Railways Awards Contracts To 6 Firms For Its 750MW RE Project Updated On Wed, Jan 31st, 2024 by Saurenergy The Indian Railways has chosen six renewable energy companies to develop 750 MW of Round-The-Clock (RTC) renewable power. This comes after it released a tender earlier last year seeking developers. The Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) floated the tender. REMCL is a joint venture of the Indian Railways and RITES Ltd. As per the […] Read more
RERC Asks Railways To Install ABT Meters To Avail Wind Energy From Rajasthan Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy In its latest order, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) asked the Indian Railways to install ABT (Availability Based Tariff) Meters for hassle-free consumption of green energy from Rajasthan. ABT Meters are frequency-based price mechanisms mainly used when unscheduled electricity-related transactions occur. The RERC order came to the fore after the discoms in Rajasthan moved a […] Read more
South Eastern Railway Invites Bids for 13.54 MW Solar Rooftop Projects Updated On Mon, May 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy South Eastern Railway (SER) has floated tenders that invite bids for the establishment of 13.54 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in railway zones. These are for the three states of Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal and will be achieved through public-private partnerships. As per the tender, the projects will have to be […] Read more
“Market coupling can help to create a more integrated and efficient Indian electricity market” Prabhajit Sarkar, PXIL Updated On Wed, Mar 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Power Exchange India Limited (PXIL), launched in 2008, is India’s first institutionally promoted Power Exchange promoted by NSE (National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.) & NCDEX (National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange). As the Managing Director & CEO of PXIL since May 2018, Prabhajit Kumar Sarkar has turned around PXIL into a profitable and fast-growing organisation. […] Read more
Over 1100 MUs of Green Power Procured During FY22-23 By Railway Energy Management Company Updated On Wed, Mar 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Railways around the world are stepping up efforts towards decarbonization and accelerating the employment of renewable sources of energy. Indian Railways have set sights on becoming a net zero emitter by 2030. The Railway Energy Management Company Ltd (REMCL), is a joint venture between RITES Ltd and the Indian Railways. REMCL is the nodal agency […] Read more
Tiruchy Railway Division To Install Solar at All Stations Updated On Mon, Mar 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Tiruchy division of the Indian Railways is mulling to install solar power panels in more railway stations in a phase wise manner to increase its power uptake from renewable sources. The entire Tiruchy railway division currently is producing more than 370 KW of renewable power. As per reports, the division wants to increase the […] Read more
West Central Railway Invites Bids for Implementation of 12 MW Solar Rooftop Projects Updated On Thu, Mar 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy West Central Railway has issued a tender soliciting bids for the implementation of rooftop/cop, solar PV system at 3 division of West Central Railway. The projects are located at Kota division and have an aggregated capacity of 12 MW through public-private partnership (PPP) on desitransfer (the “DBFOT”) basis. The supply of electricity to railways will […] Read more
Howrah Electrical Div of Eastern Railway Issues Tender for 2.2 MW On-Grid Solar Rooftop Updated On Fri, Feb 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Howrah Electrical Division of Eastern Railway has issued a tender for the installation of 2.2 MWp on-grid (without battery backup) solar rooftop/ shed-top plant over Howrah division. The tender closes on 06/03/2023 at 15:00 PM. The bidding start date is 20/02/2023. The tender is for design and supply of on-grid connected solar Photo Voltaic […] Read more
Railways Tender for 500 MW Solar Power Consultancy Updated On Fri, Jan 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy IRCON Renewable Power has issued a tender inviting bids to hire a project management consultancy (PMC) for solar power projects of capacity of 500 MW at Pavagada in Karnataka. IRCON Renewable Power is a subsidiary of the central government owned IRCON International. It’s a PSU of the railways. The IRCON tender document reads that the […] Read more