APTEL Provides Relief To CSP Developers On Force Majeure Grounds Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an important judgement that will hopefully close the chapter on a festering dispute, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has allowed multiple developers stuck with Concentrated Solar Thermal (CSP) projects to get relief from liabilities, caused due to lower DNI (Direct Natural Irradiance) than they had assumed when bidding. The developers impacted include Godavari […] Read more
Pipeline Infrastructure And DNV Collaborate To Integrate Hydrogen In India Updated On Thu, Jul 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Norway-based independent energy expert and assurance provider, DNV has announced its collaboration with gas transportation company Pipeline Infrastructure Limited (PIL). Through this partnership, DNV will offer technical guidance and assistance to Pipeline Infrastructure Limited (PIL) regarding the integration of blended H2O into its gas trunkline assets in India, which include transmission pipelines, interconnects, spur lines, […] Read more
Ola Electric Announces Domestic Production of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ola Electric has announced that they have succeeded in making a Li-ion cell indigenously. An important development that will support the Indian EV industry as India doesn’t have much organization in the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles. Bhavish Aggarwal, the CEO of Ola Electric, revealed the creation of the lithium-ion cell’s success on Twitter […] Read more
MNRE Will Invite Bids From States For 8,000 MW Power From Stranded Thermal Plants Updated On Mon, Jun 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy RK Singh, Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), said on June 26 that the government will invite bids from the states to sell electricity generated from 8,000 megawatt (MW) thermal capacities without PPAs after aggregating the demands. About 8,000 MW of thermal capacities across the states in India are without any […] Read more
AHODS Technologies, Indian Oil Corp Join Hands To Develop Hydrogen Technology Updated On Fri, Jun 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy AHODS Technologies (Advanced Hydrogen On Demand System)has announced signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with state-owned oil company, Indian Oil Corporation Limited. The MoU strives to commercialize hydrogen technology called ‘Hydrogen on Demand.’ AHODS, a startup that specializes in hydrogen fuel and incubated by FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer) at IIT Delhi, has […] Read more
India Needs $223 Billion To Meet 500 GW RE Target By 2030 Updated On Thu, Jun 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy As per the findings revealed in a new report by BloombergNEF (BNEF) in a seminar in New Delhi on June 22, India will need $223 billion of investment to meet the target of wind and solar capacity installations up to 500GW by 2030. A Look At The Numbers In a telling trend, the country has […] Read more
Canada, India Sign MoU On RE, Leave Coal Problem For A Deal In Future Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Canada and India signed an Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday to mutually cooperate to make Renewable Energy a reliable source of electricity. However, the coal generated power is conspicuously absent from the MoU, raising several eyebrows since Canada is leading a global movement to end the burning of coal for electricity and India is the […] Read more
GAIL India To Invest Rs 6,000 Crore In RE Projects For 1 GW Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy State-owned Gail India is going to invest Rs 6,000 crore on renewable energy projects in the next three years. And if required, the investment can go up by an additional Rs 20,000 crore by 2030, according to GAIL India CMD Manoj Jain. Although the plan is to commission 1 GW power from renewable energy within […] Read more
MNRE EoI For Establishment Of Three Power And RE Equipment Hubs Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Union Ministries of Power and New and Renewable Energy have jointly proposed a Rs 1000 crore worth scheme inviting the companies for establishment of three manufacturing zones in the country by 2026-27, two in a brownfield on already developed land and one greenfield manufacturing zone in a coastal area of the country. The details […] Read more