$130 Mn Grant For Early-Stage Solar Research Project Updated On Sat, Mar 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $130 million for new research to advance early-stage solar technologies. These projects will help to achieve affordable and reliable energy to enhance America’s economic growth and energy security. “Solar is an integral part of the Administration’s ‘all-of-the-above’ energy strategy,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. “This cutting-edge, […] Read more
BHEL and GAIL Sign Pact For Co-Development of Solar Power Projects Updated On Sat, Mar 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd has signed an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for cooperation in the development of solar power projects. “GAIL shall be the project developer and BHEL shall act as an engineering, procurement, construction and project management contractor,” the company said in a statement. BHEL shall also provide operation and maintenance services during […] Read more
Indian Oil Tenders For 150 kW Solar Plant at Assam Bottling Plant Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission April 6, 2019 The Indian Oil Co. Ltd. (IOCL) has issued a tender inviting bid from eligible bidders for the deployment of 150 kW ground-mounted grid-connected solar power PV plant at its LPG bottling plant in North Guwahati, Assam. The brief scope of work for elected bidders will include […] Read more
US & Ghanaian Companies Sign Agreement for Solar Energy Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Ghanaian and US companies sign agreement to provide solar energy to 6 Dioceses facilities in Ghana Ghanaian company Strategic Security Systems International, and its subsidiary Strategic Power Solutions signed a partnership agreement with the U.S. Company AEG International to provide solar energy to six dioceses of the Ghana Catholic Church. The U.S. Trade and Development […] Read more
Interview with Rajendra Kumar Parakh, CFO, Vikram Solar Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Availability of Domestic Finance at Viable Cost is Still a Distant Dream The only challenge that we can foresee is in terms of availability of finance and cost of finance available for renewable energy sector. Sources of finance for both solar manufacturing industry and solar deployment industry are scarce, a large part of funding comes […] Read more
Pre-Bid Meeting For 2000 MW Solar Projects Tender Under CPSU-II Scheme Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy The pre-bid meeting has been scheduled for April 2, 2019. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a notification with the schedule for the pre-bid meeting for its 2000 MW grid-connected solar PV power project tender (Tranche-1) under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Phase-II Scheme (Government Producers Scheme). In order to discuss […] Read more
JinkoSolar: A Big Jump in Sales and Margin in 2018 Updated On Wed, Mar 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Chinese Solar module manufacturing giant JinkoSolar has reported a sizeable jump in its shipments and margins in 2018. The news was revealed in the company’s 2018 financial results, published March 22. For 2018 on a consolidated basis across its business, JinkoSolar posted a module shipment of 11.4GW in 2018 — a 16 percent increase from the previous year, […] Read more
IOCL Floats Tender For 10 kW Solar Projects For 3 Outlets in Tamil Nadu Updated On Wed, Mar 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission is April 3, 2019, and the tenders will be opened on April 4, 2019. The Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has issued a tender inviting bids from eligible bidders for the deployment of 10 kW capacity captive solar photovoltaic project for 3 Freedom retail outlets (Pudukottai, Palamkottai, and Coimbatore) in […] Read more
NTPC Issues Tender For Geotechnical Investigations at Neemach, Sajapur and Agar Solar Parks in MP Updated On Wed, Mar 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission is April 3, 2019 NTPC Ltd. has invited bids from eligible bidders for conducting the preliminary and detailed geotechnical investigations for Neemach Solar Park, Sajapur Solar Park and Agar Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh. The brief scope of work for selected bidder(s) will include conducting field tests like Boreholes, […] Read more