Made In India. Is Change Coming Soon from China? Updated On Mon, Mar 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy In the 2020 Union Budget, the Finance Minister made a not so subtle pitch for ‘Assemble In India’, even as the focus on Made in India continued. For India’s solar sector, the issue has never been more urgent, with over 80 percent of equipment imports from China. The Economic Survey, which precedes the budget by […] Read more
Stinging Order at APTEL Embarasses AP Discoms, Andhra Government By Extension Updated On Fri, Feb 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Adding politics to established policy is not recommended, and the consequences, when that is done, were there for all to see after the APTEL order yesterday (February 27). The case was a much followed one, of the Andhra Pradesh Discoms essentially, versus both the NTPC, as well as three of the key bid winners of […] Read more
Behind China’s Energy Transition-Huanghe Hydro’s Solar Shift Updated On Wed, Feb 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy As the energy transition picks pace, traditional energy firms worldwide have struggled to adapt. While the fossil fuel global majors have barely done a little better than actually resisting change, some others have been adapting, quietly. Be it India’s thermal giant NTPC with its plan to add 10 GW renewables generation capacity by 2024, or […] Read more
Gujarat Sets the Pace for Solar Rooftop in 2020 Updated On Tue, Feb 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy At a time when solar rooftop has not really created the sort of impact many experts felt it could, comes news of success in Gujarat. The state, among the top 3 industrialised states in the country with conditions considered ideal for rooftop solar, has seen a strong response to its latest rooftop solar policy push. […] Read more
Behind TW Solar’s Tongwei Speed Updated On Thu, Feb 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Tongwei Solar or TW Solar, as it is known in the industry, is probably not a name that comes up readily among a roll call of market leaders from China, especially for readers in India. But readers are missing something big here. The Size That Matters TW Solar is the world’s largest solar cell manufacturer […] Read more
Sungrow- Breaking Stereotypes Updated On Wed, Feb 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd., or ‘Sungrow’ is a familiar name in the Indian solar sector today. Some would argue that Sungrow has as much at stake in the growth of solar in India as anyone else. Sungrow is one of the few firms, especially from China, that have set up a manufacturing plant in […] Read more
China’s TBEA: Unwilling to Miss Any Opportunity Updated On Tue, Feb 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy TBEA Xinjiang Sunoasis Company Limited (TBEA) is a firm with a difference, as far as India goes. The firm, which operates as TBEA Xi’an Electric Technology Limited in India, does many things differently, something that has worked for the firm in India. But first, the numbers. In India, the firm has an installed base exceeding […] Read more
Vikram Solar Signals Crisis With Big Layoffs Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Vikram Solar, a leading domestic manufacturer and EPC player in the solar space, has become one of the biggest players to acknowledge, and share the pain of the slowdown in the renewable energy sector. Reacting to news stories carried in local Bengali newspapers, the company has finally released a statement acknowledging the challenges it is […] Read more
Backsheets and Beyond- Behind Cybrid Technologies Big Plans Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy China, the factory for the world is a truism that is particularly evident for the solar sector. Increasingly, we are seeing firms in the sector take the lead in innovations and shaping the future of the sector. It is no wonder that the whole premise of falling solar costs and high efficiencies in the new […] Read more
