South Africa to Turn to Renewable Energy Amid Power Cuts Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the coal-dependent country will soon turn to renewable energy as one way to help ease power cuts South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the coal-dependent country will soon turn to renewable energy as one way to help ease power cuts that have “severely set back” efforts to rebuild the […] Read more
EC Approves EUR 53 Mn Scheme for EV Charging Stations in Romania Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy The European Commission has approved the EUR 53 million scheme to support the creation of a network of charging stations for EVs in Romania The European Commission (EC) has found plans to support the creation of a network of charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) in Romania to be in line with EU State aid […] Read more
Amendments in Application Guidelines for Wind Projects Clearance Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has issued amendments in guidelines for forwarding applications to the Ministry of Defence for grant of clearance for the construction of wind projects The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued amendments in guidelines for forwarding applications to the Ministry of Defence for grant of clearance for the construction of wind power […] Read more
Land, Policies & Payment Delays a few Issues RE Developers Face in India Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Land acquisition, non-conducive state policies and delays in timely payment are some of the key issues that RE developers face in India Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh has said that land acquisition, non-conducive state policies in certain states and delay in making timely payment to renewable energy generators by […] Read more
Govt in Favour of Domestic Solar Manufacturing, Market not so Much Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy The government is heavily indulged in promotion of domestic solar manufacturing, however, when it comes to utilisation on projects, imports are still favoured According to information relayed in a recent parliamentary discussion, the central government is heavily indulged in promotion of domestic solar manufacturing as portrayed by all the policy changes and financial incentives being […] Read more
Over 7.5 GW of RE Capacity Commissioned up to December 2019: RK Singh Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy RK Singh has informed that just over 7.5 GW of new renewable energy (RE) capacity has been commissioned in the financial year 19-20 up to December 2019. Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh in response to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha has informed that just over 7.5 GW […] Read more
Ofgem Unveils ‘Decarbonisation Action Plan’ to Support RE, EVs in Britain Updated On Tue, Feb 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Ofgem has unveiled its ‘Decarbonisation Action Plan’, to build a system that supports the growth of renewables and 10 million EVs on British roads by 2030 Britain’s energy market regulator Ofgem (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) has unveiled its new ‘Decarbonisation Action Plan’, to build a system that supports the growth of renewables (RE) […] Read more
MERC Offers Extension to 9 Wind Generators to Install Special Energy Meters Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy MERC has approved the petition filed by 9 wind energy generators, granting a period of 3 months for installation of individual Special Energy Meters The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its latest order has approved the petition filed by nine renewable (mainly wind) energy generators, granting an extended period of 3 months for completing […] Read more
KUSUM Scheme Expanded in new Budget to Cover 20 Lakh Farmers Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the expansion of PM KUSUM Scheme under which 20 lakh farmers will now be provided with funds to set up standalone solar pumps. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2019, while presenting the latest budget has announced the expansion of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM […] Read more
