President Approves VGF Scheme For 1 GW Offshore Wind Projects Updated On Fri, Sep 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy President of India, Droupadi Murmu, has approved the government’s plan to award Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to boost offshore wind projects in India. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in its latest notification, stated that it has received approval for the plan. With the President’s sanction, India is now set to provide VGF […] Read more
GUVNL Deserves Carbon Credit Share From RE Project: GERC Updated On Thu, Sep 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an interesting case, the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has ruled that wind energy generators must share the benefits of carbon credits with power distribution companies, regardless of the platform used. The order was passed in a case where the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was executed under a generic tariff arrangement. The case emerged […] Read more
GERC Declines To Impose Charges For Rooftop Solar Users Updated On Fri, Sep 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) in its latest order declined to impose new charges on solar rooftop consumers. This came to the light when some stakeholders demanded imposing system strengthening charges from rooftop solar users. The demand included imposing system strengthening charges from consumers having capacities below 6Kw. The matter was raised during the […] Read more
GUVNL Issues Tender For 400 MW/800 MWh BESS Project Updated On Thu, Sep 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a bid to deploy battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Gujarat, GUVNL recently released a tender inviting bids to establish 400 MW/800 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems, with an additional greenshoe option of 400 MW/800 MWh in Gujarat under tariff-based global competitive bidding (Phase-IV). The tender set 16th October as the last date […] Read more
Khavda: GameChange Solar, SWREL Partner For 750MW Solar Project Updated On Wed, Aug 28th, 2024 by Saurenergy GameChange Solar, a global solar tracking solutions supplier for ground-mounted PV plants, signed a solar tracker supply contract with Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited, a global pure-play, end-to-end renewable EPC solutions provider based in India. Under the agreement, GameChange will supply its Genius Tracker™ solar trackers for a massive 750 MWp Solar PV Plant […] Read more
Khavda Project: GIPCL Issues Bids For Supply Of 500 MW Bifacial Modules Updated On Mon, Aug 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) has now issued a tender to supply solar modules for a 500 MW (AC) / 625 MWp solar PV project at the Great Rann of Kutch near Khavda in Gujarat with September 3rd set as the last date of pre-bid queries/ clarifications. GIPCL invited bids to select contractors […] Read more
Ujala Scheme: Odisha Tops The Chart With Highest LED Bulbs Updated On Wed, Aug 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy Odisha has now topped the list for extending the widest coverage of energy efficient LED bulbs under the Union government’s Ujala scheme. The latest information furnished by the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Manohar Lal Khattar revealed that compared to other states, the coastal state saw the highest distribution of the energy efficient […] Read more
After RE-Rich States, UP Emerges As The New Solar Park Hub Updated On Tue, Aug 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy Union Minister of State (MoS) for New and Renewable Energy and Power Shripad Yesso Naik recently updated Parliament on the state-wise penetration of solar parks across the country. The data shared by the minister detailed solar park projects developed in 13 states. An analysis of the data revealed that after the high penetration of solar […] Read more
With A Focus On Gujarat, BHEL Executes 1155 MW Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Aug 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy Shripada Yesso Naik, Minister of State (MoS) for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said that BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) has executed solar energy projects of up to 1,155 MW. The minister shared the figures in his recent statements before the Lok Sabha. As per the information shared by the minister, the […] Read more
