ChakraPaani: A ‘Solar Hand Pump’ Designed to End Rural India’s Water Woes Updated On Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The MSME sector is proving its worth in the age of innovation and creativity. One such firm in Kanpur, Shri Ram Rashmi Industries has come up with a new solar hand pump called ChakraPaani which it claims needs just a third of solar energy electricity compared to other solar pumps. When the radiation is low, […] Read more
Solar Pumps and Water Treatment Solutions have Huge Potential in India: Grundfos Updated On Mon, Mar 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Danish company believes that solar-powered submersible products, as well as water distribution and water treatment solutions, have a big potential in India. Asserting that India offers a huge opportunity, Denmark-based pump manufacturer Grundfos on Sunday said it is making efforts to come up with an affordable innovation for the groundwater market in the country. It also […] Read more
INDIA’s EESL to Assist ISA Members With 5 Lac Solar Water Pumps Updated On Fri, Sep 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar water pumps will be installed at the member countries participating in ISA’s ‘Scaling of Solar Application for Agricultural Use’ programme, aimed at promoting decentralized solar applications for agricultural and rural use. Joint venture for public sector undertakings of Power ministry, Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) has been chosen by the International Solar Alliance (ISA) […] Read more
Solar Water Pumping System Market in India to Grow at a CAGR of 18%: Research and Markets Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Research and Markets in its latest report “India Solar Water Pumping System Market (2017-2022) forecasts the Indian solar water pumping system market to grow at a CAGR of 18% during FY 2017-2022 Currently, 26 million agricultural pumps are installed in India of which nearly 7 million pumps are diesel based and remaining are grid connected. However, due to unreliable […] Read more
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
Solar Pumps: Running On Sunshine But Running Out Of Water Updated On Mon, Jun 30th, 2025 by Saurenergy By-Hanan Zaffar, Jyoti Thakur On his six-acre farm in Jhansi in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Sanjeev Kumar, a 42-year-old farmer beams with quiet pride as he points to the glinting blue solar panels powering his irrigation pump. Installed two years ago at the cost of ₹3.5 lakhs (₹350,000), the 7-kilowatt system draws groundwater […] Read more
Govt To Incubate Startups Targeting Indian Green Market Updated On Mon, Jun 30th, 2025 by Saurenergy The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), in collaboration with the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) and the Atal Incubation Centre at IIT Delhi’s Sonipat Innovation Foundation, has launched a call for proposals to incubate renewable energy (RE) start-ups, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said. The initiative aims to accelerate domestic […] Read more
CRI Solar Gets ₹210 Cr Orders for 6,894 Pumps In Three Agri States Updated On Wed, Jun 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy CRI Solar, the renewable arm of CRI Pumps, secured multiple state orders totaling ₹210 crore. The company got the recent order from three major state renewable energy agencies, namely, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA), and Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA). Spread across three agricultural regions, the project encompasses the supply, […] Read more
Bright Future for Dark Pits: Turning Abandoned Coal Mines into Solar Powerhouses Updated On Wed, Jun 18th, 2025 by Saurenergy Closed coal mines around the world may hold the key to a solar energy revolution, according to a new report by Global Energy Monitor (GEM). The report, titled “Bright Side of the Mine”, highlights how nearly 300 GW of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity could be developed on surface coal mines sealed shut since at least […] Read more
