China Could Add 55-65 GW of Solar Capacity in 2021: China Solar Association Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy The Solar Manufacturing Association of China predicts that the country can add approximately 55 to 65 GWs of solar capacity in 2021. In a note on thursday, the association said that these additions could take total solar installations of China beyond 300 GW by the end of the year. However, the solar power installation reached […] Read more
Mondragon Assembly Launches New Solar Module Equipment Updated On Tue, Jul 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Mondragon Assembly has launched new interconnection equipment for solar modules. The device has been designed for the production of different kinds of technologies, including half-cut products, glass-glass and glass-backsheet panels, as well as mono or bifacial PERC, PERL and PERT modules. The Spanish PV production equipment provider claims that the new machine is also suitable […] Read more
LONGi Solar Partners with Krannich Solar To Jointly Serve Indian PV Market Updated On Mon, Jul 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy China’s high-efficiency mono-crystalline solar cells and modules producer LONGi Solar has announced a new partnership with Krannich Solar, a Germany-headquartered PV modules wholesaler. This partnership has been established for the expansion of their relationship in India. The companies claim that their collaboration is in line with their vision to exchange each other’s expertise and jointly […] Read more
JinkoSolar’s Modules Break Records with 23.53% Highest Conversion Efficiency Updated On Tue, Jul 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd., the Chinese solar module manufacturer today announced that the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its advanced high-efficiency solar module reached 23.53% and has outperformed the previous record of 23.01%, also set by JinkoSolar, in January 2021. The result was independently tested and confirmed by TÜV Rheinland, one of the world’s leading […] Read more
India’s Solar Power Tariffs Rising After Hitting Record Lows in 2020: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Jun 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar tariffs are deflationary. Prices have fallen by 75% in seven years in India, and in 2020 solar tariffs hit record lows, writes Vibhuti Garg, Energy Economist and Lead India at Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). From 2019 to the first quarter of 2020, most of India’s newly-auctioned solar projects saw tariffs […] Read more
CERC Orders SECI to Compensate Hero Energy for Extra Expenses in Bhadla Solar Project Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ordered Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) to pay the requisite compensation to Clean Solar Power (Bhadla) Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hero Solar Energy Private Limited (HSEPL) that developed solar projects with 300 MW capacity in Rajasthan, on account of additional costs incurred by the […] Read more
SJVN & NDMC Agree Terms For 150 MW Solar Power Sale Updated On Wed, Jun 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy Hydroelectric power generation company SJVN has announced an agreement with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to sell 150 MW of solar power from SJVN projects that it plans to bid and develop under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme. In accordance, NDMC will purchase this solar power at a rate of Rs. 2.44/kWh tariff […] Read more
IREDA Opens Applications for Solar Module Manufacturing under PLI Updated On Wed, May 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) yesterday invited applications for setting up manufacturing capacities for vertically integrated high-efficiency solar photovoltaic modules under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. The agency will accept applications till June 30, 2021 and it will open bids on 1 July 2021. The PLI scheme, which aims to further domestic manufacturing of high-efficiency […] Read more
PLI Scheme for Solar Manufacturing to Benefit Incremental Demand till FY30: Report Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a new report India’s solar modules manufacturing under production linked incentive (PLI) scheme will benefit incremental panels demand till the financial year 2030 (FY30). Ind-Ra estimates that the allocation of INR 45 billion towards the solar modules manufacturing industry by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) can benefit the sales of […] Read more
