MNRE Drafts Scheme for Round-the-Clock Supply of Renewable Power Updated On Fri, Jan 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has issued a new draft policy for the supply of round-the-clock power from renewable energy projects, complemented with thermal power projects to Discoms The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a new draft policy for the supply of round-the-clock (RTC) power from renewable energy (solar, wind or small hydro) power projects. […] Read more
NTPC Planning to add 10 GW Solar Capacity by 2022 Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy NTPC is planning to add 10 GW of solar energy capacity by 2022, which entails an investment of around Rs 50,000 crore, to be funded mainly by green bonds. State-owned power giant NTPC has revealed that it is planning to add 10 GW of solar energy generation capacity by 2022, which entails an investment of around Rs 50,000 crore, to […] Read more
547 Energy and Enora Secure 135 MW Wind Energy Projects in Greece Updated On Fri, Dec 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy 547 Energy in partnership with Enora, been awarded by the RAE in Greece four 20-year PPA for 135 MW of wind energy projects located in Central Macedonia. 547 Energy, the clean energy platform of Quantum Energy Partners, has announced that its affiliate, 547 Energy International European Holdings, has, in partnership with Enora, been awarded by […] Read more
Gulf Pacific Power Acquires 80% Stake in 812 MW Wind Portfolio Updated On Tue, Dec 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy Gulf Pacific Power has completed the acquisition of an 80 percent stake in an 812 MW portfolio of five operating wind projects located in the US and Canada. Gulf Pacific Power (GPP) has completed the acquisition of an 80 percent stake in EGPNA Renewable Energy Holdings (REP), a holding company that owns an 812 MW […] Read more
Vestas Bags 185 MW Wind Turbine Order in Chile Updated On Wed, Dec 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy Vestas has received a 185 MW wind turbine order from Mainstream Renewable Power for the Cerro Tigre wind farm in Chile. Vestas has announced that global wind and solar development company, Mainstream Renewable Power has placed a 185 MW wind turbine order for the Cerro Tigre wind farm, to be located in the Antofagasta region, […] Read more
Tariffs of Rs 2.65/kWh and Rs 3.46/kWh Approved for 2 GW of Wind Projects Updated On Mon, Dec 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy CERC has approved tariffs proposed by SECI and PTC India for 2 GW of wind power projects. The petitioners had quoted a tariff of Rs 2.65/kWh & Rs 3.46/kWh. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in its latest notification approved the tariffs proposed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and PTC India Limited […] Read more
Is Corporate India Ready for Renewable Power Consumption? Updated On Thu, Dec 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report by WWF India reviews the progress made by Corporate & Industrial consumers globally and in India for renewable power procurement In India, commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers utilise 51 percent of the total generated power. Of this, a mere 3 percent is from renewable energy. A new WWF-India report, ‘Global Corporate Renewable […] Read more
Microgeneration and Power Trading – Will it work for India Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the outset let us define what is microgeneration. In simple terms, it is defined as the small-scale production of electricity from a low carbon source. This includes the design and installation of advanced distributed generation systems using traditional or renewables technologies. Given that traditional power systems are efficient only at scale, they typically do […] Read more
Power Ministry Proposes Tariff Rebates on Advance Payments by Discoms Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has advised SERCs to establish reduction of generation/ transmission tariffs in cases of full or advance payments by state Discoms The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued an order, advising state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) to establish the reduction of generation or transmission tariffs in cases of full or advance payments […] Read more
