Power Minister Iterates Plan To Overhaul Regulation, Enforcement Soon Updated On Wed, Oct 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s power ministry is pushing for an overhaul of electricity regulation and enforcement of contracts in order to stem losses of the state-run distribution companies that have burdened the sector. On solar imports, plans afoot to draw up a list of approved manufacturers for allowing imports. The weak financial condition of distribution companies hurts their […] Read more
Chandigarh Administration Targets 2400 Free Solar Installations Updated On Wed, Oct 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy In an effort to meet its solar capacity targets for the union territory of Chandigarh, the city administration has pushed out yet another scheme to drive the move to solar. The latest offer for free installation, on first cum first served basis for city residents, is under the previously approved Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) […] Read more
Magenta Strengthens Executive Team With Scott Pharr As Advisor Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Magenta Group of companies, the Mumbai based group with a strong presence in affordable renewable energy solutions, has been making big moves to grab opportunities in the changes the energy transition is driving. The firm has announced that Mr. Scott Pharr, Global Managing Director at Accenture, has joined the Magenta Board of Advisors, to […] Read more
U.S. Off-Site Solar Installations Gather Pace Despite Pandemic Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy A rapid growth in the U.S. off-site corporate solar projects are set to accelerate further with the covid-19 pandemic taking a large toll on onsite installations, according to a Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) report. Over the next three years, nearly 60% of all corporate capacity installed is expected to be off site. Since 2015, nearly […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Celebrates 372 MW Win For Wind Energy In Sweden Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In its largest ever order in the nordic region, Siemens Gamesa has closed an order for its 5.X platform with a new deal to supply 372 MW of the SG 5.8-170 turbine for the Björnberget project in Sweden. The wind farm, owned by asset manager Prime Capital and independent power producer Enlight, takes the total […] Read more
Two O&M Tenders for 40 MW of Solar By BHEL Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), one of the power sector PSU’s that is increasingly being used as a vehicle to meet manufacturing as well as other objectives in the renewable energy space, has floated two more O&M tenders for solar projects. The first project on offer is the 10 MW solar power project at Charanka […] Read more
“We need to increase our per capita energy consumption three-fold” Updated On Mon, Oct 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Jaideep Mukherji, CEO, Smart Power India (SPI), has been a strong advocate of access to reliable electricity for the last mile. SPI, a subsidiary of The Rockefeller Foundation, was established in 2015 to develop and scale sustainable models to accelerate electricity access and spur economic development amongst the rural underserved communities. In recent years, SPI […] Read more
IIM-Tiruchi’s 2 MW Solar Plant Rings in Savings For Institute Updated On Mon, Oct 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli (Tiruchi) inaugurated its 2 MW solar plant early this month. With this, the country’s 11th IIM became the first to have such a large scale solar plant to power its campus. Started in 2011, IIM-Tiruchi took support from the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) by securing a ₹ 14.2 […] Read more
SECI to Empanel Agencies for Development of Electric Mobility Space Updated On Fri, Oct 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI to empanel eligible agencies for the identification and implementation of business opportunities in the electric mobility space The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI), inviting proposals from eligible firms for the identification and implementation of business opportunities in the electric/ transformative mobility space in line with the […] Read more
