Renewable Energy Industry Reactions on Interim Budget 2019 Updated On Fri, Feb 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The industry was expecting a policy direction from the government to promote manufacturing, especially in the renewable energy sector in the background of the jobs crisis, which India faces. Surprisingly, this was completely missing from the budget, says Amit Gupta, Vikram Solar. India’s renewable energy industry was expecting lot of things from the present Modi […] Read more
India’s Energy Needs to Triple by 2040: World Bank Updated On Mon, Dec 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy In fiscal 2018, when total installed capacity was more than twice the amount of peak demand, peak demand shortage still registered 2.1% in India,World Bank said. Energy demand in India will grow 30% between 2018 and 2040, a new report by the World Bank titled Dark: How Much Do Power Sector Distortions Cost South Asia […] Read more
Freyr Energy Secures Rs 27 Crore in Series A Funding Updated On Tue, Nov 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy Freyr Energy will use the funding to strengthen the technology aspect of their operations while enhancing the sales and marketing networks. Hyderabad-based Freyr Energy, a solar rooftop startup, has raised Rs 27 crore from C4D Partners, a Netherlands-based Impact Investment Fund in Series A. Prior to this, Freyr Energy had secured seed funding from Doen-Participaties, […] Read more
RK Singh Launches Award Scheme under ‘Saubhagya’ Updated On Tue, Oct 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy More than 1.65 crore households connected since the launch of Saubhagya. RK Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, has launched an award scheme under Saubhagya to felicitate the DISCOMs/ Power Department of the States and their employees for achieving 100 percent household electrification in their areas of operation. The […] Read more
‘Solar Mamas’ Graduate Solar Training Programme Updated On Mon, Sep 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar training programme included skills needed for the fabrication of solar panels, lights and photovoltaic circuits. Ajmer’s Barefoot College felicitated ‘Solar Mamas’, a group of 45 women from 10 countries on their graduation ceremony of a six-month-long solar training programme. Moreover, the solar training programme included skills needed for the fabrication of solar panels, […] Read more
Indian Army Distributes 200 Solar Lights to J&K Nomads Updated On Mon, Aug 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles unit based in Bhadarwah has so far distributed over 17,000 such lights among the Gujjars and Bakerwals under its ‘Project Roshni'(light). Bhadarwah (J-K): Continuing its efforts to extend a helping hand to the needy, the Indian Army distributed 200 more solar lights among the nomadic communities living in the high altitude areas here in Jammu […] Read more
NIWE Plans to Hold Workshop and Conference on Small Wind Turbines Updated On Tue, Aug 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The workshop and conference is aimed at bringing a wide national & international audience under one umbrella to build, learn and compare global small wind turbine know-how. Enabling small wind turbine players, National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has planned to organize a 14-day workshop and conference on Small Wind Turbines at its Kayathar and […] Read more
India’s Energy deficit Shrinks to less than 1% in 2018: NITI Ayog Updated On Thu, Aug 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy Cumulative installed capacity has nearly doubled, from 35.5 GW in 2013-14 to about 70 GW in 2017-18. The installed power generation capacity in India has risen to 344 GW and its energy deficit, which stood at over 4 per cent in 2014, has shrunk to less than one per cent in 2018, an official release said. NITI […] Read more
Europe Develops Portable Solar ‘Plug and Play’ System under its ‘Horizon 2020’ Programme Updated On Thu, Aug 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy The developers claim the cost of energy produced by the portable solar generator to be half the cost of energy produced by diesel generators. European Commission regulated ‘Horizon 2020’ has developed a standalone, easy-to-install, photovoltaic generator, ‘SUNINBOX’, where all the equipment is configured in the factory ready for use as a portable ‘plug and play’ […] Read more
