Solar Plants Seek Clarity on GST Rate Updated On Mon, Sep 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy Solar plants industry seems to be divided with the developers and the manufacturers having distinct views on the advance ruling by the state advance ruling appellate. With Maharashtra and Karnataka’s Advance Ruling authority pegging GST rate for solar plants at 18 percent and 5 percent respectively, the solar industry seems to be in a jam […] Read more
Opus Materials Led-Consortium to Develop Dirt-Repellent Coating for Solar Panels Updated On Fri, Sep 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Cutting edge technology underpinning a new industrial coating could alleviate water wastage in solar energy production Opus Materials Technologies, developers of industrial coatings based on “materials by design” principles, together with a consortium of academics and scientists, are set to transform solar energy generation through the development of a novel dirt-repellent coating for industrial-scale photovoltaic (PV) panels. […] Read more
Trina Solar Launches Trinahome in India Updated On Sat, Sep 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy Trina Solar, the leading solar energy solutions provider in India, is moving into the household and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) sector with today’s launch of Trinahome. The news comes on the eve of next week’s Renewable Energy India Expo being held in Noida on 18-20 September. Trina Solar is a key exhibitor at this year’s show. […] Read more
‘Prefer Investing in India Over US for Solar Development’: Trina Solar Updated On Fri, Sep 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has been critical of the solar development in US citing over protectionist measures undertaken by the government authorities. India’s leading solar solutions provider, Trina Solar has launched ‘Trinahome’, a solar initiative to foray the domestic and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) segment in India. In order to provide solar solutions to tier 2 […] Read more
SC Upholds Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports Updated On Tue, Sep 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy If the petition by ACME Solar Holdings is upheld in Supreme Court, the safeguard duty collected from the importers will be refunded. Adding to the joy of Indian solar manufacturers and woes of solar developers, Supreme Court (SC), on being approached by Government of India, has stayed the Orissa High Court’s interim order restricting safeguard […] Read more
MNRE Opines Trimming Commissioning Period for Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Sep 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The developers have put up concerns over the suggestion given by MNRE as shortening the period to develop solar projects would pressurize the developers and would pose quality issues. Making the solar developers unhappy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed to cut short the commissioning period for solar projects in order to […] Read more
Solar Module Manufacturing Quality Management – A Huge Opportunity Updated On Wed, Sep 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy Manufacturing sector plays a vital role in the success of the industrial development of any country and also contributes significantly towards it’s economy. With market globalization, India’s manufacturing industries, including photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing industry, has improved their competitiveness to face tougher challenges in the market. In today’s scenario, quality has become the key focus […] Read more
India’s Solar Race toward Next Decade Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Buoyed by the quite impressive performance of India’s renewable energy sector and especially in the solar space in recent years, the Government of India took a daring move and revised its ambitious renewable energy targets from 175 GW to 227 GW by 2022. Following the move, it also aimed to auction 40 GW of renewable […] Read more
Gov’t Cuts Component Manufacturing Requirement to Prevent High Tariff Bids in Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Sep 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The government has also brought down the maximum permissible tariff rate for the solar tender to Rs 2.75 per unit from an earlier cap of Rs 2.93. In a bid to attract healthy number of developers in a recent solar auction and prevent higher tariff bids from the bidders, the government has reduced the component […] Read more
