J&K approves 200 MW rooftop solar project in Jammu city Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Administrative Council (AC) headed by LG Manoj Sinha, has approved the development of 200 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar power plants in Jammu City. These plants hope to take the optimal advantage of the solar irradiance in the high resource region of Jammu and Kashmir. They will come up as part of the ‘Solar […] Read more
SECI Invites Tender for 5MW Agri Solar Power Project in Kashmir Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has invited tenders for design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning of a 5 MW(AC) grid connected saffron based Agro-Solar PV Power Plant at Pampore, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The notification by SECI also holds that the tender also includes operations and maintenance responsibilities for 10 […] Read more
Over Rs 150 Crore Rooftop Solar Power Scam Surfaces in JAKEDA Updated On Mon, May 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy A multi-crore scam has surfaced in Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA). Solar Projects worth Rs 155 crore for supply, installation and commissioning of roof top solar power plants were allotted to 10 firms without any tenders while the 14 other firms which qualified in the tendering process got just Rs 42.35 crore contract, […] Read more
SECI Invites Bids for 7.5GW Solar Projects in Leh, Kargil Updated On Wed, Jan 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Moreover, SECI will enter into the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the successful bidders for purchase of solar power for a period of 35 years. The government-backed Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a Request for Selection (RfS) document for selection of solar power developers for setting up of 7500 MW grid-connected solar […] Read more
JAKEDA Issues Tender for 5 MW Solar Project in J&K Updated On Fri, Dec 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The last date for the submission of bids is January 14, 2019 and the time allotted to finish the project is 1 year from the date of issuance of the award. Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) has invited bids for supply, installation and commissioning of grid interactive rooftop solar PV power plants of […] Read more
MNRE’s ‘Rooftop Solar Power Plants’ Scheme to Rescue Kashmir From Power Crisis Updated On Sat, Dec 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The scheme will provide government subsidy of 70 percent to the customers generating solar energy and setting up roof top solar plants. During winters the electricity demand in Kashmir rises to up to 1900MWs against the availability of 1200MWs produced by the Power Development Department (PDD) of Kashmir. In order to compensate the additional 700MW […] Read more
