Mauritius Invites Tenders for 140MW Solar Plus Storage Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Island nation Mauritius’s Government is looking to expand its solar power capacity by 140MW. The Central Electricity Board (CEB) of Mauritius has issued two separate tenders for the development of 140MW of solar-plus-storage capacity. The authority has not specified the separate capacity of the storage systems in the two projects. In the first tender, the […] Read more
India, Japan Partner for Electric Vehicles, battery storage, Biofuels, Green Hydrogen Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Taking cooperation for net zero carbon emissions to the next level, India and Japan have instituted a ‘Clean Energy Partnership’ (CEP) by incorporating electric vehicles, EV charging infrastructure, solar sector development, biofuels, green hydrogen and battery storages. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, was in India for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit earlier this week. After […] Read more
Suzuki Motor turns, targets Rs 10,440 cr investment into EV’s by 2025 Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Japan’s leading automaker and Indian market leader Suzuki Motor Corporation has finally announced that it will invest Rs 10,440 crore or 150 billion Yen in the electric vehicles and battery segment in India. Its Indian subsidiary Maruti Suzuki may launch electric car models both in India and Japan by 2025. This is the first major […] Read more
India’s leading Industrialised states continue to lead the solar push also Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian renewables sector made many a strong effort towards advancement last year, with PM Narendra Modi committing to a new target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. the nation continued to add green power capacity, and the country’s two richest business tycoons laid out plans to invest thousands of crores in the sector. […] Read more
With Over 10 GW Solar Power, Rajasthan Tops Capacity Creation: MNRE Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Rajasthan stands on top in the country in developing solar power with more than 10 GW of green energy capacity, a release said on Saturday. According to the data released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Rajasthan has left behind Karnataka and Gujarat by developing more than 10 GW of solar power […] Read more
Union Budget Raises Combined Expenditure of IREDA and SECI by 143% Updated On Fri, Feb 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy The 2022 Union Budget has increased the expenditure budget of the two of its premiere agencies that are mandated with enabling a thriving renewable sector – Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The budget for the two central firms has been proposed to be raised by a whopping 143 […] Read more
Supply Chain Plus BCD Claims First Big Casualty, As Scatec, ACME Pause 900 MW Project Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Supply chain bottlenecks and infrastructural gaps are hurting the renewables sector of the country badly. In a fresh development, Norway’s leading solar player Scatec and India’s ACME have declared that they are pausing their 900 MW solar power project in India for the moment. The project was worth $400 million and was coming up in […] Read more
Agrivoltaics Make Their Case For India Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy It is a truism that no change is really big enough to matter, unless it impacts the agricultural sector in India. After all, even after 2021, the Agriculture and allied sectors account for over 50% of our workforce, and contribute a substantial 18% to the country’s GDP. With the highest amount of arable land in […] Read more
IREDA to Get ₹1,500 Cr Equity Infusion to Boost RE Financing Updated On Fri, Jan 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the equity infusion of Rs.1500 crore in Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA). This equity infusion will help in employment generation of approximately 10200 jobs-year and CO2 equivalent emission reduction of approximately 7.49 Million tonnes CO2/year, said an official […] Read more
