATED TO EPC Updated On Sat, May 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy As the world moves towards the sustainable development, India looks to optimize its energy mix with minimum carbon footprints. India is in the midst of a momentous leap in terms of the proposed use of solar power as part of its overall renewable energy mix. India with its 100GW of solar energy target by 2022 is […] Read more
Solar Power Juggernaut Will Keep Rolling Despite Higher Taxes Under GST Updated On Sat, May 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy According to a list of 1,211 items released after the meeting of the GST Council, which comprises finance ministers of all the states of the Union, “Photosensitive semiconductor devices; including solar photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels”, will be charged at a rate of 18 Goods and Services […] Read more
Bengaluru International Airport Partners with Bosch India to Generate Solar Power for its Operations Updated On Fri, May 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy With solar power usage, Bengaluru International Airport is expected to help reduce CO2 emissions by 3625 tonnes per annum. Bosch Limited, a leading supplier of technology and services, has commissioned two solar power projects for the Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) the first project of 440kW has been installed in the car park area in […] Read more