Indore Municipality To Lead With First Green Municipal Bonds For Solar Plant Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy The country’s first local government bond (Retail Municipal Bond) will be offered by a city in India with a solid environmental track record, and the revenues will be used to finance a solar power plant. Indore, which has been impossible to dislodge from the top rank among India’s cleanest cities for the past few years, […] Read more
As Solar Spreads Out, Marketing Makes an Entrance Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Just over 30 months ago, SaurEnergy did a feature on rooftop solar, “Residential Solar. Market Yes, But Marketing?” That story, in our April 2020 issue talked about the potential in the rooftop solar category, albeit, residential. But there was almost complete lack of formal marketing tactics from firms to attract customers. The few firms with […] Read more
Solar Is Changing Fast, Here Are 5 Ways It Already Has Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched back in January 2010, India had a total installed solar capacity of around 160 MW. The mission itself had a target of 20 GW by 2022. However, changes on the ground in terms of technology, availability and fresh climate realities meant a wholesale upgrade on those […] Read more
CERC Relents, Allows GST Compensation On O&M Expenses To Azure Power, Others Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a key development, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has finally relented, and ruled in favour of GST compensation for a clutch of developers in seven cases (5 of which involve Azure Power owned entities). The issue has been contested around the treatment of GST on O&M (Operations and maintainence) contracts of solar projects […] Read more
NTPC Floats 1200 MW of BoS Tender for Solar Project in Kutch, Gujarat Updated On Fri, Nov 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Renewables has floated a balance of system (BOS) tender package for a 1200 MW (4 X 300 MW) solar project at Khavda RE power park, Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. The last date for submitting the bid of this NTPC BOS tender is January 09, 2023, till 03:00 pm and […] Read more
ANERT Invites Bids to Develop 15 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects in Thiruvananthapuram Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) has invited bids for the development of 15 MW of rooftop solar installations in Thiruvananthapuram. The last date for submitting the bid for this Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) 15 MW tender is November 29, 2022, at 05:00 pm, […] Read more
Solar Farm in Space? European Space Agency Contemplates the Idea Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Scientists are on an ambitious plan to harness solar energy from orbit to power the planet. At a two-day conference in Paris, the European Space Agency (ESA), which the UK is a part of, is debating ideas for building a solar farm in space. To transmit microwave energy to Earth, analogous to the high-frequency radio […] Read more
APDCL Invites Bids for 1 GW Solar Power Project Consultancy Work in Assam Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy For a 1 GW grid-connected solar project in Assam’s Karbi Anglong area, Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has released a consultancy tender. The Asian Development Bank will provide funding for the project’s development via the “Mukhya Mantri Sauro Shakti Prokolpo” program. The last date for submitting the bid for this Assam Power Distribution Company […] Read more
NTPC Floats Tender for Land, EHV Transmission System for 2 GW Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd has invited online bids from eligible bidders for the land and EHV Transmission system package for the development of ISTS-connected solar PV projects (up to 2 GW) in Rajasthan. The last date for submitting the bid for this NTPC solar power project is December 27, 2022, till 03:00 pm & bids […] Read more
