SECI Reissues its 97.5 Rooftop Solar Scheme for Govt Buildings Updated On Fri, Aug 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has reissued its tender for its 97.5 MW rooftop solar systems scheme for government buildings in different states/UTs The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has reissued its tender for its 97.5 MW grid-connected rooftop solar PV systems scheme for government buildings in different states/UTs under CAPEX/RESCO model. As per the new Request for […] Read more
Railways to Go 100% Electric in 10 Years: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy In an effort to curb its carbon footprint, Piyush Goyal has announced that the Indian Railways will go 100 percent electric in the next 10 years Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the government has decided to put a deadline for 100 percent electrification of the railways. He says that the government plans to complete […] Read more
EVs to Cost as Much as Conventional Vehicles in 2-3 Years: NITI Aayog CEO Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant says that the falling cost of batteries could pull down the price of EVs at par with conventional vehicles in the coming years Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that the falling cost of electric vehicle batteries could pull down the cost of EVs and bring it at par […] Read more
HPCL Tenders for Installation of Solar Plants at Retail Outlets Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy HPCL has issued a tender for the installation of in house captive solar plants at the company-owned retail outlets in Maharashtra, UP and Andhra Pradesh Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) has issued a tender, seeking bids from eligible bidders for the supply of solar power through the installation of in house captive solar plants at the company-owned retail […] Read more
How much of impact would a 25% weight decrease on a panel be to the industry? Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Compared with dual glass bifacial, JinkoSolar’s Swan reduces the weight by 25%. How much would this mean to the investors, developers, EPCs and O&M? Would it make much of a difference, or would the savings be significant enough to 100% shift to it? Will weight increase of glass-glass bifacial diminish its returns or offset the […] Read more
Canadian Solar Secures USD 120 mn Financing for Brazilian Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has secured a USD 120 million project financing from Banco do Nordeste do Brasil for its Francisco Sa and Jaiba solar power projects Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, has announced that it has secured 487 million Brazilian reais (USD 120 million) non-recourse project financing from Banco do Nordeste […] Read more
NCLT Approves IL&FS Proposal to Sell 7 Wind Assets Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy NCLT has cleared the sale of IL&FS’s 7 wind energy assets to Orix Corporation for Rs 4,800 crore The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on August 28, 2019, has cleared the sale of IL&FS’s seven wind energy assets to Japan’s Orix Corporation for Rs 4,800 crore which will partially help reduce its debt burden of over […] Read more
Siemens to Develop Transmission Link Between Great Britain & Denmark Updated On Wed, Aug 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Siemens will deliver two converter stations for the first high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission link between Great Britain and Denmark. Siemens has been awarded a contract to deliver two converter stations for the first high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission link between Great Britain and Denmark. Named ‘Viking Link’, the project will enable the exchange of electricity up […] Read more
Hero Launches Electric Bike Dash, Starting at Rs 62K Updated On Tue, Aug 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Within a week of launching two high-end e-scooters, Hero has launched its Electric Dash in India. The best news—all three are priced below Rs 70,000 Indian automobile maker, Hero electric launched its newest Electric scooter called Dash. The news comes within a week of its launch of Electric Optima ER and Nyx ER. Hero Dash […] Read more
