Assam Cuts Electric Vehicle Tax By 2 Percent Updated On Mon, Feb 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy Assam Government introduced 2% reduction in Motor Vehicle Tax and exemptions on registration fees for new electric vehicles in its recently released budget document for the 2024-25 session. State Government reviewed their commitment in last year’s budget, “The Apun Bahan scheme has been launched, providing male employees a 2% interest subsidy for diesel/petrol vehicles and […] Read more
JBM Supplies Another Set Of 300 Electric Buses To Delhi Updated On Mon, Feb 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy JBM has supplied another set of 300 ‘Ecolife’ electric buses to Delhi that were brought to services last week. With this delivery, the fleet of buses by JBM to Delhi to boost the presence of electric buses stands at 500 now. These buses were flagged off by Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena, CM Arvind Kejriwal, […] Read more
Vattenfall Inks Deal With Evonik To Supply Solar Power For Chemical Production in Germany Updated On Mon, Feb 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy Germany-based energy supplier company Vattenfall has signed a PPA with specialty chemicals company Evonik that concluded new long-term electricity supply contracts. From 2025, two Vattenfall solar parks in Schleswig-Holstein will supply Evonik with around 120 gigawatt hours of solar power per year for chemical production. The contracts have a term of ten years and fixed […] Read more
Karnataka Tops List With Most EV Charging Stations In India, Reveals BEE Data Updated On Mon, Feb 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a recent revelation by the Union Ministry of Power, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) stated that the southern state of Karnataka has grabbed the top position as far as electric vehicle charging stations are concerned. The data said that the state now has 5,059 EV charging stations. According to a release from the […] Read more
PM Inaugurates NHPC’s 300 MW Solar Power Plant In Bikaner Updated On Fri, Feb 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for NHPC’s 300 MW Karnisar-Bhatiyan Solar Power Plant Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The ceremony was conducted through a video conference today. It was launched by the government of India’s Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) scheme, Phase-II Tranche-III, the solar project used bifacial modules manufactured in India. […] Read more
PSPCL Invites Bid For 31 MW Rooftop Solar Project in Punjab Updated On Fri, Feb 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has issued a tender inviting bids for 31 MW rooftop solar projects at several locations including an office building, a 66 kW grid substation, hydel, and thermal projects. The last day for submission of the bid is March 14. The bidders will also be required to provide an earnest […] Read more
World Bank Allocates $300 Mn For RE Projects in Eastern & Southern Africa Updated On Fri, Feb 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy The World Bank has extended a facility of close to $300 million to the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), to support distributed renewable energy (DRE) and clean cooking private sector projects in eligible countries of the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) that are TDB member states. This new facility follows […] Read more
Volkswagen, Mahindra Partner To Bring Unified Cell Concept In EVs Updated On Fri, Feb 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Volkswagen Group and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) have signed the first agreement for the supply of Volkswagen´s component to Mahindra. The company plans to use the components of Volkswagen´s MEB (Modular Electric Drive) for Mahindra’s purpose-built electric platform INGLO. Thus, taking a definitive step further on their joint vision for e-mobility collaboration. The deal […] Read more
Utility-Scale Solar Power Additions May Double In 2024: EIA Report Updated On Fri, Feb 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy A latest report from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) on the preliminary monthly electric generator inventory shared the developers’ and power plant owners’ plan to add 62.8 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity in 2024. The EIA report found that 55% more capacity would be added than the 40.4 GW added in 2023 (the […] Read more