Boost to SMEs, Easy Imports, Cheaper Financing: Solar Expectations from Budget ’23 Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Budget 2022 made major announcements. Primary among them was the earmarking of Rs 19,500 crore for production linked incentives towards the manufacturing of high efficiency solar photo voltaic modules. While this has been a source of hope for the industry, a major mood dampener has been the imposition of duties on solar cells and modules. […] Read more
Solar EPC: After Strong 2022, Industry Looks Ahead To Continuity in 2023 Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian Solar EPC market looked good in the year gone-by as several EPC projects, both government and private, took off in 2022. Interestingly, even as large EPC firms with a global footprint like Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy struggled with projects where they were on the hook for fixed price contracts, bearing heavy losses, […] Read more
MNRE Hikes Rooftop Solar Subsidy For Residential Category in Hilly, NE States Updated On Mon, Jan 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy In an order communicated via an Office memorandum on January 27, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has hiked the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for installation of Rooftop Solar (RTS) in the residential sector across India. The Programme is being implemented by DISCOMs/State Implementing Agencies. Responding to what it termed representations received from […] Read more
Minigrid Pioneer Husk Power Turns Profitable After 14 Years Updated On Thu, Jan 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Husk Power Systems, which pioneered the first renewable energy minigrid in India in 2008 and now operates the largest fleet of community mini grids across Asia and Africa, announced that it has achieved profitability on both continents. Husk is the world’s first minigrid company to achieve this major industry milestone. The company became EBITDA positive […] Read more
Amid Eskom Struggles & Load Shedding, South African Switches On Renewables Action Plan Updated On Tue, Jan 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy South Africa, long plagued by inefficiencies at national discom Eskon, has decided to move decisively to change the narrative. The country, facing further 2 years of load shedding as projected by Eskom, has made a plan to add 14.771 GW of new wind, solar and battery storage capacity to the national grid. Ever since 2010, […] Read more
CERC Asks SECI to Pay Azure Subsidiary Additional Project Cost Following Safeguard Duty Norms Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulation Commission has directed SECI to recompense Azure Power FortyOne, a subsidiary of Azure Power India, on the incremental posts costs along with additional costs as incurred by the firm due to the imposition of safeguard duty. The duty led to the shot up of the project cost for Azure. Further, the […] Read more
2023’s Promise for Solar. Will India Rise To The Challenge? Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Early into 2023, the ground is set for a momentous shift for solar. But first, the numbers. In the Jan-Dec period, figures from India’s Central Electricity Authority show that the country added 13956 MW of solar capacity, of which just over 11 GW was utility scale solar. This is by far the best ever performance […] Read more
MP’s Neemuch 15 MW Wind, 21 MW Solar Project Withdrawn; Uncertainty Over Other Projects Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy It was only a week ago that the mayor-in-council of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), Malti Rai had given the green signal to a 15 MW wind power and a solar energy project with 21 MW of capacity slated for establishment in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. The proposal for the projects was withdrawn before it could […] Read more
Greek Developer Mytilineos Secures Funding for 230 MW Solar Projects in Australia Updated On Tue, Jan 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Greek industrial and energy giant Mytilineos has secured financing of A$234 million for another three solar farms. Mytilineos informed that two solar projects are in Queensland and one in New South Wales. This also marks the final closing of the second of projects pipeline that belong to Mytilineos in Australia. Mytilineos said that the finance […] Read more
