Ajit Pratap Singh Joins Sterling & Wilson As Its New CFO Updated On Tue, Mar 11th, 2025 by Saurenergy Sterling and Wilson’s Board of Directors has appointed Ajit Pratap Singh as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Key Managerial Personnel. The new appointment will be effective from March 24, 2025. In a regulatory filing, Sterling and Wilson also announced that Sandeep Mathew will step down as interim CFO at the close of […] Read more
SECI’s 630 MW FDRE Project Moves Ahead With Adoption of Tariff Updated On Fri, Mar 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy A journey that started in September 2023 through the issue of a tender for Renewable energy with energy storage for 1260 MW of Firm and Dispatchable Power (FDRE) has moved a step closer to fruition with the adoption of Tariffs by the CERC. The five winning firms in the tender had finally been awarded capacities […] Read more
10 Indian Companies Plan To Set Up Gigafactories In India Updated On Tue, Mar 4th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Volta Foundation in its latest 2024 report, based on its Gigafactory track, has identified 10 Indian companies planning major expansions in India’s battery sector. Some of the key players include Reliance in Gujarat (50 GWh), Amara Raja in Telangana (16 GWh), Exide in Karnataka (12 GWh), Godi in Hyderabad (12 GWh), OLA in Tamil […] Read more
CERC Adopts tariff For SECI’s 1200 MW Wind Solar Hybrid Projects Updated On Thu, Feb 20th, 2025 by Saurenergy In an order dated February 18, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has adopted the proposed tariffs for SECI’s 1200 MW Hybrid projects comprising wind and solar energy under Tranche VIII. SECI had issued the letter of awards to the winning bidders on June 20, 2024. The projects will now await the signing of formal PPAs, […] Read more
Indus To Acquire Stake in Amplus Tungabhadra’s Solar Plant Updated On Tue, Feb 4th, 2025 by Saurenergy In a pursuit of expanding its renewable energy portfolio, Gurugram-based Indus Towers has agreed to acquire a 26% equity stake in Amplus Tungabhadra Private Limited. Together, they will form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to own and operate a Captive Power Plant (CPP). The company said in a regulatory filing, “Indus Towers is set to […] Read more
RVUNL Storage Tender Attracts Bids At Rs 2.21/kWh, A New Low Updated On Fri, Jan 24th, 2025 by Saurenergy Energy storage tenders continued their steep decline from last year, as RVUNL’s 500 MW/ 1000 MWh standalone BESS tender, which comes with a 30% VGF support, attracting bids at Rs 2.21 lakhs /MWh. Solar World Energy led with the lowest bid and an award of 125 MW/250 MWh, while Oriana Power won 50MW/100 MWh with […] Read more
JSP, Adyant, Green Prairie, AMPIN, Adani Renewables Secure NTPC’s 1.2 GW Hybrid Project Updated On Tue, Dec 31st, 2024 by Saurenergy As the year comes to an end, NTPC, a Maharatna company, has announced five winners of its 1.2 GW wind-solar hybrid project (Hybrid 02) tender. NTPC awarded the project to JSP Green (Jindal Renewables), Adyant Enersol (Datta Infra), Green Prairie Energy IV (EverGreen Power), AMPIN Energy Utility, and Adani Renewables Energy Holding Twelve (Adani Green). […] Read more
The 10 Big Milestones That Will Define India’s RE Sector In 2025 Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Indian renewable energy market witnessed several historic events in 2024. These include policy changes, diversified and copious tenders, a record pace of green project installations, bulging order books across manufacturers, EPCs and more. While the overarching focus of the year was to be self-reliant in manufacturing, with real progress finally visible, China still cast […] Read more
Will India’s Lithium Battery Makers Be Next In Line For Protection From China? Updated On Tue, Dec 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy Following the extended trend of protective measures for solar PV manufacturing, and more recently, solar glass, Li-Ion (or LFP ) battery manufacturing could emerge as the next sector to receive similar support from the Indian government. State policies are increasingly being used as a tool to shield domestic industries from the challenges posed by inexpensive […] Read more