Karnataka Set To Install 40,000 Solar Pumps Under PM-KUSUM Updated On Wed, Feb 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy Karnataka 2024 Budget released some key initiatives to support the solar sector such as through the installation of solar pumps. The 2024 budget emphasized some key initiatives to make farmers self-sufficient. The Karnataka government will install 40,000 off-grid solar pump sets under the PM-KUSUM Component-B scheme. It plans to do so at an estimated cost […] Read more
J&K Issues Tender For 4000 Solar Pumps Of 30 kWp Under PM KUSUM Updated On Thu, Feb 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy Jammu &Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) released a tender for empanelment of vendors for supply, installation, testing, commissioning of installation, commissioning of solar projects. The project is undertaken for the solarization for 4000 existing individual grid connected agriculture pumps under PM-KUSUM Scheme (Component-C) in the union territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). JAKEDA issued […] Read more
Shakti Pumps Empaneled For 50,000 Solar Pumps In Maharashtra Updated On Fri, Oct 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh-based Shakti Pumps, a leader in solar pumping solutions, announced that it has received Letter of Empanelment from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), for 50,000 Off-Grid Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems (SPWPS) pumps for the entire state of Maharashtra under Component-B of PM-KUSUM scheme (Phase-III). The total value of the 50,000 […] Read more
Odisha Issues Tender For Solar Pumps Under PM-KUSUM Scheme Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has now issued a tender seeking suppliers for off-grid solar pumps under the PM-KUSUM scheme. The state agency has sought vendors to install and commission off-grid solar pumps of 1 Horsepower (HP) to 7.5 HP. The agency has asked vendors to submit hard copies of their bids by […] 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
