Hindustan Zinc to set up 155 MW solar project, to invest Rs 630 crore Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) has announced that it is foraying into solar energy business and will set up 115 MW of solar energy projects with an investment of Rs 630 crore. The company led by billionaire Anil Agarwal already produces 474 MW of thermal power and 274 MW of wind energy. HZL CEO Sunil Duggal […] Read more
Solar Imports in India Grew by 47 % In the First Half of FY 2016-17: Mercom Capital Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Mercom Capital in its latest report has revealed that Indian solar sector registered import and export activity worth over $1 billion (~Rs.67 billion) in the first half of financial year (FY) 2016-17, compared to $700 million (~Rs.44.5 billion) during the same period in 2015. The research firm notes that during the six-month period, India exported […] Read more
It Is Imperative To Explore New Technologies For Developing Greener Fuels: Piyush Goyal Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Union Minster of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal chaired a Ministerial session on ‘Hydrocarbons to fuel the Future: Choices and Challenges’ at the Petrotech-2016 on Tuesday. Goyal at Petrotech emphasized on the point that India, despite the dominance of fossil fuels in its energy mix in the near […] Read more
NISE conduction 3-Day Skill Development Program On Solar PV system Design using software Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) is conducting Seventh, 3-Day Skill Development Program on Solar PV system Design using “PVSYST & PVSOL” software (from 21st-23rd December, 2016). The main objectives of this 3- day skill development programme is to understand an off- grid system, on- grid system and hybrid system,Solar Power Plant design with the […] Read more
Solar water pump market in India struggles to take off Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy In 2014, PM Narendra Modi set a target to install 1 million solar water pumps, equivalent to approximately 3000 MW, for irrigation and drinking water by 2021. But actual cumulative installed base stood at merely 25000 pumps as of April 2016. The bleak performance is despite the government offering massive subsidies of as much as […] Read more
Solar Accounts For 1% Of Total Power Generated In India In First Half Of FY 2016-17: Mercom Capital Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Marcom Capital in its latest report has revealed that solar energy accounts for almost 1% of total power generated in the country. 5,791.54 million Units of electricity produced in the country during the six-month period from April to September, 2016, the research firm quotes Central Electricity Authority (CEA) stated. The firm note that in the […] Read more
Thanks to our efforts, capacities have increased and prices of renewable energy have crashed: PM Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy PM Modi at the Inaugural Session of PETROTECH said energy is a key driver of economic growth. Sustainable, stable and reasonably priced energy is essential for the fruits of economic development to reach the bottom of the pyramid. He added “On one hand, to meet the increasing demand, we need affordable and reliable sources of […] Read more
Jordan confirms its lead role in solar energy among the Arab countries with the Falcon Ma’an plant Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Falcon Ma’an solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, one of the largest in the Middle East has been connected to the Jordanian national grid. The 23.1 MWp PV plant – executed by the Italian company Enerray, a global EPC contractor, and Saudi renewable energy company Desert Technologies – puts Jordan on the map as a leading […] Read more
5791.54 MU electricity generated by cumulative solar installations from April to September 2016: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Dec 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy New and Renewable Energy Minister, Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha on Thursday citing an information received from Central Electricity Authority (CEA) stated that 5791.54 MU electricity is produced by cumulative solar installations in the country from April 2016 to September 2016. Quantum of electricity produced by cumulative solar installations in the country:- Year Energy generation […] Read more
