3,595 Power Consumers In India Get Approval For Green Energy Open Access Updated On Mon, Dec 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh, in his latest response before the Lok Sabha, said that as per government records, the Indian government approved the applications of 3,595 power consumers, allowing them to avail of green energy open access. The Ministry of Power in 2022 approved the Green Energy Open Access Rules, […] Read more
Suzlon Armed with 100.8 MW Wind Power Project in Gujarat Updated On Fri, Dec 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable energy solutions provider, Suzlon Group, has announced a new order win for the development of a 100.8 MW wind power project for a global utility firm. Suzlon will install 32 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) tower and a rated capacity of 3.15 MW each. The project is located in […] Read more
MNRE Issues Policy To Repower Wind Turbines Below 2MW Capacity Updated On Fri, Dec 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued its Wind Repowering and Life Extension Policy for wind projects. The ministry said that the initiative will likely boost the potential of wind energy generation from old and inefficient wind power projects by modifying the wind turbine structures (repowering). As per the National Institute of […] Read more
SECI Seeks Wind Power Developers for 1350 MW Wind Power Projects Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has floated a tender seeking Wind Power Developers for setting up of 1350 MW ISTS-connected wind power projects in India under tariff-based Competitive Bidding (SECI-Tranche-XVI). The last date to submit the bid in soft copy format is January 10, 2024. The last date to submit the bid in […] Read more
MERC Allows Compensation To Tata Power Over Hiked GST Rates Updated On Tue, Nov 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its latest judgement allowed compensation to Tata Power Green Energy Limited (TPGEL) on account of ‘change of law’ events. The order came to the fore when TPGEL moved the State Commission seeking compensation on account of additional expenses due to increased GST rates. TPGEL, the petitioner in the […] Read more
RECPDCL Seeks Solar Power Developers for 290 MW Solar Projects with Greenshoe Option Updated On Tue, Nov 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, a Maharatna company under the Ministry of Power) has invited proposals from solar power developers for setting up 290 MW grid-connected solar power projects through tariff-based competitive bidding process. The tender comes with a greenshoe option of additional capacity of 290 MW […] Read more
Top 5 Reasons Why India’s Power Demand Exceeded Projections Updated On Mon, Nov 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s power demand has been rising steadily. The country’s higher than anticipated peak demand has been in the news, with peak demand touching a lifetime high of 223 GW in June 2023 when peak deficit touched 0.17 percent. As per the Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR) released by the Central Electricity Authority, the peak demand […] Read more
Ministry of Coal To Employ Surplus Land For Green Energy Projects Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Coal and the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) have joined hands to work for the promotion of green energy. The decision was arrived at during secretary-level joint meeting between the two ministries. The MNRE will offer technical, policy and capacity building support, technicians and other functionaries through National Institute of […] Read more
MoP Warns States Against Levying Charges On Power Generation Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has now issued an order asking states to not levy any additional charges on the generation of electricity from any source ranging from hydropower, thermal to renewable. The ministry even termed the events as “unconstitutional and illegal”. “It has come to the notice of the Government of India that some State Governments […] Read more
