India May Fall Short of its 100 GW Solar Ambitions: Wood Mackenzie Updated On Fri, Feb 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s installed grid-connected power generation capacity increased 4 percent from January to October 2018 to reach 347 GW. India may fall well short of its 100 GW solar by 2022 target as it faces short-term uncertainty due to the imposition of various taxes, according to research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie. Renewables accounted for 9.7 […] Read more
EDF and SITAC Sign PPA for 300 MW Wind Project in India Updated On Mon, Feb 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy Construction of the wind farm will start in 2019. EDF Renewables in India and its partner for wind energy in India, the SITAC Group have announced the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement covering the output of 300 MW of wind project recently awarded by the Indian government. This power purchase agreement (PPA) was […] Read more
Piyush Goyal Conferred the Carnot Prize, Will Donate Prize Money to ISA Updated On Thu, Jan 31st, 2019 by Saurenergy The minister in his acceptance revealed that India is targeting complete electrification of its railway network over the next four-five years, which will make it the largest electrified rail network in the world. The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania has presented its fourth annual Carnot Prize for achievements in energy policy […] Read more
At IDEF, the Focus shifts to Solar Products Updated On Thu, Jan 31st, 2019 by Saurenergy New Delhi is hosting the India Distributed Energy Forum, organised by industry body GOGLA, and their partners IFC Lighting Asia/India and the Ashden India Collective. GOGLA, or the Global Association for off Grid Solar is the global body tasked with promoting its members offerings most effectively. The India Regional Representative, Viraj Gada puts it like […] Read more
The Positive Impact of Solar Lanterns on UP, Bihar Households Updated On Thu, Jan 31st, 2019 by Saurenergy The study was presented at the IDEF 2019 forum in New Delhi. A recent study undertaken by IFC’s Lighting Asia/India Program in partnership with d.light analysed the impact of solar lanterns on rural households in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The study titled, “Impact of Solar Off-grid Lighting Solutions on Rural Households in the states of […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Ashit Maru, Co-founder, MYSUN Updated On Wed, Jan 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy Quality Manufacturing and Easy Financing Needs Serious Attention Local manufacturing and the quality standards of local make has to be addressed and scaled-up as well, if we are to see any major boost as a manufacturing hub for rooftop solar. Quality manufacturing and easy financing are the two factors that have to be taken very […] Read more
2019 Solar Predictions. Expect Volatility, But Lots of Positives to Look forward to Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Making predictions for the Solar sector in India is never easy, thanks to a tendency to keep tinkering with policy in this heavily policy influenced sector. But after speaking to multiple industry groups, we have the following 5 predictions for you. Starting off with the most obvious picks, total solar installations. Every expert in the […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director | India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy High Time for Policymakers to take Decisive Action If we really want to tap into the country’s estimated 300GWh of storage opportunity in the next four years for domestic manufacturing, this is high time for policymakers to take decisive action, believes Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), a membership driven alliance […] Read more
Growth in Renewable Energy Investment Slowing Due to Grid Limitations: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy An investment of US$ 60-80 billion will be needed in the next five years to keep pace with growing generation capacity. A brief report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, authored by Tim Buckley and Kashish Shah has revealed that India’s grid transmission infrastructure needs urgent modernisation to not limit the growth […] Read more
