MNRE Continues To Bat For Renewable Energy. Will It Be Enough? Updated On Mon, Apr 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Continuing with its quick moves, after every such incident, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has clarified again that distribution companies that do not honour their power purchase agreements will be charged for ‘deemed generation.’ In other words, if they happen to curtail power from RE producers despite the instructions to treat them as ‘must […] Read more
MNRE Asks States to not Halt Payments for RE Generators Updated On Fri, Apr 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has asked states to continue to buy power from renewable energy producers and clear their dues on a regular basis as was being done prior to the lockdown The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked states to continue to buy power from renewable energy producers and clear their dues “on a regular basis […] Read more
As Power Demand Slumps, RE Generators Brace For Impact Updated On Thu, Apr 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy The coronavirus pandemic has created some of the most unprecedented situations ever faced by the energy sector in India. For one, demand has never dropped off as steeply as it has in March. For possibly the first time ever in living memory, a slump in global oil prices has stopped delivering any revenue benefits to […] Read more
Discoms’ Outstanding Dues to Gencos Rises 32% in January to Rs 88,311 Cr Updated On Mon, Mar 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Power producers’ total outstanding dues owed by Discoms rose nearly 32 percent to Rs 88,311 crore in January over the same month previous year. Power producers’ total outstanding dues owed by distribution firms (Discoms) rose nearly 32 percent to Rs 88,311 crore in January over the same month previous year, reflecting stress in the sector. […] Read more
Solar Rooftop: Over to the States Updated On Mon, Mar 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The Missing Player Rooftop Solar. Right up till 2014, when India shifted gears in solar with an ambitious new target and a new focus on utility scale solar, solar usually meant rooftop solar, or even solar water heaters and other distributed solar products. And this was not because we had a lot of rooftop solar […] Read more
Fourth Partner Energy Gets Funding for Power@1 Prog via Grameen Impact’s 1st Clean Energy Bond Updated On Sat, Mar 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Fourth Partner Energy, a company having a strong presence in the distributed solar energy sector, has recently secured funding through Grameen Impact’s first clean energy bond for its Power@1 initiative. With an aim to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Grameen Impact Investments India (Grameen Impact) has launched its ‘POWER’ SDG#7 Impact Bond under the […] Read more
GERC Cautioned for Delaying Open Access Regulations by APTEL Updated On Fri, Mar 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Indian Captive Power Producer’s Association, which had filed a complaint at APTEL (Appelate Tribunal for Electricity) against the stat regulator in Gujarat, earned a moral victory with the APTEL bench agreeing with them. Their key contention? That the Gujarat power regulator or Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) had been amiss in its failure […] Read more
RK Singh Dedicates 11 Renewable Energy Management Centres to Nation Updated On Sat, Feb 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh has dedicated to the nation 11 Renewable Energy Management Centres for renewable energy integration. Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh has dedicated to the nation 11 Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMCs) for renewable energy integration. The minister also inaugurated the Northern Region Renewable Energy Management Centre (NR-REMC) at a […] Read more
Synergy Needed Among Architects, Real Estate Developers, Govt to Deliver Green Buildings: Sanjay Seth Updated On Wed, Feb 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Synergy is required amongst the architects, the real estate developers and the government to design and deliver green buildings. Green buildings are still perceived to be expensive by the end users. While there have been steps taken to orient the market towards a life-cycle approach in estimating the financial implication of construction, operational savings due […] Read more