Tangedco to Add 3,000 Megawatt Solar Capacity Updated On Tue, May 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy The total capacity, for which the tenders are coming up, is 3000MW. It includes both solar and wind power capacity. The upper limit in tariff has been fixed at 3 per unit for solar and 2.65 per unit for wind. Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has given green signal for Tangedco to come up […] Read more
Rajasthan to Add 3,780 MW Solar Capacity by April Next Year Updated On Wed, Apr 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy “The current solar power generation is contributing 10 percent to the total power consumption in the state and we are targeting to increase it to 17 percent by 2021.” In order to achieve the goal of 7000 MW clean energy capacity in next four years in Rajasthan, the government has already assigned 20 projects of […] Read more
India’s Solar Capacity Addition Likely to Drop by 40 Percent in 2018-19: ICRA Updated On Tue, Apr 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Between April 2017 to February 2018 the country has added around 7.2 Gw solar capacity to its kitty. It is highly likely that India’s solar power capacity addition will drop by 40 per cent to a range between 4 Gigawatt (GW) and 4.5 Gw in the 2018-19, thanks to the recent slowdown in the tendering and project […] Read more
Amplus Commits Rs 2,200 cr Investment in UP to Build 500 Mw Solar Capacity Updated On Thu, Feb 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy We are committed to install solar capacity of 500 MW in the state in the next 5 years, says Sanjeev Aggarwal. Solar power plant manufacturer Amplus Energy Solutions has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government during the Investors Summit 2018 to invest Rs 2,200 crore over the next 5 years. The MoU […] Read more
EDF Announces to Develop 30 GW of Solar Capacity in France by 2035 Updated On Tue, Dec 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy EDF will invest about 25 billion euros to develop 30 gigawatt of solar capacity in France between 2020 and 2035. French state-controlled utility EDF announced it plans for a big push into solar energy in France that will cost up to €25bn. Jean-Bernard Lévy, EDF chairman and chief executive said the utility will invest about […] Read more
India Adds 2.2 GW Solar Capacity in Q3, Faces Slowing Activity – Mercom Updated On Thu, Nov 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Newly-installed solar parks in India will stand at 9.5 GW and 10 GW, as compared to its previous forecast for about 10 GW. India has added 2,247 MW to the electricity grid in the third quarter of 2017 but activity there is seen to slow down and lead to weaker-than-expected fourth quarter, according to a […] Read more
Indian Solar Capacity to Hit 20GW by FY 2017-18 Updated On Thu, Nov 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy According to a report released by consulting firm Bridge to India, India is expected to reach an installed solar capacity of 20 gigawatts by the end of the present financial year (2017-18). This was the initial target under the National Solar Mission for March 2022, which was later updated to 100 gigawatts. The current utility […] Read more
Implementation of GST to Hit Solar Capacity Addition in 2018 Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy 2018 will be a different story for the solar industry because of confusion over applicability of the GST on solar products, and this will affect the solar addition capacity in coming year. India has installed around 4800MW solar capacity in the in calendar year 2017, compared to 4038MW commissioned in 2016. Also, it is expected […] Read more
India Needs to Ramp up Solar Capacity to Achieve 100GW Target By 2022 Updated On Tue, Aug 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy India will need to significantly ramp up the pace of solar capacity additions by 10,000 MW this fiscal and over 15,000 MW per year to meet the 2022 target of 1,00,000 MW (100GW), which the government set up in 2014. India will need to add over 15,000 MW solar capacity every year to achieve the […] Read more
