Power Consumers Without Automatic Meter To Be Penalised In Karnataka Updated On Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in its latest suo motu order, has asked all the open access power consumers in the state to install Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) facilities on their premises before August 1, 2023. The Commission said that after the scheduled date, the errant consumers not complying with the order could face a […] Read more
PM KUSUM: Haryana Orders To Forfeit Deposits Of Errant Solar Firms Updated On Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Haryana New and Renewable Department, in its latest order, has threatened to take stringent action against errant solar companies working under the PM-KUSUM scheme. The order came to the fore after the department received several complaints from farmers against these companies. These complaints were related to delays or no response from these firms when repair […] Read more
Govt Amends Norms To Give Preference To Make In India Smart Meters Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has now amended its earlier notification related to public procurement, which gives special preference to Make in India materials. The latest amendment notification has included smart meters under its preference list. Earlier electricity meters were in the list but smart meters were not part of it. The ministry had in 2017 […] Read more
CERC Orders Compensation for Adani Subsidiary Over ‘Change of Law’ Events Updated On Mon, Jul 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in its latest order, directed the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and other related entities concerned to compensate Adani Solar Energy Jodhpur Four Private Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of Adani Green Energy. The order came to the fore after the SPV moved a petition before the CERC […] Read more
MNRE Issues Standard Format For Test Report Of Solar Water Pumps Updated On Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now issued a new office memorandum prescribing a standard format for the solar photovoltaic water pumping system test report. It comes after almost a few months after the ministry issued specifications and testing procedures for the same. The ministry said that the move was taken to reduce the […] Read more
CERC Asks Regional Gencos To Be Prepared For Ancillary Services During Peak Demand Updated On Thu, Jun 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in its latest order, has asked the regional power generating stations under the control of state governments and other power stations to be prepared to render their ancillary services to counter the peak electricity demand. The peak demands are likely to increase with the country’s temperature rise. The central authority […] Read more
Tata Power to Procure Short-Term Power at Rs 7.60/unit in Maharashtra Updated On Fri, May 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in its latest order, allowed the Tata Power Company Limited-Distribution (TPC-D), a power distribution company, to procure short-term power in Maharashtra at a weighted average of Rs 7.60 per unit. The price was discovered through competitive bidding, which the discom floated for short-term power procurement from April 2023 to June […] Read more
Suzlon Bags Order From Serentica For Its 3MW Wind Turbine Series Updated On Mon, May 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s leading wind energy player Suzlon today announced bagging a ‘significant’ order for its 3 Megawatt (MW) series of wind turbines from Serentica Renewables. Serentica Renewables India Private Limited (Serentica), an energy solutions company, works towards industrial decarbonization. As per the order, Suzlon will install 68 wind turbine generators of its 3MW series with a […] Read more
MNRE Orders 80% Reduction In Application Fees Under ALMM Updated On Sat, May 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy In its latest notification, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) ordered a sharp reduction of up to 80 percent in application fees under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) scheme. The order, however, did not give any relaxation to companies having manufacturing facilities in non-SAARC countries in inspection fees. A media […] Read more
