Suresh Prabhu to inaugurate 160kWp solar Plant at Pune Railway Station Updated On Wed, Aug 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy Suresh Prabhu, the Indian Railway Minister will be inaugurating a new solar power plant at Pune’s railway station on 2nd September, 2016. The 160kWp solar plant will consist of 510 solar modules and string inverters. It is expected to meet 60% of total daytime power requirements. The plant will be generating about 600-650 units of […] Read more
IPPAI announces the 17th edition of the Regulators and Policymakers Retreat Updated On Fri, Aug 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) has announced the 17th edition of its flagship event Regulators and Policymakers Retreat (RPR 2016), to be held at The Lalit Golf and Spa Resort in Goa from September 22-25, 2016. Top policymakers and regulators from the power and allied sectors from across the country will participate in […] Read more
Bengaluru to use aircraft to design roadmap for rooftop solar generation Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has signed an agreement with Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) to design a roadmap to boost the quantum of power generated using solar energy. A senior official from BESCOM’s Demand Side Management department mentioned that “The Ministry of […] Read more
Work on proposed 5000MW solar park in Pavagada to commence soon Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy D.K. Shivakumar, Karnataka’s Energy minister has stated that the proposed 5000MW solar park at Pavagada in Tumakuru district will start soon. Speaking at the valedictory of the training programme for linemen, engineers, accounts officers and other staff of KPTCL and Hescom and KPTCL, the energy minister said that the plant is tipped to be one […] Read more
Scatec Solar signs an agreement for 100MW solar project in Nigeria Updated On Wed, Aug 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Integrated independent solar power producer, Scatec Solar has signed an agreement with a Canadian renewable energy development company CDIL focused on Africa and BPS, a Nigerian strategic consulting firm for a 100 MW (DC) Nova Scotia Power plant located in Jigawa State, Nigeria. Raymond Carlsen, CEO of Scatec Solar stated that “Solar power in Nigeria […] Read more
Natcore Technology bags 200 MW Solar Project in Vietnam Updated On Wed, Aug 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy US-based Natcore Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an unnamed European developer of international renewable energy projects and a Vietnamese consortium, under which the organization will be forming a separate company to develop a 200 MW solar energy project in Vietnam. The cost of the project is expected to be around approximately US$300 […] Read more
SolarCity commissions 4.7 MW of solar PV at US army bases Updated On Tue, Aug 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy US company SolarCity has announced that it has commissioned around 4.7 MW of solar power systems at Army family housing in Maryland and Colorado operated by Balfour Beatty Communities. The 18000 solar panels have been installed on multifamily housing, community centers and maintenance facilities at Fort Detrick in Maryland and Fort Carson in Colorado to […] Read more
SunLink and Ganges Internationale forms joint venture for Solar Development in India Updated On Tue, Aug 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy SunLink Corporation and Ganges Internationale Private Limited are currently collaborating on a tracker project located northwest of Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka. Both the companies have entered into a joint venture to accelerate solar deployment in the rapidly growing Indian market. As part of its SunLink White House commitment announced last month, SunLink […] Read more
MNRE blacklists 2 firms for participating in malpractices in NTPC solar tenders Updated On Sat, Aug 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Last month, NTPC informed Ministry of New and Renewable Energy that Emami Power Ltd and Oriental Sales Agencies (India) indulged in malpractices in the tenders for solar power projects by it under Phase-II of National Solar Mission. Taking cognizant of this fact, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy acted and has decided to blacklist […] Read more
