Amid Surge In Peak Demand, CERC Orders Extension Of RPAS Regulations To State Gencos Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in its latest suo-motu petition, ordered an extension of the provisions of the Reserve Regulation Ancillary Services (RPAS) to ‘willing’ state-level power generators. The CERC notified these Regulations on August 13, 2015, intending to ensure restoration of the grid frequency at desired levels. Under these regulations, the participating generating companies either […] Read more
The Top 5: Reasons Why Public Transport Offers the Fastest Decarbonisation Solution for Transportation Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy Owing to the increasing private vehicle fleet, Indian cities are suffering from the twin problems of road congestion and emissions. While the story of vehicular emissions is well known, the situation isn’t good in terms of traffic congestion either. For instance, the optimal travel time for a 10 km trip is around 16 and a […] Read more
Govt Orders Implementing Scheme On Pooled Tariff Of Older Power Plants From July 1 Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power, in its latest notification, has asked all states and other concerned institutions to take necessary actions to implement the proposed scheme of pooling tariffs of older thermal power plants whose Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) have expired. The scheme aims to use the power generation capacity of thermal power plants older than 25 […] Read more
First 69 Wind Turbines Installed at 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Park Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The first of 69 of 11 MW wind turbines have been installed at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park in the North Sea. Manufacturer of wind turbines, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Dutch maritime contracting firm Van Oord marked the completion of the 11 MW turbine at Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN). The […] Read more
ReNew Power Bags 200 MW of GUVNL’s 500 MW Tender; Solarcraft, Mahindra Susten, Avaada Energy Other Winners Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) tender, floated in February this year, for the supply of power from 500 MW of grid-connected solar projects (Phase XIX) has been won by ReNew Power, Solarcraft Power, Mahindra Susten, and Avaada Energy. Capacities & Tariff ReNew Solar Power bagged the highest capacity of 200 MW. It had quoted Rs 2.71 […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa To Supply Turbines For 1.5 GW Baltic 2 Sea Project Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy Global renewable energy conglomerates Ørsted and PGE Baltica have selected wind turbine major Siemens Gamesa for turbine supply for the Baltica 2 offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea. It will be supplying for one of the two stages of the wind energy project that will help Poland’s offshore wind industry to make giant leaps […] Read more
GUVNL Awards 200MW Solar Project To Avaada Energy With A Tariff Of Rs 2.75/KwH Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has now awarded a 200 MW solar power project to Avaada Energy, an arm of Avaada Group. The project contract was given at a tariff of Rs 2.75 per Kilo-Watt-Hour (KwH). GUVNL awarded the project to the renewable energy company through competitive bidding, followed by an e-reverse auction. […] Read more
IFC To Back 44 MW Solar Plus Storage Malawi Project By Voltalia Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector body of the World Bank and Voltalia, a renewable energy company have signed an agreement to arrange financing for the Dwanga Renewable Energy project at Malawi, an east African country. This project has two components which comprise 44 Megawatt (MW) of solar and power and 10 MW […] Read more
Lithuanian firm AEI Raises EUR 92 Million For Renewable Energy Investments Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Lithuania based investment company Atsinaujinančios Energetikos Investicijos (AEI) has announced that it has raised EUR 92 million in past two years and the investments will be made in the renewable energy sector. AEI is managed by Lords LB Asset Management. The company has made investments in the development of solar power plants in Poland and […] Read more
