India Calls for Faster Expansion of ISA at COP 25 Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy Prakash Javadekar at the COP 25 summit has stressed that more and more countries should join the ISA and that there is a need to speed up this alliance Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar stressed on his point that more and more countries should join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to reduce dependence on fossil fuels to meet their […] Read more
Tariffs of Rs 2.65/kWh and Rs 3.46/kWh Approved for 2 GW of Wind Projects Updated On Mon, Dec 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy CERC has approved tariffs proposed by SECI and PTC India for 2 GW of wind power projects. The petitioners had quoted a tariff of Rs 2.65/kWh & Rs 3.46/kWh. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in its latest notification approved the tariffs proposed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and PTC India Limited […] Read more
Tata Power Approved to Procure 150 MW Solar Power at Rs 2.83/kWh Updated On Mon, Dec 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy MERC has approved the petition filed by Tata Power Company Limited – Distribution to procure 150 MW of solar power at a tariff rate of Rs 2.83/kWh The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its latest order has approved the petition filed by Tata Power Company Limited – Distribution (TPC-D) to procure 150 MW of […] Read more
MNRE Missing Yearly RE Targets, 175 GW by 2022 in Danger: Parliamentary Panel Updated On Mon, Dec 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE has continuously failed to achieve its yearly targets of clean energy capacity addition, which may hamper the mission of having 175 GW of RE by 2022. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has continuously failed to achieve its yearly targets of clean energy capacity addition, which may hamper the mission of having 175 […] Read more
India Working on a Rooftop Solar Scheme with KfW: Gadkari Updated On Wed, Dec 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Centre is working with KfW to bring a rooftop solar scheme that will bring down the cost of the power generated to Rs 2.5 per unit, Nitin Gadkari has said The Centre is working with German financing institution KfW to bring a rooftop solar scheme that will bring down the cost of the power […] Read more
Over 12 GW of Wind Power Projects Awarded so far: RK Singh Updated On Wed, Dec 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy RK Singh has said that so far, bids for 15,100 MW of wind projects have been issued in India, out of which 12,162.50 MW capacity has already been awarded. Union Minister of State (IC) New & Renewable Energy, Power and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship RK Singh, in a recent written reply to a question in […] Read more
Rs 183 cr in Funds Released for Mega Solar Projects in FY 19-20 so far Updated On Sat, Nov 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy RK Singh has detailed the amount of funds released by the centre for the development of ultra mega solar parks in India over the last four financial years. In his reply to a question on solar power production across states, Union Minister for Power, News & Renewable Energy and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship RK Singh, […] Read more
MERC Approves Rs 2.52/kWh Tariff for Procurement of 500 MW Wind Power Updated On Fri, Nov 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy MERC has approved the tariff of Rs 2.52/kWh for the procurement of 500 MW wind power as requested by the MSEDCL in its last petition. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has in its latest order approved the tariff of Rs 2.52/kWh for procurement of 500 MW wind power as requested by the Maharashtra State […] Read more
India’s Power Generation Capacity Reaches 365 GW: RK Singh Updated On Fri, Nov 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s installed power generation capacity has reached 365 GW, which is sufficient to meet the country’s electric demand, Parliament was informed recently. India‘s installed power generation capacity has reached 364.9 gigawatts (365 GW), which is sufficient to meet the country’s electric demand, Parliament was informed recently. Besides, the peak, as well as energy requirement deficit, was less […] Read more
