What Is Delaying Commissioning of India’s 96 GW Under-Construction RE Projects? Updated On Wed, Sep 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy A quarterly report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for the period ending July 31 claims that renewable energy projects of up to 96 Gigawatt (GW) are under construction in the country. These projects are related to the renewable energy projects tendered through the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and other central public sector […] 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
Large RE Market A Boon For India: Anadi Iyer, India Director, Fraunhofer Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy How is Fraunhofer’s helping the renewable energy sector in India? Fraunhofer works around science and engineering, whether it is renewable energy, production technologies, material science, smart cities, smart manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, etc. We can make solar cell battery storage systems of high quality. We are also working on several technologies simultaneously, like thins cells. […] Read more
Goldi Solar, Desert Technologies Sign MoU To Expand RE Updated On Tue, Sep 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indian Solar module manufacturer Goldi Solar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Desert Technologies, a solar PV and smart infrastructure holding company based in Saudi Arabia. The two firms have planned to use this partnership to boost the expansion of renewable energy in India and Saudi Arabia. The MoU, part of the India-Saudi […] Read more
Delhi Reports Highest Penetration Of Electric Buses In India Updated On Fri, Sep 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy The latest data from the newly launched Clean Mobility Shift dashboard claimed that Delhi is spearheading the race to adopt electric buses nationwide. The latest sales figures in 2023 claimed that Delhi witnessed the sales of 442 electric buses this year, the highest by any Indian state/UT. Moreover, in terms of penetration of electric buses, Delhi leads in […] Read more
Cabinet Approves Rs 3,760cr For VGF Scheme On Battery Storage Updated On Wed, Sep 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the Union Cabinet today approved a special scheme of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for the battery energy storage system manufacturers in India. After the Cabinet meeting, he briefed the media on the issue today in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the meeting. The announcement came days before […] Read more
India On A Right Track Towards Net-Zero But Need Finances: Report Updated On Wed, Sep 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new report by Brusels-based think tank Strategic Perspectives compared the performance of five major economies- US, China, EU, India and Japan on zero carbon technologies. The report compared the performance of these five major economies on manufacturing, deployment and investment in key decarbonization technologies like renewable energy, and electric vehicles (EVs), as well as the […] Read more
Airtel To Source 23,000 MWh of Renewable Power For 6 Data Centers Updated On Mon, Sep 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Telecom operator Airtel today announced that it would purchase 23,000 MWh of renewable energy by Q4 FY 23-24 for its data center company, Nxtra. The telecom firm will acquire stakes in the renewable energy project companies established by Continuum Green India Pvt. Ltd. and Vibrant Energy Holdings Pte. Ltd. to power six of Nxtra’s Edge […] Read more
