India’s Solar Sector Buoyant On New Growth Trajectory Updated On Wed, Oct 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy FY24-25 is likely to be remembered as a milestone year for India’s solar sector. Not only is capacity addition this year expected to hit a new high, but the year is also likely to see the 25 GW mark breached for the first time, with almost 15 GW added in H1 itself. Significantly, the spike […] Read more
West Bengal Proposes Allowing Net-Metering Only Upto 500 Kw Updated On Wed, Oct 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy Unlike several state power regulators which allowed net-metering for higher capacities, the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has proposed allowing net-meter for rooftop solar only upto 500 MW of capacities. This is in contrast to states like Rajasthan, Gujarat and others which have allowed net-metering for rooftop solar consumers upto 1 MW capacities. The […] Read more
Govt Extends EV Charging Norms For Battery Swapping Centers Updated On Mon, Oct 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) in its latest notification extended several norms, meant for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations for Battery Swapping Stations (BSS) and Battery Swapping Charging Stations (BCS). This notification comes at a time when the government and several battery swapping companies are working to boost this alternative means of refueling EVs. The […] Read more
IEX September Update- Green Market Grows 214% Growth Updated On Mon, Oct 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Indian Energy Exchange, India’s pre-eminent electricity exchange, achieved total monthly volume (including certificates) of 11,370 MU in September’24, marking a 24% year on year increase. The electricity volume (including green electricity volume) during the month at 10,332 MU, increased 21% YoY. The renewable energy certificates (REC) at 1,031MU, increased 100% YoY. At Rs 110 […] Read more
India’s Luck With Falling RE Costs Could Run Out, And We Need to Be Prepared Updated On Tue, Oct 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy September saw some very interesting points to ponder over, as far as Renewable costs go. While we are all aware of the falling RE costs, especially in solar that have led to solar beating almost every estimate of capacity addition repeatedly, the situation has been very positive on the storage front as well. Yes, storage […] Read more
NLC India Aims To Add 10 GW Renewable Energy By 2030 Updated On Mon, Sep 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy NLC India Limited, a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Coal, Government of India, marked its 10th year of renewable energy generation in 2024. The company embarked on its renewable energy journey on September 28, 2015, by commissioning a 10 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Neyveli. Primarily a lignite-based power-generating company, NLC […] Read more
Gujarat Plans To Add 40MW By Solarising Govt Buildings Updated On Thu, Sep 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has now planned to add 40 MW of new solar capacities by solarising its government buildings. In its one of the recent tenders, GEDA sought bidders who can form a Joint Venture with the government to install rooftop solar on government buildings. As per the mandate, the state nodal […] Read more
Maharashtra Launches Solarization of Lift Irrigation Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Government of Maharashtra (GoM) has undertaken the process of solarization of Lift Irrigation Schemes that supports the agricultural regions. These regions could not be promoted through the traditional irrigation system because of geographical constraints. Furthermore, the problem of forest clearance does not permit the implementation of the traditional methods of irrigation in some region. […] Read more
Hybrid Inverters Allowed Under PM Surya Ghar Scheme: MNRE Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) recently released a document clarifying operational guidelines on the implementation of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. The new clause widened the technologies included under the CFA offered to residential consumers. The new clause as per the latest document issued by the MNRE included additional technologies […] Read more