Vikram Solar and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology ink MoU for R&D Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Vikram Solar on Wednesday announced that it has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST). The announcement was made at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at a Session on Industry-Academia Collaborations with CII. The agreement includes collaboration of both the organisations for the […] Read more
BUY or LEASE Your Solar panel system? Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar market in India is speculated to add new capacity of 700 MW in 2016 – 15% of total solar capacity addition this year. According to Bridge to India, the cumulative capacity crossed 1 GW by September and is growing at a sizzling 300% over last year. Ministry of Finance has reduced depreciation rate […] Read more
Why EPC are Treading in the Solar Race? Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar has taken the momentum with a cumulative installed grid connected solar power capacity reaching 8,062 MW (8.1 GW) as of 31 July 2016. The ecosystem seems stable as analyst asserts that the solar market in India is set to clan the billion-dollar space. Not much appalling on the WTO setback, Indian Solar manufacturing capabilities […] Read more
Rooftop Subsidy in India Updated On Mon, Oct 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy For the huge solar energy potential that remains untapped in India, a considerable amount constitutes of rooftops. With about 0.24bn households spread across the length and breadth of the country, there are enough roofs to generate 40 percent of the total solar generation target to be achieved by the government by 2022. A Solar PV […] Read more
NTPC to set up 50 MW solar project in Andaman & Nicobar Island Updated On Fri, Oct 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy NTPC will be installing 50MW solar power projects with battery energy storage system at different locations in Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar Island. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between NTPC, Andaman & Nicobar Administration & Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in New Delhi. The power generated from the commissioned solar […] Read more
India committed to promote International Solar Alliance, says Goyal Updated On Fri, Oct 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s International Solar Alliance (ISA) initiative as a unique implementation-focused alliance, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said the 3P model of Partnerships, Programmes and Planning will be the key to achieve this. Speaking at the ‘SWITCH’ Electrical Show here, Union Power Minister mentioned, “An idea then, ISA has now transformed into […] Read more
Western Union to make solar power available to residents in Jharkhand’s villages Updated On Thu, Oct 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Western Union is aims to light up 15 more remote villages in India this Diwali with solar power. Western Union with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will make solar-panel powered electricity available to residents in Jharkhand’s villages. The company announced that it will contribute up to Rs.100 for each transaction received from the […] Read more
JinkoSolar with SEIA launches PV recycling program Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and a coalition of other solar companies has launched China’s first PV recycling program. It includes a network of cost-effective recyclers that can responsibly dispose of decommissioned PV modules. PV system owners now have dedicated resources to help aid in responsible disposal of modules once […] Read more
BELECTRIC secures EPC contract to commission 104 MW of solar power park in India Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy German solar power plant builder BELECTRIC has announced a 104MWp EPC Turnkey EPC Contract in the India state of Telangana, which consists of six sub projects that are expected to be commissioned in the 1st quarter of 2017. Telangana is one of the 29 states in India, located in the southern India, which has excellent […] Read more
