Here’s how Indian Solar Industry Evaluates the Budget 2020 Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The stakeholders from the solar industry has broadly welcomed the Narendra Modi led NDA government’s Union Budget 2020, as this time the power and renewable energy sector managed to get more attention in the budget. This time Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget got more relevance as it came at a time when the country’s economy […] Read more
India Sets Sight for 450 GW RE Capacity by 2030: President Kovind Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy India has embarked on an ambitious target of having 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030 to capitalise on its clean resources, President Ram Nath Kovind said India has embarked on an ambitious target of having 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and also provide 17 lakh solar pumps to farmers under Pradhan Mantri-Kusum […] Read more
Budget 2020: Solar Industry Wishlist for Sitharaman Updated On Mon, Jan 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Undoubtedly, the most important economic event of the year going to take place on February 01, 2020, when the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled her second Union Budget in the Parliament. It is widely expected that the main focus of the Narendra Modi 2.0 government will be on again kick starting the engine of economic […] Read more
India Will Need 125,000 sq.km. Land to Achieve Renewable Targets Updated On Fri, Jan 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new research article shows that the total land footprint needed to meet the renewable energy targets of India is large is 125,000 sq.km. A new research article, “Renewable Energy and Land Use in India: A Vision to Facilitate Sustainable Development”, published in the scientific journal, Sustainability, shows that the total land footprint needed to […] Read more
NSEFI Petitions to the Govt Against NTPC’s Tender Conditions Updated On Mon, Jan 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy NTPC’s refusal to exempt small & medium enterprises from EMD for its solar power tender has seen NSEFI petition to the government seeking its intervention. State-owned NTPC’s refusal to exempt small and medium enterprises from earnest money deposits (EMD) for its solar power tender has riled an association of the solar energy industry which has […] Read more
Over 1.03 Crore Smart LED Street Lights Installed so far: EESL Updated On Mon, Jan 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Over 1.03 crore smart LED street lights have been installed to date, which led to an estimated energy savings of 6.97 billion kWh per year, EESL has said. Over 1.03 crore smart LED street lights have been installed to date, which led to an estimated energy savings of 6.97 billion kWh per year, Energy Efficiency […] Read more
Cabinet Approves MoU With Saudi Arabia for Cooperation in Renewables Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU signed between MNRE and Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for cooperation in the field of Renewables The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of the […] Read more
India Calls for Faster Expansion of ISA at COP 25 Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy Prakash Javadekar at the COP 25 summit has stressed that more and more countries should join the ISA and that there is a need to speed up this alliance Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar stressed on his point that more and more countries should join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to reduce dependence on fossil fuels to meet their […] Read more
Cabinet Approves India’s Approach for COP 25 Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Union Cabinet has approved India’s approach for the 25th Conference of Parties (COP) scheduled to be held in Spain The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the negotiating stand of India at the 25th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) scheduled to […] Read more
