NHPC Planning Clean Energy Projects of 27 GW in 9 States, Nepal: CMD Updated On Mon, Dec 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy State-owned NHPC has plans to set up new hydro and solar projects of more than 27,000 MW capacity in nine states and neighbouring country Nepal, the company’s CMD Abhay Kumar Singh has said. The new capacities would come up in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, Singh told […] Read more
TNERC Allows TANGEDCO To Get Away With 6% Interest On Delayed Payments Updated On Fri, Dec 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has recently ruled in favour of a wind energy producer Rajaguru Spinning Mills Private Limited, directing the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to make payments to the producer with 6% interest per annum within a month. Aggrieved at delayed settlement of invoices pertaining to a wind […] Read more
China Suspends Sri Lankan Projects close to India Over ‘Security Concern’ Updated On Fri, Dec 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy China has suspended a project to install hybrid energy plants in three islands of Sri Lanka, citing “security concern” from a “third party”, amid reports of India raising concern over its location. In January, the Chinese firm, Sino Soar Hybrid Technology, was awarded the contract to install a hybrid renewable energy system in Delft, Nagadeepa […] Read more
A Space to Watch Out for: EV’s Impact Rests on the Way it is Marketed! Updated On Fri, Dec 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy The EV segment is poised to follow a high growth curve in the India market. A positive investment outlook and aggressive marketing strategies are expected to shape the Indian EV growth story over the next three years. Some Highlights: “Projections by the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) estimate that the Indian EV market will grow […] Read more
India’s Solar Path-The Firms, Individuals and Organisations That Will Matter Updated On Wed, Dec 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy 2021 has marked a return to bump up in capacity addition in solar, after the last peak in 2017-18 when the country added close to 9.5 GW taking solar to the top among all energy options for capacity added. With this year likely to see over 11 GW of fresh capacity addition, it says something […] Read more
IREDA, BVFCL Team Up for Green Energy Projects Updated On Tue, Nov 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL) for providing its techno-financial expertise in developing renewable energy projects and fund raising. The two companies are Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the Ministry of […] Read more
Adani Solar Plans Expansion in East & N.East with KSL Cleantech’s Help Updated On Tue, Nov 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Adani Solar, the Adani Group’s solar manufacturing and EPC arm, has launched a retail distribution business for India’s eastern and northeastern states with KSL Cleantech Ltd as the official channel partner for the two regions. Adani has now extended its reach to more than 1,000 towns in the country for the distribution of solar panels, […] Read more
An Ancillary Services Market Will Be Key To Integration of 450 GW of Renewables By 2030 Updated On Sat, Nov 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new study, Electricity market design for efficient procurement of ancillary services in India to address changing system needs, by Wartsila and KPMG makes the case for power market reforms in India using power system simulation models. The study demonstrates that some of the renewable rich states in India could immensely benefit by adding more flexible generation […] Read more
Indian Scientists Recover Pure Silicon from Obsolete Solar Cells Updated On Tue, Nov 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy The disposal of used photovoltaic panels is increasing day by day around the world, necessitating the need for an efficient recycling method to decrease environmental pollution. The average life expectancy of solar panel is about 25-30 years. Today, worldwide, around 60 million tons of solar cells, which are in their end-of-life stage, have become wastes. […] Read more
