Convergence Energy Services Expands Charging Stations On Highways Across India Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy A wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under the Ministry of Power, Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) will establish public charging stations on expressways and national highways. CESL will install 810 electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs) throughout 16 expressways and national highways, traversing10,275 km across the nation. Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) […] Read more
NTPC, Morocco Ink MoU For Cooperation In Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s largest power producer and state-owned NTPC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) for mutual cooperation in the renewable energy sector. A statement by the Ministry of Power reads that the agreement was signed during the 17th CII EXIM conclave on India-Africa growth partnership in New Delhi from […] Read more
Rules For Green Energy Access Notified, Focus On Speed and Uniformity Updated On Tue, Jun 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power at the centre has notified the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022 for purchase and consumption of green energy including the energy from Waste-to-Energy plants. The rules are expected to streamline and enable the uptake of more green energy by firms, with a cut off of […] Read more
CERC Allows Petition Of Karur Transmission Ltd Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) allowed on May 17 the petition of Karur Transmission Ltd that the transmission charges for the project should be adopted because it was selected through a competitive bidding process. Karur Transmission Ltd had moved the CERC to examine whether the process as per provisions of the guidelines has been […] Read more
India, Maldives to Explore Transmission Interconnection For Renewable Power Transfer Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has informed that India and Maldives plan to set up a transmission interconnection for transfer of renewable power between the two countries. The proposal was discussed during the meeting between Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh and Maldives’ Environment, Climate Change and Technology Minister Aminath Shauna in […] Read more
CESL Gets Lowest Ever Prices for 5450 Buses under FAME II Scheme Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a PSU under Ministry of Power has announced today that it has discovered the lowest ever prices for the biggest ever demand for electric buses under the Grand Challenge tender. The tender, announced in January this year, had hoped to get the first batch of buses on the road by […] Read more
MoP Launches Fresh Version of Scheme For Bundling Thermal with Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Apr 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has repealed its scheme on bundling thermal/hydro power plants with standalone renewable energy projects, substituting it with a fresh scheme. In November, 2021, MoP issued the ‘Scheme for Flexibility in Generation and Scheduling of Thermal/Hydro Power Stations through bundling with Renewable Energy and Storage Power’ to comprehensively cover replacement of […] Read more
NTPC and Gujarat Gas to Blend Green Hydrogen with PNG Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has informed that India’s leading power generator National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has joined hands with Gujarat Gas Limited to undertake a novel initiative of blending ‘Green Hydrogen’ in the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) supplied by the city gas distributor. Both the companies are state owned and the blending will be […] Read more
Discom Debt Rises to Over Rs 109,000 crore in March: Power Ministry Updated On Thu, Mar 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy The PRAAPTI portal of the Ministry of Power has revealed the debt of the power distribution companies is rising fast. Overall Discom debt levels, far from dropping, continues to rise. PRAAPTI stands for Payment Ratification and analysis in power procurement for bringing transparency in invoicing of generators. The data reveals that at the end of […] Read more
