Non-Payment of Subsidy Backs Punjab’s Solar Rooftop Fall Updated On Tue, Sep 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy Around 300 applications of subsidy totaling to Rs 6 crore are pending for more than six months as per the incentive of Rs 17,000 per KW power. The delay in disbursements to the residents by the government has led to slow development of Punjab’s solar rooftop power systems. Around 300 applications of subsidy totaling to […] Read more
Vidarbha to get Biggest Solar Plant in Chandrapur Updated On Mon, Sep 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy The ash bund of the Chandrapur thermal power plant’s unit is not being used and we want to install solar panels there. The area is 290 hectares, which is sufficient. After scrapping the super thermal power plant station in Chandrapur citing pollution problems, Mahagenco has planned to give the municipal corporation a 100 MW solar […] Read more
Network of Electric Vehicles Charging Stations Across Cities, Highways Updated On Fri, Sep 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a bid to promote the use of electric vehicles, the ministry has procured Electric Vehicles for some of its officials. Taking another step towards the use of electric vehicles in the country, Power Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla stated in a curtain-raiser press conference of first Global Mobility Summit ‘MOVE’ that government is considering setting […] Read more
NISE to Organize Programme on Solar Radiation Resource Measurement, Assessment and Calibration Updated On Fri, Sep 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy NISE is organizing the fundamental programme targeting scientists, researchers, engineers, technologists, manufacturers of solar business, SNA officials, any individual wishing to know about Sun and its resource potential. National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) is organizing a two-day Programme on Solar Radiation Resource Measurement, Assessment and Calibration in order to impart knowledge about solar radiation […] Read more
MNRE Opines Trimming Commissioning Period for Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Sep 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The developers have put up concerns over the suggestion given by MNRE as shortening the period to develop solar projects would pressurize the developers and would pose quality issues. Making the solar developers unhappy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed to cut short the commissioning period for solar projects in order to […] Read more
NLCIL Buildings get Solar Panels for Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy NLCIl solar installation is the part of its commitment to to produce 4,251 megawatt through solar and wind energy. Pushing the use of renewable energy, Government of India’s Neyveli Lignite Corporation of India (NLCIL) has got installed solar panels on seven office buildings at a cost of Rs. 5.49 crore. NLCIl solar installation is the […] Read more
UAE, IRENA Partners to Track Solar Energy Concentration Updated On Mon, Sep 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Collaboration with IRENA and KUST aims to identify solar energy concentrations across the country and keep a check on air pollutants in the country. UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment have collaborated with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KUST)to establish artificial intelligence laboratory in a […] Read more
Gov’t Cuts Component Manufacturing Requirement to Prevent High Tariff Bids in Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Sep 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The government has also brought down the maximum permissible tariff rate for the solar tender to Rs 2.75 per unit from an earlier cap of Rs 2.93. In a bid to attract healthy number of developers in a recent solar auction and prevent higher tariff bids from the bidders, the government has reduced the component […] Read more
MNRE Postpones Commissioning of 7,750 MW Grid-Connected VGF Solar Projects Updated On Sat, Sep 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy MNRE does not hold the developers responsible for the delay in the commissioning of solar PV projects but the supervisory authorities. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has in a row extended the commissioning deadlines of 7,750 MW grid-connected solar PV power projects under different batches of viability gap funding (VGF) planned under 2nd […] Read more
