NTPC’s 3 GW Renewable Plus Storage Tender Plan Signals Major Hybrid Push Updated On Tue, Jan 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Agency reports have quoted a senior official at NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. (NREL) as saying that the firm will float tenders for a 3 GW renewable project by February 2022. The news follows a flurry of announcements regarding the power majors renewable arm, from plans to hive it off to the search for a strategic […] Read more
NTPC RE Arm to Get Strategic Investor Ahead of Oct’22 Listing Updated On Wed, Dec 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy State-run power giant NTPC plans to rope in a strategic investor for its clean energy arm NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NREL) ahead of its listing on bourses in October 2022, according to a senior official, media reports have said. The listing of NREL is part of the state-run power giant’s overall Rs 15,000-crore divestment plan […] Read more
CERC Votes For Mutual Settlement Of Disputes In ‘Change In Law’ Petitions Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a series of recent orders, has decisively pushed parties petitioning for ‘change in law’ situations to settle their disputes with mutual discussions and understanding. By doing this, the CERC is simply sticking to the letter of the agreements signed in these cases, which do have a provision for […] Read more
NTPC Receives Acknowledgement from UN for its commitment towards clean Energy Updated On Mon, Dec 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated energy company received a letter of appreciation from Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and UN-Energy Co-Chair, for its efforts and commitments towards the process of Energy Compact. In the letter UN-Energy has acknowledged the commitment of NTPC towards clean energy and welcomed […] Read more
RUMSL Tenders for 600 MW Omkareshwar Floating Project Updated On Wed, Nov 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy After a lot of discussions and waiting, the 600 MW Omkareshwar reservoir floating solar plans are moving again. The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) has started the process by inviting bids to develop the grid connected ‘park’, which would easily be the largest of its kind in India. Till recently, the plant was in […] Read more
SECI Kicks Off Storage Push With EOI For 1 GW Project Updated On Mon, Oct 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy SECI has been given the go ahead for inviting expression of interest for installation of 1000 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as a pilot project. This is the joint effort of both Ministry of New and renewable energy and Ministry of Power who have been working on this to provide a road map for […] Read more
GAIL Starts On Solar Plans With Call For Empanelment Updated On Mon, Sep 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), of of the last major energy PSU’s to have announced major plans for solar power, has finally begun acting on those plans in earnest. The firm has issued a notice for empanelment of solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors and operation and maintenance (O&M) service providers for its […] Read more
Power Sector PSU’s Get Strong Backing To Push For Renewables Updated On Thu, Sep 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Yesterday, (September 8) at a meeting to discuss the action plan for enhancing the investment by power sector CPSEs (Central Public Sector Undertakings) in renewable energy projects under the Chairmanship of R.K Singh, Union Minister of Power & NRE yesterday representative of all Hydro CPSEs, NTPC Ltd., MNRE and SECI came in. Key decisions were […] Read more
Indian RE Sector Stable But Riddled With Payment & PPAs Signing Delays Updated On Thu, Aug 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy While India’s renewable energy (RE) sector is currently stable, the key challenges containing its growth lie on the execution front, finds a new report by ICRA. According to the report, the RE sector’s present stability is on account of strong project pipeline, the government’s continued policy support, and superior tariff competitiveness offered by wind and […] Read more
