Azure Power installs 10MW rooftop solar PV project in Mohali, Punjab Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power has installed a 10MW rooftop solar PV project in Mohali, Punjab. The 10 MW solar rooftop project is spread across eight locations in the state. Power produced by the solar plant will be sold to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited under 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) at a tariff of Rs. 7.59/kWh. The […] Read more
Koyna’s Dam to get floating solar panels to generate 600MW power Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy A proposal to set up floating solar panels on a surface area of 891 square kilometres on Koyna dam has been cleared. It will be used for solar power generation. The primary survey for the dam has been completed and the next stage of planning is currently underway. Departments like water resources, transmission, and renewable […] Read more
Bras Solar to open solar panel factory in Brazil Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy China based Bras Solar has announced that it will open a solar panel factory in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Construction is expected to start this year and the facility is expected to have an initial revenue of USD 61mper year, it will be up and running by 2017. The company aims to reach revenue […] Read more
Duke Energy’s 15,000 solar panels in Osceola County is now providing carbon-free energy Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Duke Energy’s 15,000 solar panels on 17-acre facility soaking up the sun in Osceola County are now providing clean, renewable energy to the customers in Florida. The new Duke Energy owned and operated Osceola Solar Facility is about the size of 13 football fields and produces nearly 4 megawatts of carbon-free energy. It officially began commercial operation on May […] Read more
Solar Power Tariffs expected to drop to as low as INR 3.50 a unit in 3 years Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar power tariffs in India, which fell below Rs. 5 per unit since last November, are once again expected to sink further as the industry doubles volumes every year and the cost of producing power continues to drop. A report published in the Mint mentions that that tariffs will fall to as low as 3.5 […] Read more
CITD installs 50 kWp roof top solar, becomes first MSME institute to go solar Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) has become the first ever Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) institute to adopt solar. Established in 1968, the CITD is the first tool room in India. The institute offers courses to 11000 to 12000 students per year out of whom 300 are residential scholars. The […] Read more
India’s Topmost Oil Firms to build Solar Farm with 1GW Capacity in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Just yesterday we reported that PM Narendra Modi has invited India’s top fossil fuel ventures to contribute in solar, and how Indian Oil Corp. along with Oil India Ltd. have been working together to develop a 1-gigawatt solar farm in Madhya Pradesh. The senior officials of the state’s renewable energy agency told that Indian Oil […] Read more
Canadian firm Nova Scotia Power Development Limited procures 80 MW solar project in Nigeria Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Earlier, it was Indian EPC Sterling and Wilson who bagged 250 MW Solar Project in Nigeria; now the Canadian energy company Nova Scotia Power Development Limited (NSPDL) has collaborated with CDIL, another Canadian renewable energy company with projects focused in Africa, to develop an 80MW ground-mount solar project in Nigeria. Nova Scotia Power Development Limited […] Read more
NALCO Inviting Bids For 20MW Solar PV Project in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna CPSE under Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India inviting bid for setting up a 20MW solar PV project in Madhya Pradesh. The identified Govt. revenue land of approximately 55.62 hectare bearing Khasra Number 892,860,909,914,908,917,921,919,974,975,976 at Palra village, Susner Tehsil, Agar Malwa Dist of M.P, as per the requirement […] Read more
