Difficult to Meet India’s 175 GW Renewable Energy Target by 2022: CSE Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable energy sector seems to be losing steam and may find it tough to meet its 175 GW target by 2022, claims a new report India’s renewable energy sector seems to be losing steam and may find it tough to meet its 175 gigawatt (GW) target by 2022, even as its total capacity reached almost 86 GW […] Read more
MERC Offers Extension to 9 Wind Generators to Install Special Energy Meters Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy MERC has approved the petition filed by 9 wind energy generators, granting a period of 3 months for installation of individual Special Energy Meters The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its latest order has approved the petition filed by nine renewable (mainly wind) energy generators, granting an extended period of 3 months for completing […] Read more
Energy Storage Industry Sees New Opportunities in Sitharaman’s Budget 2020 Updated On Sat, Feb 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Welcoming the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2020, which was tabled in the parliament today, the energy storage industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has sought numerous opportunities in this year’s Budget for the energy storage sector. From Sitharaman’s second Union Budget, the energy storage industry analyzed that it will not only provide […] Read more
EQT and Temasek set up Renewable Energy JV ‘O2 Power’ in India Updated On Thu, Jan 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The EQT Infrastructure IV fund and Temasek have announced the establishment of O2 Power, a renewable energy platform in India. The EQT Infrastructure IV fund and Singapore’s Temasek have announced the establishment of O2 Power, a renewable energy platform in India. O2 Power will target over four gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity across solar and […] Read more
Wind Energy Crucial for Europe’s ‘Carbon Neutral by 2050’ Target Updated On Thu, Jan 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The EU recently announced measures towards being carbon neutral by 2050, and Wind is expected to play a crucial role in achieving that target The European Union (EU), whose 28 members collectively account for the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the US, further strengthened its long-term commitment by announcing the Sustainable […] Read more
Energy Storage Industry Seeks Relief in Sitharaman’s Budget 2020 Updated On Sat, Jan 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy Powered by expectations of favourable Budget from the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, the energy storage industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has provided its recommendations for the upcoming Union Budget 2020. From Sitharaman’s second Union Budget, the energy storage industry is expecting various measures including cut in goods and services tax […] Read more
Chattisgarh Commission to set Generic Tariff for Solar Energy Projects Updated On Fri, Jan 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Chattisgarh Commission has issued a draft order with the generic levelised tariffs for FY 2019-20 & 2020-21 for renewable energy sources like solar. The Chattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued a draft order with the findings and results of the suo-moto meetings conducted by the commission to determine the generic levelised tariffs […] Read more
Solar Plant set up at NIT Agartala to Save Rs 60 Lakh in Energy Bills Updated On Wed, Jan 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy A one MW capacity solar rooftop power plant was recently commissioned at NIT Agartala and will save energy valued at Rs 60 lakh per year A one MW capacity solar rooftop power plant was commissioned at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Agartala and is expected to save energy valued at Rs 60 lakh per […] Read more
Cabinet Approves MoU With UK for Energy Self Sufficiency in Railways Updated On Thu, Jan 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Union Cabinet has given its approval to MoU signed with the DfID of UK for enabling energy self-sufficiency in Indian Railways The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Department for International Development, Government of UK for enabling energy self-sufficiency in Indian Railways. An official release […] Read more
