Delhi Solar Policy 2022- A Model For All MegaCities? Updated On Thu, Jan 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy The draft Delhi State Solar Policy is finally out for public comments, with a deadline of February 3 for responses. At the outset, the policy sets some ambitious goals for itself. A total of 6000 MW of installed solar capacity which shall include 750 MW of rooftop solar within the State and 5250 MW of […] 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
CESL Discovers Prices for India’s Largest E-bus Tender Updated On Tue, Jan 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has shared the prices discovered for the biggest non-subsidized demand for 6465 electric buses. The unified tender makes up demand for electric buses from the six Indian states & UTs of Delhi, Telangana, Haryana, Surat (Gujarat), Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. CESL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services […] Read more
Bihar (BERC) Gives Green Signal to 600 MW Solar Purchases From SECI Updated On Mon, Jan 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has given nod to procurement of 600 MW of solar power from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in Tranche-VIII by the distribution companies (DISCOMS). BERC has allowed the procurement at a tariff of Rs 2.50/kWh. The trading margin has been kept by the regulator at Rs 0.07 for […] Read more
2022 For Solar: Solarisation, PLI Scheme, Transmission were Buzzwords Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy As we head into year 2023, here is a review of 2022 in terms of policy-level initiatives with a lowdown on where the country stands with regards to renewable energy capacity as the year comes to a close. Impetus to RE transmission projects 2022 began with the Intra-State Green Energy Corridor Phase-II (InSTS GEC-II) scheme […] Read more
L&T Gets EPC Contract for 90 MW Floating Solar in Omkareshwar, MP Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s leading engineering player – Larsen and Toubro (L&T) – has announced that the power transmission & distribution business of L&T Construction has secured multiple EPC orders in India and overseas. The key catch has been a contract for the development of a floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh. L&T held that the renewables arm […] Read more
Nepal Invites Tenders for 100 MW Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Dec 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the state-owned power utility, has invited bids for the selection of independent power producers (IPPs) for the development of 100 MW of grid-connected solar PV capacity. These projects will come up at 16 designated sites in the Himalayan country. According to the notification, the last day for the players to submit […] Read more
REIL Floats Tender for 15K MONO PERC & Multi-Crystalline Solar Cells Updated On Tue, Dec 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) has released a tender, inviting bids to procure 15,000 solar cells including 5.64 Wp for MONO PERC (7500 solar cells) & 4.81 Wp for Multi-crystalline silicon solar cells (7500 solar cells). The solar cell should be five busbars in length and 158.75 ± 0.5 x 158.75 ± 0.5 […] Read more
SJVN Floats 100 MW O&M Tender for Grid-Connected Solar Plant In Gujarat Updated On Mon, Dec 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Green Energy has floated a tender for a 100 MW(AC) grid-connected solar PV power plant with the balance of the system package including three (03) years of comprehensive operation & maintenance (O&M) at Goliwada, District Patan, Gujarat. PSU firms have shown a marked preference for outsourcing O&M of large solar […] Read more
