NABARD sanctions Rs 171 crore to Chhattisgarh Government under Saur Sujala Yojana Scheme Updated On Mon, Jan 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has approved the financial assistance of Rs 171 crore for Chhattisgarh under Saur Sujala Yojana programme. NABARD has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 171 crore to the state government Chhattisgarh for the implementation of its flagship programme Saur Sujala Yojana. Under the scheme, 11000 solar-powered irrigation pump sets […] Read more
Rajasthan Government Exempts Electricity Duty for Rooftop Solar Updated On Mon, Dec 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy To further encourage the investments in renewable energy projects, the state government of Rajasthan has exempted electricity duty of 40 paise/unit for rooftop solar and captive units. The decision will help the state to reach closer to 2300 MW rooftop solar capacity by 2022, a target given to it by the Centre. The duty cut […] Read more
This is How Industry reacted to Amplus’ recent announcement of Rs.3/unit tariff for solar power Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Amplus Energy Solutions recently announced that it has bagged a bid to install 14.5 MW of solar rooftop plants across 10 states. The company in a statement said that it will offer tariffs at a record low of Rs. 3/unit in three states and Rs. 5.3—6.2/unit in other states in India. However, the report did […] Read more
India’s largest rooftop solar tender to see record low tariffs: Bridge To India Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Just last week, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) launched a tender of 1000 MW capacity for development of grid-connected rooftop solar capacity for Central Government Ministries/Departments. The largest rooftop tender launched by SECI is expected to give a big boost to Rooftop Solar Power Generation Segment and help in fulfilling the Modi Government’s target […] Read more
India’s 87% solar cell imports from China in Apr-Sept: Piyush Goyal Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy India imported solar and photovoltaic cells worth about USD 826 million from China in the first six months of the current fiscal, which is over 87 per cent of the country’s total such imports. India’s total imports of these cells were worth USD 948.88 million, including USD 825.98 million from China, constituting 87.05 per cent, […] Read more
SECI announces the launch of 1000 MW Rooftop Solar PV Scheme for Government Sector Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced the launch of a tender of 1000 MW capacity for development of grid-connected rooftop solar capacity for Central Government Ministries/Departments. This is the largest rooftop tender to be launched by SECI, it is expected to give a big boost to Rooftop Solar Power Generation Segment and help […] Read more
Solar water pump market in India struggles to take off Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy In 2014, PM Narendra Modi set a target to install 1 million solar water pumps, equivalent to approximately 3000 MW, for irrigation and drinking water by 2021. But actual cumulative installed base stood at merely 25000 pumps as of April 2016. The bleak performance is despite the government offering massive subsidies of as much as […] Read more
ReNew Power secures the highest subsidy allocation from SECI for rooftop solar projects Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy ReNew Power Ventures Private Limited, India’s leading renewable energy development company, has emerged as the organization with the highest allocation under the mega tender of 500 megawatts of rooftop solar projects floated by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) – the designated implementing agency for this scheme, providing subsidy on roof top projects across […] Read more
The Investors Theorem: Your Rooftop PV Solar Project Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Over the past two decades, there have been many attempts to reform the electric utility market. The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at verge. Now with vigorous […] Read more
