MNRE Makes Few Amendments in Provisions for DRC Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has made few amendments in the existing provisions for the Dispute Resolution Mechanism under which disputes are considered between solar/ wind power developers and SECl/ NTPC. The amendment has been made w.r.t. fee payable in case of extension of dispute time. As per the ministry notification, all […] Read more
MNRE Issues New List of DRC Members Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Monday has issued a new list of the members of Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC). The move came after the resignation of Anil Swarup, who is the former Coal Secretary/ School Edn. Secretary, Ex-IAS, UP: 1981, from the Dispute Resolution Committee. Now, P. K. Basu, former Agriculture […] Read more
India Calls for Faster Expansion of ISA at COP 25 Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy Prakash Javadekar at the COP 25 summit has stressed that more and more countries should join the ISA and that there is a need to speed up this alliance Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar stressed on his point that more and more countries should join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to reduce dependence on fossil fuels to meet their […] Read more
Trend Analysis: Govt Funding for Grid Connected Solar Rooftops Updated On Sat, Nov 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy However, the ratio of allocation of funds for the grid-connected solar rooftop segment has been declined sharply. With an aim to promote solar energy in the country, government has taken various significant measures in the past few years including amendments in policies, releasing funds under various schemes for the sector etc. However, most of the […] Read more
Could Solar Energy power Indian homes for free? Updated On Sat, Nov 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy Imagine running all your electricity-hungry home appliances and devices at home as much as you want and paying zero or near-zero electricity bill. This is already an accepted way of life for many people in Germany, a handful of American states, and a few other countries around the world where electricity tariffs have not just […] Read more
Renewables to Surpass Coal in US by 2021, Says IEEFA Updated On Mon, Nov 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy In an historic crossover, the yearly power generation from renewable energy is likely to surpass power generation from coal-based power plants for the first time in the United States (US) in 2021, said IEEFA report. According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report, recent trends for coal has been rapidly declining, […] Read more
Coal India Arm Issues 100 KWp Solar Tender for Nagpur Updated On Sat, Nov 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDI), an arm of state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL), has issued a tender for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 100 kWp (10 sets X 10 kWp) capacity grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant. As per the tender details, this solar energy power plant will be mounted […] Read more
Total Adds 6 New Projects to its Distributed Solar Portfolio in SE Asia Updated On Sat, Nov 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Total Solar Distributed Generation, an arm of energy giant Total, has added six new distributed solar projects having capacity of 10 MWp in Southeast (SE) Asia region. Through this move, the energy giant has continued its strategy of expansion of footprints in the distributed solar sector by adding 10 MWp to its renewables portfolio in […] Read more
Will the ban on ‘Blue Wafer Cell’ help in boosting the domestic solar manufacturing? Updated On Sat, Nov 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Recently, government had imposed restrictions on the use of imported ‘blue wafer/ diffused silicon wafer’ for the manufacturing of solar PV cells, as such PV cells will not qualify under the category of domestically manufactured solar cells under various government schemes. Here’re some views and voices from the solar industry on its impact: Manish Aggarwal, […] Read more
