Delhi Airport Becomes India’s First 100% Sustainable Airport Updated On Thu, Jun 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport is India’s busiest major international airports Airports tend to be placed with high energy consumption and carbon emissions. Recently, Delhi Airport tweeted that it will achieve a net-zero target by 2030. Now, they have announced that from June 1, the airport will be completely switched to hydro & solar […] Read more
SECI Tender Invites Bids For 30 MW FSPV On DVC Reservoirs In Jharkhand & WB Updated On Mon, Jun 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has floated a tender for setting up of grid connected 30 MW Floating Solar PV (FSPV) Plants on raw water reservoirs of Damodar Valley Corporation thermal power plants at Koderma, Mejia and Raghunathpur thermal power stations across Jharkhand and West Bengal. The tender is available online on […] Read more
Petronas Owned Gentari Targets 40 GW of renewable energy by 2030 Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The national oil company of Malaysia – Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) – has announced that the company is aiming to build a Renewable Energy capacity of 30 – 40 GW through its new business unit Gentari by 2030. Petronas informed that the special focus for the renewable energy addition will be on solar power energy. […] Read more
Tata Power DDL Gears Up To Add 400 MW RE To Power Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (DDL) is working to increase the supply of renewables to 50% of its overall supplies in the next five years. At present, the renewable profile of the company is around 21% of the discom’s supplies. The company is preparing for a peak load of about 2350 MW this year. The […] Read more
Record US $14.5 b Investment In Indian RE In Last FY Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy A record US$14.5 billion was invested in renewable energy In India during the last financial year (FY2021-22) registering an increase of 125% compared to FY2020-21. However, that number still needs to be higher to meet the new demands of the renewable capacity target of 500GW by 2030. 15.5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity was […] Read more
Despite Positive Results, Renewable Energy In Australia Faces Local Challenges Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Community protests are delaying Australia’s efforts to rebuild its overburdened electricity infrastructure, potentially delaying investments in wind and solar farms (Renewable Energy) that would be needed to replace retiring coal-fired power generation over the next 25 years. The continent sized country has long been blamed for going too slow on renewable additions, besides its high […] Read more
World Environment Day- Finally Intent Is Followed By Action As Corporates Get Going Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy World Environment Day, which falls on June 5, has gone by this year with some very interesting pledges, and moves by governments, firms, and other organisations to make a difference. Importantly, in many cases, the next stage of their targets are visible both in the short and medium term, a much better alternative to the […] Read more
South India’s Second Big Renewable Push Starts Now Updated On Mon, May 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy Introduction Back in 2014-15, when the new government of Prime Minister Modi first took stock, and hiked India’s renewable energy target 5 fold to 175 GW by 2022, a number of assumptions were made. From the share of solar (100 GW), to the share of rooftop solar within that (40 GW), Wind energy (60 GW) […] Read more
Surat Municipal Body Saves Rs 65 Cr, Thanks To Renewable Power Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Setting up an example as to how renewable energy can help the government to save on its scarce revenue, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in Gujarat has saved Rs 65 crore by the optimal use of solar power. The SMC has solarized as many as 60 of its offices in multiple departments with solar power panels. […] Read more
