Massachusetts House passes compromise solar energy bill Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Massachusetts House on Wednesday passed a solar energy bill that would raise the cap on solar net metering. However, environmentalists criticized it saying the bill falls short of what is needed. The bill, H.4173, passed the House by a vote of 152 to 1 opens cap on credits for selling solar energy to utilities […] Read more
Haryana Government to make installation of solar power plants mandatory Updated On Mon, Apr 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy Haryana Government has decided to make installation of solar power plants mandatory for housing societies, industries and other specified categories of buildings. Haryana Principal Secretary, Renewable Energy, Ankur Gupta said notification has been issued in this regard to promote green and clean power and set a high trajectory for solar power generation in the State. […] Read more
Telangana confident to achieve a target of generating 960 MW of solar power by next FY Updated On Sat, Apr 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Telangana government is confident of achieving 960 MW solar power generation target by end of the next financial year. Principal Secretary of Energy, Arvind Kumar informed about the solar power generation target to the Union Joint Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Tarun Kapoor, when officials of the Ministry met him at the […] Read more
OCL India inaugurates West Bengal’s first and largest 5.5 MW Solar PV Power Plant Updated On Sat, Apr 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy OCL India Ltd. a Dalmia Bharat Group company inaugurated 5.5 MW Solar PV Power Plant for use by its cement grinding unit in Salboni, West Bengal. OCL’s 1.35Mt/yr grinding plant was set up in 2014 with an investment of USD 93m. Representing OCL India’s management team during the inauguration of the solar plant was Director […] Read more
TNERC announces new solar power tariff Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has passed comprehensive tariff order on Solar Power which comes into force from 1st April this year. The tariff works out to Rs.5.10 per unit for Solar PV projects and Rs.11.12 per unit for Solar Thermal projects without AD benefit. The AD benefit component of the tariff is […] Read more
SECI’s latest tender for solar plants in Uttar Pradesh find bidders at Rs. 4.43 per kwH Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI)’s latest tender for solar plants in Uttar Pradesh with base tariff of Rs 4.43 per kwH has managed to tug bidders, though many in the trade believed the price too aggressive. RattanIndia Solar Ltd has bagged 50 MW solar projects at the Allahabad solar park, while SolaireDirect bagged […] Read more
CalPERS buys ownership stake in 550-megawatt solar plant in Riverside County Updated On Sat, Mar 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has announced that it would acquire up to a 25 percent stake in the 550-megawatt solar plant in Riverside County. The Riverside County solar farm was world’s largest solar project when it opened last year. CalPERS’ investment in the farm is seen as welcome news in the industry […] Read more
Domestic firms dominated Jharkhand‘s 1.2 GW Solar Tender Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Jharkhand’s first bulk tender of solar power projects of 1.2GW received interest from Indian companies. The state issued tender to allocate 1200 MW of solar power projects to private developers in December last year. Early this month Results announced by the Jharkhand government shows bids placed by successful project developers range between Rs 5.08/kWh and […] Read more
ACME wins 75 MW project in Jharkhand Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy ACME India has announced that it has expanded its solar power projects portfolio to 1229 MW with the latest addition of 75 MW project in Jharkhand. The financial bid from ACME for the tariff of Rs. 5.73 (25 MW) and 5.48 (50 MW) for 25 years was announced during the final bids opening by Jharkhand […] Read more
