Benling India Bags ‘Startup of the Year’ at India E-Mobility Week Updated On Tue, Oct 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy Benling India, an emerging EV brand, was conferred with the ‘Startup of the Year’ award at the ‘India E-mobility Week Awards 2019’ held in New Delhi. Benling India, an emerging electric vehicle (EV) brand was conferred with the ‘Startup of the Year’ award. The award was organised by First View Media Venture and presented at […] Read more
Will Rooftop Solar Rescue India’s Faltering Solar Target – Plus: 5 States Where The Numbers Will Matter Updated On Thu, Sep 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy Zero. That’s the number of fresh utility scale solar and wind projects commissioned in August 2019 through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), India’s premier agency for executing them. While the corporation is not seeing a zero month for the first time, the fact remains that in 2016-17, when momentum was picking up sharply, not […] Read more
MNRE Seeks to Attract Solar Manufacturers with Duty Cushion upto 2023 and beyond Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under Minister R.K. Singh has set the stage for yet another round of blame games, by making case for duties on solar equipment imports, once the safeguard duty is over on Mar 31, 2020. The MNRE has recommended to the the Ministry of Finance to bring imports […] Read more
Dispute Resolution Committee to Give Decisions in 3 Weeks : MNRE Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE will soon make a functional dispute resolution committee for solar and wind projects beyond contractual agreements within 3 weeks The government will by next week make functional a dispute resolution committee which would settle disputes of solar and wind energy projects beyond contractual agreements within 3 weeks, a senior MNRE official has said. In […] Read more
Himachal Pradesh Aiming for 100% EV Transition by 2030 Updated On Thu, Sep 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy Himachal Pradesh is aiming to achieve 100 percent transition to EV by 2030 in alignment with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals Himachal Pradesh is aiming to achieve 100 percent transition to electric vehicles (EV) by 2030 in alignment with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals, according to sources close to the government. A meeting to frame the draft for the […] Read more
EVs to Cost as Much as Conventional Vehicles in 2-3 Years: NITI Aayog CEO Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant says that the falling cost of batteries could pull down the price of EVs at par with conventional vehicles in the coming years Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that the falling cost of electric vehicle batteries could pull down the cost of EVs and bring it at par […] Read more
Tamil Nadu Launches 1st Electric Bus in Chennai on Trial Updated On Tue, Aug 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Tamil Nadu government has unveiled an electric bus that will be operated on a trial basis on specific routes through Chennai As part of measures to keep a check on the rising air pollution levels, the Tamil Nadu government has unveiled a battery-powered electric air-conditioned bus that would be operated on a trial basis on […] Read more
West Bengal Planning to Introduce New EV Charging Policy Updated On Mon, Aug 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy West Bengal is planning to introduce a new policy for EV charging stations in the state. West Bengal Urban Development Ministry is planning to introduce a new policy for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the state. The state government is also planning to introduce 500 electric buses under the second phase fo the FAME […] Read more
Gujarat Working on EV Policy, Expects 1 Lakh EVs by 2022 Updated On Thu, Aug 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The Gujarat government plans to come out with a policy soon announcing huge incentives for using EVs and aims to have 1 lakh EVs on road by 2022. Powered by the Centre’s cue, Gujarat is expected to charge up its clean-energy push. The state government plans to come out with a policy soon announcing huge […] Read more