Solar, Wind Generations See A Surge, Says CEA Data Updated On Fri, Jun 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Latest data from the Ministry of Power said that the generation of solar and wind energy witnessed a rise on a Year-on-Year basis (YoY) in the month of April this year in India. The monthly generation data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) said that in the month of April 2024, India generated around 12,021 […] Read more
FY24: India’s Annual Solar Power Generation Increased By 14%: CEA Updated On Fri, May 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has now released its annual renewable energy generation report for 2023-24. The report revealed that despite the historic rise of renewable energy in India during FY24, thermal energy sources continued to take the lead in India’s total energy generation. However, the good news is that India’s annual solar power generation increased by […] Read more
Yearly Review: India Added More Coal Power Than Wind In 2023 Updated On Mon, Feb 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest analysis of the government’s monthly capacity addition reports revealed that India added more coal power than wind energy in the calendar year 2023. A comparison of the monthly installed capacity reports of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) by Saur Energy revealed that India added 4 Gigawatt (GW) of net coal power in 2023. […] Read more
India’s Renewable Energy Generation Dips With Slump In Wind Power Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy A comparison of monthly renewable energy generation data released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) claimed that India’s monthly renewable generation (including hydro) dipped in October this year. As per the latest available report of the CEA, India’s total renewable energy generation stood at 17.9 percent. During the month, the country generated a total of […] Read more
MoP Warns States Against Levying Charges On Power Generation Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has now issued an order asking states to not levy any additional charges on the generation of electricity from any source ranging from hydropower, thermal to renewable. The ministry even termed the events as “unconstitutional and illegal”. “It has come to the notice of the Government of India that some State Governments […] Read more
Increased Wind, Hydro Power Surged Renewable Generation In July Updated On Mon, Sep 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy An analysis of the latest monthly renewable energy generation data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) claimed that the increased generation of clean energy from wind power projects and small and hydropower projects led to an overall increase in non-fossil fuel energy generation in July this year. However, the data also revealed that solar energy generation during […] 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
Six Indian States Produced Solar, Wind Energy More Than The Global Average, Says Ember Study Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy A recent study report released by Ember, an energy think tank, claimed that wind and solar energy globally reached 12 percent of the world’s electricity share in 2022, from 10 percent in 2021. In India, the joint contribution of wind and solar energy touched nine percent in 2022, with 165 TWh of total clean energy. The report […] Read more
US Renewables to Outpace Coal for Entire 2Q of 2019 Updated On Mon, Jul 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy Utility-scale renewables in the US have been predicted to will generate more electricity than coal through the entire second quarter of 2019 According to a new analysis, utility-scale renewables in the U.S. generated more electricity than coal for the first time in April, and the trend will likely persist through the entire second quarter of […] Read more
