India’s Solar Capacity Touches 72 GW, Rajasthan Takes The Lead Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s total installed capacity of solar power has touched 72 GW. The updated energy data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) was shared on its website. The MNRE data states that the largest capacity came from ground-mounted solar. The latest data said that the Ground-mounted solar capacity stood at the highest of 55 GW. The biggest beneficiary state […] Read more
CEA Propagates the Idea of Vehicle to Grid Updated On Wed, Nov 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy In March, the Ministry of Power had requested the CEA to frame guidelines for reverse charging of grid from batteries of electric vehicles (EVs). Accordingly, a committee was constituted by the CEA to analyze various aspects of reverse charging from EVs and present it to the committee, which saw participants from IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, […] Read more
Financial Impact of Mitigation Policies Centered on Deep Decarbonization Most Severe on These States Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) has released a paper reflecting on ‘Deep De-decarbonization and Regional Equity’ and regional imbalances in India with respect to Variable Renewable Energy. The insightful report has been authored by Sanjay Mitra and Rohan Chandra from the School of Public Policy, IIT Delhi. Impact on states The […] Read more
CEA To Verify Captive Status Of Power Plants Every Year: Draft Rules Updated On Thu, Nov 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) released a draft guidelines on the issue of verification of the captive status of power generation plants. It has now asked the stakeholders and other people concerned to send in their comments on the issue by December 1, 2013. These norms will be applicable for the generating plants where the […] Read more
At 268.7 MW, India’s Sept Solar Additions Lowest In 5 Years Updated On Mon, Oct 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy The latest installed capacity data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) shows that India could add only 268.77 Megawatt (MW) of new renewable energy capacities in September this year. An analysis of the older records by Saur Energy revealed that this was the lowest addition of green power in the month of September in the last […] Read more
Rajasthan Added Highest Renewable Capacity In Last One Year Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Rajasthan is spearheading the expansion of renewable energy in the country and paving the way for India’s energy transition. A comparison of renewable capacity addition data of all Indian states hinted that Rajasthan added the highest renewable capacity in the country in the last year. As per the figures of monthly renewable energy capacity addition […] Read more
India’s Renewable Capacity Addition In Aug ’23 Drops 38% Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has now issued the monthly installed capacity report for the month of August 2023. As per the details furnished by the government entity, India added a total of 628 Megawatt (MW) of renewable capacity during the month. It was possible due to the addition of solar power, wind power and biomass/cogeneration capacities. […] Read more
India Added 2 GW Of Wind Energy In First 7 Months Of 2023 Updated On Mon, Aug 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy An analysis of India’s monthly installed capacity data for the last two years, released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), revealed that wind energy continues to see upward growth. Its growth is quite evident in the first seven months of 2023 compared to its performance during the same period in 2022. On the other hand, […] Read more
Thermal Energy Accounted For 76% Of India’s Electricity Generation Updated On Wed, Aug 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The latest renewable energy generation report from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for June claimed that renewable energy generation improved in the month. The data claimed that by the end of June 30, India had a total installed capacity of 176,242 MW (including large hydro). In contrast, the total energy generation from renewable sources during the month […] Read more
