ADB Grants $346 Mn Loan for Rural Electricity in Maharashtra Updated On Thu, Apr 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy ADB has approved a USD 346 million loan to help provide an efficient and reliable power connection to rural agriculture customers in Maharashtra. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 346 million loan to India to help provide an efficient and reliable power connection to rural agriculture customers in the state of Maharashtra. […] Read more
NREL Forms Consortium to Advance Solar Perovskite Commercialisation Updated On Thu, Apr 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy NREL has formed the US Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium, which will work to accelerate commercialisation of perovskite technologies. Working with leading domestic solar companies, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds at the University of Washington, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Toledo have […] Read more
UPCL Floats Tender for Supply of 900 Solar Meters Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Dehradun-based Discom, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) has floated a tender for the supply of a total number of 900 single-phase (10-60A) whole current solar meters with box. The last date and time for submission of bid is May 27, 2020, at 5 p.m. Also, the estimated cost of tender is Rs 19.80 lakh, and […] Read more
Delhi’ Peak Power Demand Down 49% During Lockdown Updated On Mon, Apr 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy The peak power demand in Delhi has reduced by up to 49 percent with commercial and industrial activities virtually at a standstill due to the lockdown The peak power demand in Delhi has reduced by up to 49 percent with commercial and industrial activities virtually at a standstill due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread […] Read more
ADB Approves $100 mn Loan for Development of Advanced BESS in Mongolia Updated On Mon, Apr 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy ADB has approved a USD 100 million loan to help supply RE to Mongolia by installing its first large-scale advanced battery energy storage system (BESS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 100 million loan to help supply renewable energy to Mongolia by installing its first large-scale advanced battery energy storage system (BESS). […] Read more
MNRE Has A New Secretary, Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi Updated On Sun, Apr 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, a 1987 batch IAS (Indian administrative service) officer of the Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed as the new secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Mr Chaturvedi will take over from Anand Kumar, himself an IAS from the 1984 Kerala cadre. Mr Chaturvedi was earlier the Additional Chief Secretary […] Read more
MNRE Extends Off-Grid & Decentralised Solar PV Applications Programme Phase-III Updated On Sat, Apr 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a next spell of extensions, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the third phase of off-grid and decentralized solar photovoltaic (PV) applications programme till FY20-21. The Ministry further instructed that “the implementation agencies will continue to implement the scheme as per the approved guidelines dated 07-08-2018 and amendments thereof.” However, […] Read more
Govt Closes Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) Phase-II amid Covid-19 Outbreak Updated On Fri, Apr 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the wake of coronavirus outbreak across the country, the government has decided to close the second phase of its Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) effective from April 01, 2020. The move came after the government decided not to operate MPLADS for two years i.e. for 2020-2021 and 2021-22 and in this regard, a circular was […] Read more
SECI Seeks Online Submission of Pre-Bid Queries for 15 MW Floating Solar Tender Updated On Thu, Apr 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI has asked all the prospective bidders for its tender for 15 MW floating solar plants at SCCL, Telangana to submit their pre-bid queries online. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a notification asking all the prospective bidders for its tender for the selection of bidders for the design, engineering, supply, construction, […] Read more