Coal India Limited and SECI signs two agreements for 200MW solar power project in MP Updated On Fri, Jul 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Coal India limited and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) have signed two agreements for implementation of 200 MW solar power project in Madhya Pradesh. The 100 MW solar power generated by the plant will be utilized by Northern Coalfields limited and another 100 MW will be used by South Eastern Coalfields Limited, each at […] Read more
SECI signs PPA with Five utilities in Karnataka for 1GW solar power project, issues NIT for 5MW project in Telangana Updated On Fri, Jul 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Five utilities Karnataka have signed power purchase agreements (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 1GW of solar power project. According to recent reports Karnataka is facing one of the worst power crises in the last two decades. Solar Energy Corporation of India has also issued a notice of interest (NIT) for Design, […] Read more
World Bank announces to provide more than $1 billion for India’s solar project Updated On Thu, Jun 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy The World Bank Group has signed an agreement with India led International Solar Alliance (ISA) to work together on increasing solar energy use around the world, with the goal of mobilizing $1 trillion in investments by 2030. The agreement was signed in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy minister Piyush […] Read more
Solar Ware Samurai 1500VDC photovoltaic inverter achieves UL 1741 safety certification Updated On Thu, Jun 30th, 2016 by Saurenergy Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) has announced that its Solar Ware Samurai 1500VDC photovoltaic inverter has achieved a UL 1741 safety certification. The new inverter is the latest addition to TMEIC’s portfolio of PV utility scale solar inverters for industrial markets. The company in a statement said that its Solar Ware inverters offer the […] Read more
Indian Council of Medical Research with CEEW launches ‘Solar for Healthcare’ Initiative Updated On Wed, Jun 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has signed a MoU with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) to launch ‘Solar for Healthcare’ Initiative. The synergy between health and energy are the two specific goals of this initiative, and the efforts within this collaboration advances on both fronts. ICMR and CEEW will focus […] Read more
Tata Power Solar commissions a 100 kW rooftop solar project for Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Updated On Wed, Jun 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Tata Power Solar has announced that it has successfully commissioned a 100 kW rooftop solar project for Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt. Ltd., near Bengaluru. The company completed its first solar project in record time of 21 days. The project is built on the administrative office building of the auto parts manufacturing unit and will […] Read more
Chennai Metro to go fully solar by next year Updated On Wed, Jun 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) is reportedly planning to go fully solar in phase one of 2017. 1MW of solar power will be available in next few months, while another 8MW is expected to be accessible by next year. CMRL by installing solar panel will not only make it self-sufficient but it also plans to […] Read more
SunPower’s four-megawatt solar power system is under construction at CSUF Updated On Wed, Jun 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy SunPower has announced that construction is underway on a four-megawatt SunPower solar power system at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)’s three parking areas. The university will purchase the solar power from solar power system under a PPA that offers competitive rates. According to CSUF this will enable the university to offset over one-third of their peak electrical […] Read more
30 percent of 472 villages electrified this month are off-grid Updated On Wed, Jun 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy According to the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), electrification of 472 villages was completed this month (6june-28june) and about 142 of them got an off-grid connection. Solar PV has remained the most deployed off-grid connection in the country, with total installed capacity of 7.5GW as of May 2016. Nine out of eleven projects sanctioned under renewable […] Read more
