1500 MW Adani Project in Rajasthan Under HC Lens on land Allotment Issues Updated On Wed, Sep 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy Acting on a petition by farmers in an affected village, the Rajasthan High Court has ordered for status quo on project land, pending the responses from various state agencies and further views on the issue. The project in question is probably part of the MoU signed with Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL), the Government […] Read more
Decarbonising Of Grids To Accelerate Due To Dropping Storage Costs Updated On Wed, Sep 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy Participants at one of the four technical sessions of the International Solar Alliance’s First World Solar Technology Summit held in India ventured into a key area- Decarbonising of Grids. An issue at the heart of the key challenge facing renewable energy, particularly, solar power. Grid Stability and adaptability. A key takeaway was that global regulators […] Read more
Performance-Based Financial Mechanism for MNRE’s CST Scheme: GERMI Updated On Tue, Sep 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new study has found that MNRE’s off-grid and decentralised CST scheme should have a performance-based financial support mechanism A new study has found that the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE’s) off-grid and decentralised concentrated solar thermal (CST) scheme should have a performance-based financial support mechanism instead of the capital subsidy that was being provided earlier by […] Read more
EDPR Sells 80% Stake in 563 MW Renewable Portfolio in US, H1 Profit Down Updated On Mon, Sep 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy EDPR has signed a Sale & Purchase Agreement with Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure, to sell an 80% equity shareholding in a 563 MW renewable portfolio in the US. EDP Renewables (EDPR) a global leader in the renewable energy sector and one of the largest wind energy producers in the world, has signed a Sale and […] Read more
UP Discoms Fined Rs 100 Per Connection For Smart Meter Fiasco of August 12 Updated On Fri, Sep 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy On August 12 last month, there was a widespread power outage across 1,58,000 houses with ‘smart’ meters in Uttar Pradesh, As it turned out, this was no ordinary outage, being a remotely activated ‘disconnection’ actually, caused by mismanagement at the distributor end. The cut placed the smart meters installed in all the houses firmly in […] Read more
Tata Motors and Hyundai Win Bid to Supply 250 EVs to EESL Updated On Fri, Sep 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy EESL will procure 250 EVs from Tata Motors and Hyundai Motor India after the two firms were selected through an international competitive bidding process Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a Super Energy Service Company (ESCO) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, has announced that it will procure 250 electric vehicles (EVs) from […] Read more
Azelio Signs MoU With Atria Power for 65 MW Storage in India Updated On Fri, Sep 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Swedish energy storage firm Azelio has signed an MoU with Atria Power to collaborate on installing 65 MW capacity of energy storage capacity in India by 2025 Swedish energy storage company Azelio and India’s Atria Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on installing over 65 MW capacity of Azelio’s energy storage […] Read more
Overall Electricity Demand Nearly at pre-Covid Levels: ICRA Updated On Thu, Sep 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The all India electricity demand is witnessing a gradual recovery and stood at 98 percent of the pre-COVID level in August 2020, finds ICRA The all India electricity demand is witnessing a gradual recovery and stood at over 96 percent of the pre-Covid level in July 2020 and further improved to close to 98 percent […] Read more
RK Singh Launches GTAM; Will Benefit Buyers of Renewable Energy Updated On Wed, Sep 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy As a first step towards greening the Indian short term power market, RK Singh has launched pan-India Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) in electricity. As a first step towards greening the Indian short term power market, Union Minister of State (IC) Power and New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh has launched pan-India Green Term Ahead […] Read more
