MNRE Takes a Tough Stand Against Two Defaulting Chinese Solar Module Suppliers
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an advisory asking the stakeholders to beware of two Chinese companies - CSUN Trading (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. and CEEG ...
Microsoft Completes its First Solar Power Deal in India
American multinational technology company Microsoft has announced the completion of its first renewable energy deal in India. Under the agreement, the company will purchase 3 MW of solar-power from Atria Power for ...
Secunderabad Railway Station Certified as India’s First Green Railway Station
The Indian Green Building Council – Confederation of Industry (IGBC-CII) has certified Secunderabad Railway Station as India’s first Green Railway Station. The Secunderabad Railway Station has received a IGBC – ...
Ujaas Energy to Develop 15 MW Solar Project for Hindustan Aeronautics in Maharashtra
Ujaas Energy will develop a 15 MW (AC) ground-mounted solar project for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the HAL Ojhar Township premises in Nashik, Maharashtra. The company stated, “it received ...
Breaking: New Record Low Solar Tariff of Rs.2.44 (~$0.037)/kWh Set at the 500 MW Bhadla Phase-III Solar Park Auction in India
Solar tariff in India has now breached Rs.2.50 (~$0.038)/kWh mark. Within a week solar tariff declined from Rs.2.62 (~$0.0405)/kWh to Rs.2.44 (~$0.037)/kWh. In the 500 MW Bhadla Phase-III Solar Park ...
Solar Power Generation in India Was Up 83% in the 11-Month Period from April 2016 -February 2017
India generated 11.86 billion units (BU) of solar power in the 11-month period from April 2016-February 2017. Solar accounted for 1.04 percent of all power generated in the country during ...
Vikram Solar Commissions Solar Projects Aggregating 20 MW for Jindal Aluminum in Karnataka
Vikram Solar, a PV module manufacturer and EPC solutions provider, commissioned 20 MW of solar for Jindal Aluminum in Karnataka. The entire capacity constitutes of 2 projects of 10 MW ...
Vikram Solar Commissions 10 MW Solar Project for Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in Andhra Pradesh
Vikram Solar, a PV module manufacturer and EPC solutions provider, commissioned a 10 MW solar project in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The project will facilitate green power generation to cater to ...
Solar Imports Grow 39 Percent, Exports Decline 56 Percent in the First Ten Months of Financial Year 2016-17
In the ten months from April to January in financial year (FY) 2016-17, the Indian solar sector registered export and import activity totaled $2.2 billion (~Rs.150.3 billion), an increase of ...
SgurrEnergy India Delivers Detailed Engineering Services for Adani’s 648 MW Solar Project
SgurrEnergy India brings innovation in project design and engineering to world’s largest solar plant SgurrEnergy India Pvt. Ltd. (SgurrEnergy India), a leading solar engineering consultancy in India, is pleased to ...
Solar in India Generated 8.4 Billion Units of Electricity in the Eight Month Period from April to November 2016; 87% increase over the same period in 2015
Solar energy now accounts for 1 percent of the total electricity generated in India and 14.3 percent of total renewable power generated in the country. During the eight-month period from ...
Azure Power Commissions First Phase of 14 MW Solar Rooftop Allocation for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Azure Power has installed the first phase of a 14 MW solar rooftop allocation for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The system was installed at the Sultanpur facility at ...
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Commissions 5 MW of Grid-Connected Solar
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, has commissioned projects aggregating 5 MW of grid-connected solar at the Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant premises in Vizag. The projects ...
Thermax and FRENELL Win Bids to Develop Integrated Thermal Solar Project for NTPC
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has awarded an engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract to Thermax, an Indian energy and environment company, and FRENELL, a German concentrated solar power (CSP) company ...
