Foreign Firms Attracted to Competitive Bidding in Indian Solar Tenders: CRISIL Updated On Sat, Jul 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rating agency CRISIL has said the absence of any formal duty on imports at the time of project tendering and lower returns globally in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak have resulted in competitive tariff rates in the solar energy sector. According to the agency, a chance coming together of several positives has led to […] Read more
Hindustan Zinc Looking to Offload Wind Energy Assets Updated On Tue, Jun 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Hindustan Zinc, the Udaipur-based subsidiary of the Vedanta Group is looking to offload its wind energy assets worth 273 MW, nearly Rs 1500 crore. Hindustan Zinc, the Udaipur-based subsidiary of the Vedanta Group is reportedly looking to offload its wind energy assets worth 273 MW, nearly Rs 1500 crore. The assets, as per industry experts […] Read more
90% Rise in Digital Payments Recorded During Lockdown by Discoms Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Discoms have registered a significant rise of up to 90 percent in digital payments of electricity bills in Delhi during the coronavirus lockdown. The power Discoms have registered a significant rise of up to 90 percent in digital payments of electricity bills in Delhi during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), serving around 70 lakh consumers in north […] Read more
Andhra Govt Approves Proposal for 10 GW Mega Solar Project Updated On Fri, Jun 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Andhra Pradesh government has approved a proposal to set up a 10 GW mega solar power project to ensure uninterrupted supply to farmers during daytime The Andhra Pradesh government has approved a proposal to set up a 10 GW mega solar power project to ensure an uninterrupted 9-hour power supply to farmers during the daytime, besides […] Read more
Covid, Consumer Focus Lead to ‘Regressive’ HERC Tariff Order for 2020-21 Updated On Thu, Jun 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy In its tariff order for the year 2020-21, the order of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Comission throws up some issues which will be watched very carefully from here on. For the solar and broader renewable energy sector of course, the most serious hit is the waiver of the state’s RPO (Renewable Purchase Obligation) backlog till […] Read more
NTPC Offers Rs 1363 Cr Discount on Fixed Charges to Discoms During Lockdown Updated On Thu, Jun 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy NTPC will be giving a discount of Rs 1363 crore to Discoms on fixed or capacity charges that they owe during the lockdown period this fiscal year. NTPC Limited, the largest electricity generator in the country has announced that it will be giving a discount of Rs 1363 crore to distribution companies (Discoms) on fixed […] Read more
As Adani Aims For Global Leadership, Questions At Home An Issue for India Updated On Wed, Jun 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Talking to the media after announcing the formal go ahead for the world record win for Adani Green Energy Limited, group founder and Chairman Gautam Adani made some very interesting observations on the future of solar manufacturing equipment in India. According to him, the share of Chinese origin imports could be brought down to zero […] Read more
Backsheet – a Guard for your Solar Modules Updated On Fri, Jun 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy With the huge thrust on Renewable Energy Segment, a rapid growth of Global Solar PV market has been observed in the last five years. Lot of new demands were created – utility scale and roof-top segment have been phenomenal across the World. But often it has been observed that quality issues with the solar module […] Read more
NTPC Looking for CEO to Handle Distribution Business Updated On Tue, Jun 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy NTPC Ltd has started scouting for a professional CEO to oversee its power distribution business where the company plans a big foray in the near future. The largest electricity generator in the country, NTPC Ltd has announced that it has started scouting for a professional CEO to oversee its power distribution business where the company plans a big foray […] Read more