JREDA Calls Bids for 8,000 Off-Grid Solar Pumping Systems Updated On Thu, Aug 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has issued a tender and invited bids towards the deployment of 8,000 off-grid solar pumping systems across various capacities. This announcement comes as part of Component B under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Program. The last date for submission of bids is September 4, […] Read more
Solar Pumps, Refrigerators To The Rescue In Benin, West Africa Updated On Thu, Aug 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy In the Kalalé District of Benin, West Africa, basic health services are hard to come by. Historically, a lack of electrical infrastructure in this region has meant no power to pump clean water or refrigerate vaccines. That has now changed due to a recently completed project by the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), with funding from the Millennium Challenge […] Read more
Water-Scarce Rajasthan Poses New Challenges For Solar Pumps Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Parul Kulshrestha As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, was irrigating his 31-acre farmland of millets, using an electric pump which came with its own challenges – erratic electricity supply, voltage fluctuation and associated costs. About 10 years ago, in 2013, […] Read more
J&K Offers Mega Subsidies On Solar Panels, Solar Pumps Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta, in his latest announcement, said that the power consumers wishing to install rooftop solar in the state would get a 65 percent subsidy from the government. In comparison, those opting for solar-powered pumps would get up to 80 percent subsidy. With the latest move, the deployment of […] Read more
Shakti Pumps Starts Operations in Uganda To Supply Solar Pumps Updated On Wed, Apr 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Shakti Pumps (India) Limited, of the critical Indian stainless steel submersible solar pump manufacturers, has now announced the commencement of its operations in Uganda. The company has also opened its office in the country to coordinate its expanding business better. Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Ramesh Patidar, Executive Director of Shakti Pumps, and other […] Read more
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd Issues Tender for O&M of Solar Pumps Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited has issued a tender through e-procurement for design, supply, installation, testing commissioning and 5 years comprehensive maintenance of AC off grid solar irrigation pump set of 3, 5, 7.5 & 10HP capacity to the farmers under “PM-KUSUM, Component-B Scheme”. Bidders shall be invited to implement: * Package-1: 3 HP Surface […] Read more
SECI Issues RFS for Vendors for Off-Grid Solar Pumping Systems with 1-10 HP Updated On Wed, Jan 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a Central Public Sector Undertaking dedicated to the solar energy sector, has issued an RFS for selection of vendors under Component-B of PM-KUSUM Scheme of MNRE. This particular component looks at “installation of 20 lakh standalone solar powered agriculture pumps” and “CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or […] Read more
Maharashtra Set to Provide 5 Lakh Solar Pumps Under PM-KUSUM: Dy CM Updated On Mon, Jan 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The State of Maharashtra looks bullish as far as the utilization of PM-KUSUM Yojana is concerned. In a major announcement, the State’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the state government is planning to provide the farmers of Maharashtra with solar pumps. The Deputy CM held that the plan is to benefit five […] Read more
TPCDOL Invites 180 MW Grid-connected Solar Pumps Under KUSUM Yojna – Component C Updated On Thu, Oct 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy A joint venture between Tata Power and Odisha Government, TP Central Odisha Distribution (TPCODL) has floated a 180 MW of tender for 40,000 grid-connected solar pumps under component-C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Yojna. These grid-connected submersible pumps will be under 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7.5 horsepower (HP). […] Read more
