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
Cooch Behar’s 51 enclaves to get solar water pumps for power, irrigation Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy North Bengal Development Minister Rabindranath Ghosh has stated that solar-based water pumping units would be set up in the 51 enclaves that had become a part of India last year, following the historic exchange of land between India and Bangladesh. The step is being taken in a bid to make residents of enclaves in Cooch […] Read more
Haryana to get 3,050 solar water pumps Updated On Fri, Aug 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy In a bid to encourage farmers go solar; Haryana government has announced to install 3,050 solar water pumps of 2 HP, 5 HP and 10 HP in the current financial year in the state with 90 per cent subsidy. 3050 solar water pumps will be installed will be installed with 10 percent farmer’s share and […] Read more
ReNew Bags $100 Mn BII Funding For Solar Manufacturing in India Updated On Tue, May 6th, 2025 by Saurenergy Sumant Sinha led ReNew Energy Global Plc has secured an INR 8700 million (US$100 million) investment from British International Investment (“BII”), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, to accelerate the growth of its solar manufacturing business in India. The investment will be made in ReNew Photovoltaics Private Limited, ReNew’s dedicated solar manufacturing subsidiary […] Read more
Solar Water Heating Warms Up For A Second Innings In India Updated On Tue, May 6th, 2025 by Saurenergy From being the only visible solar application till a decade back, solar water heating (SWH) seemed to take a back seat as mainstream PV caught policy makers attention. Recently, India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) came out with a quality control order for solar water heaters. So what’s the big deal? A lot, […] Read more
Odisha Raj Bhavan Aims To Solarise Its Building Updated On Mon, May 5th, 2025 by Saurenergy Odisha Raj Bhavan is now looking towards increased adoption of solar energy to shun the use of energy derived from solar energy. Odisha Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati in a press conferencd informed reporters about the plan of the institution to go for solar. He cited the installation of a 150-kilowatt solar power plant at […] Read more
PM-KUSUM: Bhagyanagar Wins 65.7 MW UP Solar Projects Updated On Mon, May 5th, 2025 by Saurenergy Hyderabad-based clean tech company Bhagyanagar India Ltd said it has been awarded eleven Letters of Award (LoAs) for a total solar power generation capacity of 65.7 megawatts under the RESCO model in Uttar Pradesh. In a regulatory filing, the Hyderabad-based firm said the project was awarded by the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development […] Read more
JSW, UPPCL Sign 1,500 MW Pumped Hydro Storage PPA Updated On Thu, May 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy JSW Neo Energy Limited, a JSW Energy subsidiary, signed a Pumped Hydro Storage Power Procurement Agreement (PHSPPA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) for the procurement of 1,500 MW / 12,000 MWh of pumped hydro energy storage. The PHS PPA would be used to supply energy storage capacity for 40 years. As per the order, […] Read more
MP Approves 2 GW Solar, 1 GW Storage For Shared Supply With UP Updated On Wed, Apr 30th, 2025 by Saurenergy Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav approved setting up a 2,000 MW solar park and a 1,000 MW composite energy storage project at a recent cabinet meeting. The minister said in the statement, “This initiative aims to supply electricity on a complementary basis to both Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, as the peak demand periods […] Read more
