BSPGCL Invites Bids for Consultancy Services for Setting-up 200 – 250 MW Solar Power Plants Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPGCL) has issued tender for request for proposal for selection of agency for providing consultancy services for setting up 200 to 250 MW Solar Power Plants. The notification by BSPGCL says that as far as selection method is concerned, it would be combined quality cum cost based selection. The […] Read more
India’s NIWE and UK’s ORE Catapult Collaborate for Offshore Wind Development Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has announced signing of a a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) with ORE Catapult of the United Kingdom under which the two wind energy organisations of their respective countries will establish a five-year collaboration programme for the development of wind energy, particularly offshore wind. India currently has zero […] Read more
Solar Powered Refrigerator Built by Kanpur Student to Safeguard Covid Vaccines Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Samarjit Singh, a third year B.Tech student of Kanpur’s Axis College, has created a refrigerator that runs on solar power and can host Covid-19 vaccines and other life-saving drugs eliminating chances of wastage. Uttar Pradesh still has issues of electricity shortages and frequent power cuts. The solar run refrigerator by Samarjit Singh is expected to […] Read more
Himachal Government Hikes State Subsidy to Rs 6,000/kW for Rooftop Solar Updated On Mon, Apr 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy The state government of Himachal Pradesh has proposed to increase the subsidy for grid connected rooftop solar power installations in the state. The move is aimed to encourage the domestic players and households to adopt and install solar power systems. HIMURJA said that the subsidy will be increased from Rs 4,000 for every kilowatt to […] Read more
“Land is governed not only by ownership but also by the nature of ownership on record and on the ground” Updated On Mon, Apr 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy When it comes to renewable projects in India, one of most critical yet underestimated aspects remains land acquisition. Always a sensitive issue in the country, land acquisition for renewable projects can be a really tricky issue for many developers, leading to long, and expensive project delays. While local land aggregation firms and individuals have always […] Read more
Three Solar Parks Planned for Odisha: RK Singh, MNRE Minister Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, R.K Singh has announced that the Central Government has approved three solar power parks for the state of Odisha under the Solar Park Scheme. The cumulative capacity of all the three parks will be 340MW. In a written reply to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha, the […] Read more
Punjab Invites Bids for 217 MW Solar Power Projects Under PM-KUSUM Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited applications from farmers, groups of farmers, panchayats, cooperatives, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and water use associations in Punjab for setting up of solar power plants of individual capacity of 1MW, 1.5 MW and 2 MW. the move comes even as Punjab struggles to find a way out […] Read more
Auction Winners Bid at Rs 2.29/unit For 500 MW GUVNL solar auction Updated On Thu, Mar 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy In bids that continue to surprise, the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited’s (GUVNL) January tender for 500 MW of solar power has attracted a very aggressive set of bids from the 4 winners declared. Fortum (through Alpha Energy- 200 MW), SJVN (100 MW), Hinduja Renewable Energy (120 MW) and UPC Renewables (80 MW) have bid, […] Read more
ThomasLloyd Energy Will Buy 43% Stake in SolarArise India Updated On Wed, Mar 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Government has given a go ahead to the proposal of ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust Plc to purchase 43% stake in SolarArise India Projects Pvt Ltd. The deal comes at $34.6 million (Rs 265 crores approx.) That values Solar Arise at approx. Rs 620 crores. ThomasLloyd says that in the second quarter of this […] Read more
