Power Minister Launches National Electricity Plan (Transmission) Updated On Mon, Oct 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Union Power minister Manohar Lal Khattar today launched the Nation Electricity Plan (Transmission), prepared by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The central agency with the aim of transmitting of 500 GW of renewable energy installed capacity by the year 2030 and over 600 GW of renewable energy installed capacity by the year 2032 had earlier […] Read more
CEA Data Indicates Doubling of Electricity Demand From EV’s In Q1 Fy24 Updated On Wed, Oct 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) , which tracks electricity consumption from public charging stations among other things, has released its latest report for Q1 Fy24, indicating a 108 percent growth in power demand from EVs YoY. According to CEA, Public Charging stations (PCSs) consumed 176.87 million units (MU) of energy during the April-June quarter in […] Read more
45 Firms Now Manufacture Smart Electricity Meters For India, Reveals CEA Updated On Mon, Apr 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has now issued a list of smart meter and net meter providers in the country. CEA is a constituent body of the Ministry of Power. The CEA list indicated that a total of 45 companies provide smart electricity meters for India. On the other hand a total of 12 companies […] Read more
Govt Notifies Electricity (Third Amendment) Rules, 2023 Updated On Mon, Sep 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power notified the third amendment to Electricity Rules 2005. The new amendments were aimed at dealing with the issues of the captive power generation plants in India. As per the new notification, the criteria for the captive electricity generation plants changed. The earlier provisions of the rules had said that no power plant should qualify as […] Read more
Thermal Energy Accounted For 76% Of India’s Electricity Generation Updated On Wed, Aug 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The latest renewable energy generation report from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for June claimed that renewable energy generation improved in the month. The data claimed that by the end of June 30, India had a total installed capacity of 176,242 MW (including large hydro). In contrast, the total energy generation from renewable sources during the month […] Read more
Building Sustainable Cyprus: Central Energy Storage for Hybrid Renewables Updated On Wed, Jul 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Cyprus has set out a policy framework for the integration of energy storage systems after reaching a funding agreement with the European Commission (EC). The Mediterranean island’s Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry (MECI) last week announced its ‘General policy framework for energy storage systems’. It said the government will be deploying centralised energy storage […] Read more
CEA Notifies National Electricity Plan, Lays Down The Pathway To 2032 Updated On Wed, May 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), after much deliberations over the draft National Electricity Plan (NEP), today notified the latest National Electricity Plan (Volume I-Generation). The NEP represents a detailed plan for 2022-27 and a perspective plan for 2027-32. The report gave a sneak peek at the future of India’s electricity sector. The government document has […] Read more
KSERC Allows Cochin Port Authority To Re-Tender For 1.5MWp Floating Solar Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has allowed Cochin Port Authority to re-tender for the development of 1.5 MWp Grid Connected Floating Solar PV plant at Willingdon Island of the Port Authority under RESCO Model (BOOT) for 25 years. The court also allowed PPA for the 1.5 MWp Floating Solar and grid-connection of the […] Read more
Amendments in Electricity Rules Add Clarity On Energy Storage, Open Access Charges Updated On Wed, Jan 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a notification on changes to the Electricity Rules for Consumers, the government has sought to add a level of clarity on charges payable by consumers, as well as the status of energy storage systems. Limit To Open Access Charges The notification starts off by establishing a limit of 20% of the cost of supply […] Read more
