Will CoronaVirus Prove To Be The Force Majeure Of 2020 for Indian solar? Updated On Sat, Feb 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable, and especially the solar sector, has had a tough time since 2018. In 2018, it was the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which upended calculations of bid winners, especially those who signed their PPA’s just before the GST came in. If that wasn’t enough, it was followed by the Safeguard Duty, which muddied […] Read more
Rajasthan Working on new Policy for Environmental Protection Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the state government is working on bringing a new policy for environmental protection very soon Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the state government will soon bring a new policy for environmental protection as he noted that global climate change is a serious challenge. Gehlot was addressing […] Read more
Total to Buy 50% Stake in Adani’s Solar Portfolio for About USD 510 Mn Updated On Thu, Feb 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a bid to extend its long term partnership to renewables portfolio, Adani Group on Thursday entered into binding agreement to sell its half of the stake in solar energy assets for about USD 510 million to Total Gas & Power Business Services SAS (Total). As per the deal, Total will acquire 50 percent stake […] Read more
MNRE Opens Entries for ‘Akshay Urja Puraskar Yojana’ Updated On Tue, Feb 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy With an aim to promote book writing on the new and renewable energy sector in Hindi language, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has opened entries for its yearly financial reward scheme ‘Akshay Urja Puraskar Yojana’. The MNRE said in a notification that “it invites entries for the original books written/ translated in Hindi in […] Read more
In India, Solar to Edge Ahead of Wind in 2020 Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Wind Energy, which had enjoyed a strong headstart in India, has been falling away, even as Solar catches up. 2020 will probably see total solar capacity overtake wind energy capacity in the country for the first time, ever. Wind Energy, which along with Solar Energy is expected to play a significant role for India to […] Read more
Four ACME Solar Subsidiaries Gain Partial Wins in CERC Order Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy In its latest order, CERC has ordered partial relief to four ACME Solar subsidiaries in their petitions against NTPC and a host of southern power Discoms. In its latest order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ordered partial relief to four ACME Solar subsidiaries in their petitions filed against NTPC and a host of […] Read more
Budget 2020: Solar Industry Wishlist for Sitharaman Updated On Mon, Jan 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Undoubtedly, the most important economic event of the year going to take place on February 01, 2020, when the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled her second Union Budget in the Parliament. It is widely expected that the main focus of the Narendra Modi 2.0 government will be on again kick starting the engine of economic […] Read more
There is Huge Potential for Cell and Wafer Manufacturing in India: Manish Gupta Updated On Wed, Jan 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Indian solar market has an immense potential with an average demand of 10 GW per year. India has set an ambitious plan for solar with a target of 100 GW capacity by 2022. Currently, the wafer production capacity in India is Nil and cell manufacturing capacity is nearly 3.5 GW. Of this only 1.50 GW […] Read more
CIT Secures $200 Mn for Clearway Solar Energy’s 76 MW Portfolio Updated On Wed, Jan 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy New York Headquartered bank holding company CIT Group’s Power and Energy arm arranged about USD 200 million financing for a 76 MW portfolio of community solar projects. The company said that it has arranged the financing on behalf of Clearway Energy Group, one of the leading developers and operators of clean energy generation facilities in the United […] Read more
