Telangana’s SCCL Seeks To Be ‘Net Zero’ By 2024 Updated On Wed, Mar 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), a critical coal mining firm that helps meet Telangana’s needs, has declared a plan to become net zero on its electricity consumption by 2024. The firm plans to achieve this mostly on the back of augmenting its solar power generation capacity to 450 megawatts. This it hopes will help it […] Read more
Assam Cabinet Approves 620 MW of Green Power Projects Updated On Fri, Mar 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a bid to give a major push to the renewable energy sector in the state, the Assam Cabinet has given green signal to the implementation of green power projects. In a fresh move, the Assam cabinet approved green energy projects having cumulative capacity 620 MW to be developed in Assam. The decision was taken, […] Read more
SJVN & Indian Oil to Form JV for Renewable Energy Projects Updated On Thu, Mar 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy CPSU SJVN and Indian Oil Corporation have inked an agreement to form a joint venture for renewable energy projects. This was revealed by SJVN Chairman & Managing Director Nand Lal Sharma while adding that both SJVN and IOCL will employ their core strength for project development. The new firm will look into the development of […] Read more
Power Minister R.K. Singh Updates Parliament On Progress With India’s Energy Transition Updated On Wed, Mar 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Minister of Renewable Energy & Power R.K. Singh made a slew of announcements in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, shining the light on the progress made in renewable energy in the country. Here is a look at some important of the relevant news related to renewables. Renewable Energy Installed As on 31.01.2023, the cumulative installed […] Read more
Min Of Defence Issues Tender for Consultancy Services for 15 MW Solar Power Generation Plant Updated On Wed, Mar 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry Of Defence (Army) has issued a tender for consultancy services for soil investigation for the provision of 15 MW solar power generation plant at AFA Hyderabad. The bid validity is or 60 days. The be eligible for bidding, the bidder must have three years of experience. The estimated value of the bid is […] Read more
“What is important is the intent; Capability can be built”, Shilpa Urhekar, Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Mar 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Shilpa Urhekar is one of those rare professionals in the solar sector who have seen the sector evolve from its tentative origins, when a MW-sized project was a milestone, to the current shift, when GW-sized ambitions are at par for the course. The former Indian Air Force squadron leader has been involved with establishing module […] Read more
As Inverters Become ‘Smart’ Customers Follow Suit Updated On Mon, Mar 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar inverters, with a share of 3-7% of project cost typically, have always played a far more critical role than the share of costs would imply. As the ‘brains’ behind the plant, the role of the inverter in converting power generated with the highest possible efficiency, in the safest way possible, has been critical for […] Read more
Himachal Pradesh Allows Non-Himachal Pradesh Solar Power Generators to Establish Projects Updated On Tue, Feb 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy It looks like that Himachal Pradesh is acting in letter and spirit to make the state truly the first ‘Green State’ of India by the middle of this decade. In a new but significant move, Himachal Pradesh’s nodal agency for renewable energy programmes – Himurja – has now decided to allow power producers from outside […] Read more
IOC Sets Sights on RE Capacity Addition, EV Charging Among Others in Restructuring Spree Updated On Mon, Feb 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Shrikant Madhav Vaidya has said that the CPSU has set its sights on green hydrogen plants at all its refineries. The timeline for this goal has been set for 2047. The announcement comes as part of the Rs 2 lakh crore planned for green transition towards net-zero emissions. […] Read more
