SJVN to collaborate with Assam Govt for renewable energy projects Updated On Thu, Jun 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Assamese government looks bullish on renewable energy as the state and the entire North East region, always blessed with high potential, finally act on it. In the latest development, Director Finance of Shimla based state owned Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), Akhileshwar Singh met with the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati […] Read more
Tamil Nadu Generating, Evacuating And Selling Record Wind Energy – says IWPA Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Tamil Nadu is generating and selling wind power which is promoting the cause of renewables. K. Kasthurirangaian, chairman of Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA), has said that Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (Tantransco) is doing a good job of evacuating maximum wind energy and the organization should continue the heightened evacuation of wind energy in future […] Read more
RK Singh Urges States To Form Steering Committees On Clean Energy Transition Updated On Wed, May 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Power Minister RK Singh has asked all chief ministers, and lieutenant governors of Union Territories to set up state-level steering committees for energy transition to reduce carbon emissions. A statement from power ministry reads, “Singh stressed on the role of the state governments for successful implementation of reduction in emission intensity by 45 percent […] Read more
Pumped hydro resurfaces when sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, grid-scale energy storage will be a big challenge as climate neutrality increasingly presses for a massive scale-up. Pumped hydro is back and can catapult India into the big league to make up for the lost opportunities. Not just that, as we are seeing during the […] Read more
India-German Agreement On Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force Takes Shape Updated On Wed, May 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy As a precursor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Germany , India and Germany have signed a pact on Green Hydrogen. India’s Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh and German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Change, Robert Habeck signed the joint declaration virtually whereby the two countries […] Read more
Bidding to Begin Soon for 2000 MW Offshore Wind Projects: RK Singh Updated On Fri, Apr 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy While addressing the Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting of senior officials in New Delhi, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh informed that bids for 2,000 MW offshore wind energy projects in India will be invited soon and he requested global investors to participate and invest in the offshore wind projects. India has no offshore […] Read more
Solar Cell Imports Close to Double in First 9 Months of 2021-22: R.K Singh Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh informed Parliament that the imports of solar cells in the April-January 2021-22 period were of $3,447 million which is a huge growth from the corresponding period of the last fiscal and most imports were from China. In terms of rupees the imports will come to around Rs 26,000 […] Read more
Government Targets 4,000 MW Rooftop Solar Capacity Addition In Residential Sector Updated On Thu, Mar 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh has informed the Parliament that MNRE is targeting 4,000 MW rooftop solar (RTS) capacity addition in residential sector through Central Financial Assistance (CFA) under the Rooftop Solar Programme (Phase-II). The Union Minister said in a written response to a question asked in the Rajya […] Read more
MNRE to Give Three Months’ Relief in SCD of Wind Energy Projects Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has decided to give an extra three months relief to wind power developers whose projects could not be commissioned in time due to the second wave of Covid-19 and also the onset of monsoon. Earlier, the MNRE allowed the period of disruption from April 1, 2021 to […] Read more
