Author: Prasanna Singh

Efficiency in Focus as MERC Declines Adani Plea On RE Pricing for Mumbai

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulation Commission, in its order dated January 8 has disposed of the plea by Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) on tariff for the renewable energy it planned to purchase to meet the city’s RPO obligations and broader energy needs. The plea by AEML, which pitched for sourcing 700 MW of RE power […]

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UPERC Decides To Wait For Project Commencement on Amplus Plea

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, in an order on January 7, has dismissed a petition by Amplus Green to consider its 50 Mw Mirzapur solar project installation as a captive project, asking the firm to file its plea after project completion instead. The order came even as Amplus Greens Private Limited has reached an […]

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Skilancer Solar Raises Fresh Funding, Venture Catalysts Backs the Firm Now

Solar Panel Cleaning Firm Skilancer Solar Private Limited, has raised a fresh round of funding, this time from Venture Catalysts. The Noida-based firm, which has its works in Faridabad, has been co-founded by Neeraj Kumar and Manish Kumar Das, both of them engineers with a background in the solar sector for Neeraj and for Das, […]

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Subsidies & Fines Not The Only Prescription for Transport in India

The United states environment Protection agency (EPA), in its greenhouse gas emissions report for 2017, had blamed Transportation for 28.9 percent of total US emissions, with electricity at 27.5 percent coming a close second. As an activity that services virtually every sector of the economy, getting a fix on this has been the obvious, and […]

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Can Surplus Renewables Production in West Rajasthan Build A Big Battery?

Back in 2017, when Tesla set out to make the 129 MW lithium ion based battery installation in Australia at the Hornsdale Wind Farm, many people scoffed at its usefulness. However, it proved its role as a load balancer to stabilize the grid in case of sudden drops in power generation elsewhere. So much so […]

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The Most Read of 2019 on Saur Energy. What You Want

As 2019 rolls to a close, for us at SaurEnergy.com, it’s easily been our best year ever. With 3275 stories done during the year, we ramped up coverage by over 50 percent, when it comes to comparisons with 2018. The results have been there for all to see. Be it reach, engagement or sheer number […]

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2020 Could Be Africa’s Arrival As A Solar Market With Size

After a long wait, 2020 could well mark a decisive shift in the energy availability graph for countries in Africa, as multiple approaches and tactics finally make a case for a stronger push. For long, Africa has suffered from the world’s lowest electrification rate. Figures from 2017 state that Its power consumption per capita is […]

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Solar Power Makes An Impact at Mumbai Suburban Stations Now

Even as utility, and even rooftop solar continues to have a somewhat bumpy journey in India, distributed solar continues to make progress. Now, 15 stations on the Western Line of Mumbai’s suburban train system have got a special solar powered facility. A solar powered phone charging system. These 100% solar powered systems can charge upto […]

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SaaS Firm Zoho Goes Greener with 5MW Solar Plant in TN

Zoho Corp, one of the biggest tech success stories from India in the Software-as-a-Services (SaaS) domain, has decided to set another marker for its green credentials. The firm, which reportedly grows food in its farms, in Tirunelveli, that is used in its employee canteen  in Chennai has decided to source some of its energy requirements […]

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