Rio Tinto to Build Solar Plant in Western Australia to Power Iron Ore Mine Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rio Tinto has approved an investment in a solar plant at the Koodaideri mine in Western Australia, as well as a lithium-ion BESS to power mining operations Rio Tinto has approved a $98 million (100 percent basis) investment in a new solar plant at the Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia, as well as a […] Read more
Will CoronaVirus Prove To Be The Force Majeure Of 2020 for Indian solar? Updated On Sat, Feb 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable, and especially the solar sector, has had a tough time since 2018. In 2018, it was the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which upended calculations of bid winners, especially those who signed their PPA’s just before the GST came in. If that wasn’t enough, it was followed by the Safeguard Duty, which muddied […] Read more
NA, Western Europe & APAC Accounted for 74% of DESS Industry Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new report from Navigant Research provides an update on the market drivers, challenges, key trends, and growth projections for the global DESS industry A new report from Navigant Research provides an update on the market drivers, challenges, key trends, and growth projections for the global distributed energy storage system (DESS) industry, including battery energy storage systems, thermal energy […] Read more
Tariff of Renewable Plus Storage Tenders now Competing With Thermal Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last one year in India, there has been a growth spurt in storage tender issuance, however, only for a few small tenders, the auctions are successful. In most other tenders, the storage capacity was so high that it leads to infeasible tariffs, and eventually to cancellations of many of these tenders, JMK Research […] Read more
Inox Wind Reports Rs 27.47 Crore Losses in December 2019 Quarter Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Inox Wind recently issued its financial results for the quarter ended December 2019, with the firm reporting a consolidated net loss of Rs 27.47 crore. Wind energy solutions provider Inox Wind recently issued its financial results for the quarter ended December 2019, in which the firm has reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 27.47 crore. […] Read more
Update: Avaada Energy appeal Against CERC Order At APTEL Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy On January 20, we had carried a story on the CERC (Central electricity Regulatory Commission) refusing to provide any relief to Avaada Energy in its petition against SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India), for its project in Maharashtra. In an update to the same, Avaada Energy has informed us that they had obtained a stay […] Read more
The Total-Adani Deal- Impact on Indian Solar Sector Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy The announcement yesterday of a proposed JV between Total Total SA, the french energy major, and Adani Green Energy, the renewable energy arm of the Adani Group, for $510 million (approx Rs 3600 crores) is, to put it mildly, a surprise. After all, while not dire, the sector today faces multiple pressure points, the latest […] Read more
Land, Policies & Payment Delays a few Issues RE Developers Face in India Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Land acquisition, non-conducive state policies and delays in timely payment are some of the key issues that RE developers face in India Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh has said that land acquisition, non-conducive state policies in certain states and delay in making timely payment to renewable energy generators by […] Read more
Govt in Favour of Domestic Solar Manufacturing, Market not so Much Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy The government is heavily indulged in promotion of domestic solar manufacturing, however, when it comes to utilisation on projects, imports are still favoured According to information relayed in a recent parliamentary discussion, the central government is heavily indulged in promotion of domestic solar manufacturing as portrayed by all the policy changes and financial incentives being […] Read more