MSEDCL Subsidy Scam Highlights Attitude To Solar Power in Maharashtra Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Maharashtra’s latest ‘scam’ potentially shows up just why getting discoms on board to promote renewable power is so difficult. A MERC (Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission) appointed committee has filed a report that accuses the state power distribution utility, Mahavitaran or MSEDCL as its English moniker goes, of outright fraud. The report claims that MSEDCL has […] Read more
L&T Bags Contracts for its Power, Transmission & Distribution Business Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy L&T has announced that the Power, Transmission and Distribution Business of L&T Construction has secured orders from clients in India and abroad. Larsen and Toubro (L&T) have announced that the Power, Transmission and Distribution Business of L&T Construction has secured orders from prestigious clients in India and abroad. In the Philippines, the business has won […] Read more
Tender for 500 MW Solar Power Projects Issued in Gujarat Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy GUVNL has issued a tender for the purchase of power from 500 MW grid-connected solar PV power projects to be set up in Gujarat (Phase VIII). The Gujarat Urja Vika s Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible parties for the purchase of power from 500 MW grid-connected solar PV power […] Read more
Sub-Saharan African Nations saw Record Jump in Renewables Investments in 2018: BNEF Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on RE projects in sub-Saharan Africa – a regional record and some USD 600 million more than the previous year The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on renewable (RE) projects in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) – a regional record and some USD 600 million […] Read more
Why India’s Thermal Woes Cast A Shadow Over Renewable Plans Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy It’s all about the money. The money needed to clean up discoms, and soon, the money needed to clean up the mess in India’s thermal energy sector. By now, it is well known that one of the biggest impediments to India’s ambitious renewable energy goals is the state of its state distribution firms. Or discoms, […] Read more
Indonesia to Replace Fossil Fuel Plants with Renewable Plants Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy With an aim to achieve its target of 23 percent renewable energy share in the energy mix by 2025, Indonesia is planning to replace its old fossil fuel plants with renewable energy, as per the data and analytics company report. The country, which is mainly dominated by thermal power generation, has renewable energy potential of […] Read more
Could Renewables Displace Conventional Fuels in Asia in 2020s? Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a new report, Wood Mackenzie highlights trends that will shape Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets this decade, and what it holds over the next In a new report, Wood Mackenzie highlights trends that will shape Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets this decade. Asia Pacific’s wind and solar installed base produced an estimated […] Read more
Renewable Energy Industry Must Face up to new Realities: Willis Towers Updated On Thu, Feb 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Willis Towers Watson has identified several new realities that the renewable energy industry needs to face up to at the beginning of the new decade. Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today launched its inaugural Renewable Energy Market Review for 2020. The Review identifies several new realities that the industry […] Read more
Safeguard Duty Knots. Azure Power Wins Reprieve from CERC Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Azure Power, which had gone to the central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to get compensation from SECI for two of its bids, due to the imposition of Safeguard Duty (SGD) on 30.07.2018, has found a willing ear at CERC. The two cases here were petition numbers 356/MP/20198, and 51/MP/2019. In an order that mirrors the […] Read more
