Etrion to Sell Italian Solar Portfolio to Ultor Updated On Mon, Nov 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Etrion Corporation has signed definitive sale and purchase agreement with Ultor S.p.A, a joint venture owned equally by Enel Green Power S.p.A. and Fondo Italiano per le Infrastrutture. Under the agreement Ultor will purchasing Etrion’s 60-megawatt (“MW”) Italian solar portfolio for initial cash consideration of Euro 78 million and the assumption of related project-level debt […] Read more
Western Railway to install 2 MW solar panels at its suburban stations Updated On Sat, Nov 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy To reduce carbon footprint, the Western Railway will be setting up solar panels at around 30 locations- with a total capacity of 2 MW. The installed solar plant will provide power for its non-traction work. Western Railway expects to reduce dependence on energy from coal-fired plants by around 10% and save lakhs of rupees in […] Read more
Maharashtra introduces feeder-based solar energy scheme for agriculture sector Updated On Sat, Nov 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the state government has come up with a scheme to ensure smooth power supply to the agriculture sector for 12 hours a day through feeder-based solar energy. He further mentioned that so far, 10000 solar agricultural pumps have been set up across the state, and 16 renowned […] Read more
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd. approves to set up 15 MW of solar plant Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd. has approved to put up a solar power on EPC basis. At the meeting held on 10th November 2016, Board of Directors of the Company has taken a decision to set up a 15 MW Solar Power Plant on EPC basis at an estimated project cost of Rs. 100 Crores. […] Read more
West Bengal government denies joining power scheme UDAY Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy The West Bengal government on Thursday denied joining Center’s power scheme UDAY. Addressing the media state power minister Sobhandeb Chatterjee said that state government has refused to sign any agreement to join the scheme and does not believe or agrees to forcefully propagate center’s scheme reports Millenniumpost. Chatterjee also said “We have assured the Center […] Read more
ACWA Power launches new clean energy division to capitalize on the MENA market potential Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy ACWA Power is all set to launch a new clean energy company to accelerate growth of its current renewable energy portfolio of 1 GW and capitalize on the rapidly growing market potential for renewable energy in emerging markets. According to UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2015, US$266 billion was invested globally in renewable power capacity, […] Read more
A low cost Micro Solar Dome to light up households in rural areas Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy A low cost and energy efficient device has been developed to capture sunlight and light up households, particularly in urban slum or rural areas which lack electricity supply. Micro Solar Dome (MSD) has been developed by the Department of Science and Technology in collaboration with N B Institute for Rural Technology. The device has a […] Read more
1 MW of solar plant at Karnataka’s NIT to get commissioned Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy The National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K) at Surathkal has emerged the front-runner among 31 NITs in the country to have a roof-top solar-power project with an installed capacity of 1 MW. The 1-MW of solar project on the roof of 11 buildings will be formally commissioned on 12th November 2016. K.N. Lokesh, Director […] Read more
ReneSola to sell 26MW of Solar Projects in the UK to a European investor Updated On Thu, Nov 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy ReneSola Ltd has announced that it has signed agreements to sell its six utility-scale projects in the United Kingdom to a European investor. These projects have a combined capacity of approximately 26 MW. The six utility-scale projects powered by company’s Virtus II modules are located in Carlam Hill Farm, North Wales, and Monmouthshire. All of […] Read more
