R.K Singh Pushes For Consumer Rights in Power, With Electricity Rules 2020 Updated On Mon, Dec 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy The Power Sector finally sees a much delayed turn towards becoming more consumer centric, with the promulgation of a set of rules and obligations under the “Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020” issued today. Announcing the new rules today, R.K.Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, said, […] Read more
With Member Law Finally In, CERC Looks To Restart Soon Updated On Mon, Dec 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy With the appointments committee of the cabinet finally approving the selection of Pravas Kumar Singh as Member (law) for the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the stage is finally set for restart of operations at the critical regulator, in hibernation since August 28. As we have reported regularly with updates, the body was effectively shut […] Read more
CERC Lockdown Extended to Jan 20, 2021 By Peeved Supreme Court Updated On Tue, Dec 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy At the latest hearing of the saga around the shutdown of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the tussle between lawmakers and the law dispensers continued afresh. The Supreme Court, coming down harshly on yet another missed deadline by the government, when it comes to the appointment of an officer of the law as ordered, […] Read more
Ecoppia IPO in Israel Signals Maturity In Robotic Cleaning For Solar Updated On Thu, Dec 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Ecoppia Scientific Ltd, the Israel-based leader in water-free solar panel cleaning robots, has raised USD 82.5 million from institutional investors in its initial public offering (IPO) in Tel Aviv. That has supported the firm’s IPO completion with the public. Listing should happen this week. The IPO values the company at around USD 300 million, it […] Read more
The Case For Storage Is a Tough Sell At Reinvest 2020 Updated On Wed, Dec 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy RE-invest 2020’s session on battery storage, with a focus on innovation and sustainability, sent out mixed messages on the potential for, and need for battery storage in India. Thus, while some of the panelists drove home the point that long term storage was not really a requirement for India yet, considering the little gap between […] Read more
UK Approves Europe’s Biggest Battery By Intergen, 320MW/640 MWh By 2024 Updated On Wed, Dec 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Edinburgh-headquartered energy company InterGen has been granted planning consent to build the UK’s largest battery storage project at DP World London Gateway on the Thames Estuary, The £200m (Rs 1,970 crores) project is set to provide at least 320MW/640MWh of capacity, with the potential to expand to 1.3GWh – more than ten times the size […] Read more
Macquarie Owned Blue Leaf Energy Enters India With Vibrant Energy Acquisition Updated On Tue, Dec 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Blue Leaf Energy Asia Pte Limited (Blueleaf Energy) has acquired a majority stake in Vibrant Energy Holdings Pte Ltd (Vibrant Energy) from ATN International, Inc (ATN). Vibrant Energy claims to currently have a portfolio of 66 MW of operational solar PV projects, and an active development pipeline of over 400 MW across India. By combining […] Read more
Will CERC Restart in December? Hopes High As 174 Judgements Await Sunlight Updated On Thu, Nov 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), which has been shut since an Aug 29 ruling by the Supreme Court, might just reopen before its shutdown crosses 100 days, with luck. The SC order, which had been written to enforce an earlier ruling of 2018 mandating a member of law at all such commissions, had forced […] Read more
Dubai’s 5GW Solar Park On Track With 3rd Phase Opening Updated On Wed, Nov 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) has formally announced the official opening of the 800 MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (MBRAM). Named after the UAE’s Prime Minister and Vice President, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum himself came to do the honours. With the latest opening, the park’s […] Read more
