Karnataka Gov’t Exempts Rooftop Solar Power Stations below 1MW from Electrical Inspections Updated On Thu, Aug 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy The regular inspections by the state authorities are set under the Central Electricity Authority’s regulation ‘Measures Related to Safety and Electric Supply’. Karnataka Government has exempted rooftop solar power plants with production capacity below 1000 KW from the regular electrical inspections by the state’s electricity authority. However, solar rooftop generation units with capacity of above […] Read more
CEA Marks Peak Power Deficit for April-July at 0.9% Updated On Mon, Aug 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy The report for peak power deficit has been projecting against the CEA’s forecast that said India would be a power surplus country by 2018-19 with energy and peak power surplus at 4.6 and 2.5 percent respectively. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has asserted country’s peak power deficit at 0.9 percent and overall electricity deficit at 0.6 […] Read more
Justice Manjula Chellur Takes Oath as APTEL Chairperson Updated On Mon, Aug 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Prior to this, Justice Manjula Chellur was Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. Justice Manjula Chellur took Oath as Chairperson, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), Ministry of Power on August 13, 2018. Prior to this, Justice Manjula Chellur was Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. Further, Judicial Member Justice K.N. Patil, Technical Members S.D. Dubey, […] Read more
Azure Power Secures 160 MW Solar Project in UP Auction with Highest Tariff Updated On Thu, Jul 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy The project is expected to be commissioned in 2019 and developed outside a solar park. Independent solar power producer, Azure Power has won the 160 MW solar power project in Uttar Pradesh at the highest tariff in a recent auction conducted by the Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA). Further, the company will sign […] Read more
Manufacturing to Become a Key Element for Solar Power Projects, says Govt. Updated On Fri, Jul 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy So the bigger bids will be focused on manufacturing, while smaller bids will take care of smaller developers. If there is one big bid and one player takes it all, that will be unfair. As the country aims to add close to 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, the government plans to make […] Read more
Power Regulator CERC Boosts Merchant Renewable Energy Plants Updated On Thu, May 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy The detailed procedure that commission has issued would grant long and medium-term transmission access to the renewable project that has achieved financial closure and has already acquired land for the project. While proposing stringent rules against line underutilization, Power regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued guidelines that would pave way for serious merchant renewable […] Read more
Azure Power Commissions 40 MW Project in Uttar Pradesh Updated On Tue, Apr 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Under the agreement Azure Power will supply power to SECI for the period of next 25 years at the levelized tariff of Rs 4.92 per KW which is inclusive of Viability Gap Funding (VGF). India’s one of the leading power producers, Azure Power has announced the commissioning of a 40MW solar plant in Uttar Pradesh […] Read more
MNRE Leads from the Front to Push Solar Sector Updated On Sat, Feb 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The latest move by MNRE should be seen at a time when India had failed to comply with a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on solar power. The government of India, through its MNRE, seems to have woken up by issuing the latest amendments to accelerate the growth of the solar photovoltaic sector. The recent […] Read more
Dedicated R&D Department Needed in CEA, Says R.K. Singh Updated On Wed, Feb 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Only way of improving life and system is questioning. This is the spirit I look for in my system, he added. R.K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, has stressed upon the need of a dedicated R&D department in CEA to coordinate the research in power sector. The […] Read more
