Solar Startup Zunroof Struggles To Deliver On Promise Updated On Fri, Aug 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy There were plenty of rooftop solar companies raising capital during the 2016-19 period. However, the fund inflow in such startups slowed down gradually and only a handful of them are in serious business. In fact, recent funding rounds for firms like Solar Square have been built around funding their customers. One early pre-2020 startup is […] Read more
Sunsure Energy Establishes Three Solar Power Plants for Dalmia Bharat Cement Updated On Thu, Jul 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Independent Power Producer Sunsure Energy has set up three solar power projects for cement manufacturer Dalmia Bharat Cement to help power up the cement major’s operations. The solar power projects are for a cumulative capacity of 23.74 MW. The said projects entail a 17.5 MW capacity solar power project in Cuttack, Odisha. The project will […] Read more
India’s Solar O&M Market: A tale of increased domination of new evolving technologies Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy If you track the Indian solar sector or are a regular SaurEnergy reader, you might remember the increasing frequency of news reports on the topic of robotic cleaning of solar panels. Be it Ecoppia, Airtouch (incidentally, both are Israeli firms), or the domestic Skilancer Solar and many more, robotic cleaning has created a disruption in […] Read more
Amplus’s Ritu Lal Moves To Amrop India As Client Partner Updated On Mon, Mar 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ritu Lal has joined Amrop India as Client Partner, Infrastructure & Energy Practice at Amprop India, a leadership advisory firm. Before she stepped into her new role, Ritu Lal was Senior Vice President & Head of Institutional Relations at Amplus Solar. Her professional experience that exceeds 25 years also entails working across various industries including […] Read more
JK Cement to Offtake Green Energy from CleanMax’s Wind & Solar Farm Updated On Tue, Feb 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy JK Cement and CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions have entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 6.42 MW wind – solar generation capacity in the state of Karnataka. CleanMax delves into C&I renewable energy. As per the PPA, green energy will be provided from CleanMax’s wind-solar farm in Jagalur, Karnataka to JK Cement’s Muddapur factory. The […] Read more
Boost to SMEs, Easy Imports, Cheaper Financing: Solar Expectations from Budget ’23 Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Budget 2022 made major announcements. Primary among them was the earmarking of Rs 19,500 crore for production linked incentives towards the manufacturing of high efficiency solar photo voltaic modules. While this has been a source of hope for the industry, a major mood dampener has been the imposition of duties on solar cells and modules. […] Read more
Solar EPC: After Strong 2022, Industry Looks Ahead To Continuity in 2023 Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian Solar EPC market looked good in the year gone-by as several EPC projects, both government and private, took off in 2022. Interestingly, even as large EPC firms with a global footprint like Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy struggled with projects where they were on the hook for fixed price contracts, bearing heavy losses, […] Read more
2023’s Promise for Solar. Will India Rise To The Challenge? Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Early into 2023, the ground is set for a momentous shift for solar. But first, the numbers. In the Jan-Dec period, figures from India’s Central Electricity Authority show that the country added 13956 MW of solar capacity, of which just over 11 GW was utility scale solar. This is by far the best ever performance […] Read more
As Solar Spreads Out, Marketing Makes an Entrance Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Just over 30 months ago, SaurEnergy did a feature on rooftop solar, “Residential Solar. Market Yes, But Marketing?” That story, in our April 2020 issue talked about the potential in the rooftop solar category, albeit, residential. But there was almost complete lack of formal marketing tactics from firms to attract customers. The few firms with […] Read more
