22 States Issued Green Open Access Regulations, Parliament Told Updated On Mon, Dec 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Green Energy Open Access (GEOA) Rule, 2022, aimed at ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and green energy for all, was notified on June 6, 2022. The GEOA has now expanded its footprint across 22 states, according to recent data shared by the Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Yesso Naik, […] Read more
90% Surge In Installations After Green Energy Open Access: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Dec 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy A new report claims that regulatory clarity on green energy open access led to an upsurge in annual renewable energy installations. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics prepared the report. The report said that the Green Energy Open Access Rules (GEOA) 2022 aided in creating new installation […] Read more
Govt Issues Draft EV Guidelines To Unify Charging Infrastructure Updated On Mon, Dec 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) recently notified an amendment to the draft guideline for the installation and operation of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging Infrastructure. Earlier this year, MoP issued an alternate facility to power the electric vehicles in separate draft guidelines and laid down separate draft guidelines to install and operate battery swapping and charging […] Read more
81% Of PM-KUSUM (Comp B) Capacities Come From 5 States Updated On Fri, Nov 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy A latest data released by the Union government before the Parliament revealed that a lion’s share of the PM-KUSUM scheme (Component-B) comes from five states alone. The majority of these states are based in the western part of the country. Component B of the Union government schemes mandates the installation of decentralised off-grid solar pumps. […] Read more
THDC Issues Tender To Develop DPR For Floating Solar In Eight States Updated On Tue, Nov 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited (THDC India) has now planned to boost floating solar projects. It has issued a tender seeking bids to prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) in this regard. These projects will be located in eight states. These include-Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. The last date […] Read more
SECI’s Plea For Extra Trading Margin In BESS Deal Fails To Cut Ice With CERC Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an interesting take on what constitutes fair margins, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) considered a plea by SECI on an additional margin of Rs. 0.07/kWh for facilitating the sale/ purchase, scheduling, accounting, charging, and discharging of BESS for Grid Ancillary Services (150 MW) portion through IDAM/ RTM/TAM/Bilateral mode on behalf of the National […] Read more
CESL Issues Tender To Bring 1,800 Cargo E-Cycles In Four States Updated On Fri, Nov 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy To scale up the demand for energy efficiency projects in India, Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), an Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) subsidiary released a tender to promote micro-mobility solutions in Bihar, Kerala, and Madhya Pradesh. CESL’s latest tender uses part of the financing received by the Indian government from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). […] Read more
MoP New Rule Aims To Bring Transparency In Electricity Distribution Updated On Tue, Oct 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) recently introduced reforms to electricity and distribution regulations aimed at enhancing system transparency through the new Electricity Distribution (Accounts and Additional Disclosure) Rules, 2024. MoP through its latest provision aims to bring claims or sums recovered through tariff order as recoverable, thereby to be included as revenue in the financial […] Read more
Govt Should Relax DCR Mandate Temporarily For PM Surya Ghar: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Oct 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy A latest report from the International Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research advocated for temporarily relaxing the mandate of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) under PM Surya Ghar scheme. The suggestion was one of the key recommendations of the joint report which analysed the performance and challenges under PM Surya Ghar scheme. The […] Read more
