MNRE Postpones its Flagship Event ‘RE-Invest’ Indefinitely Updated On Fri, Sep 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE postpones the 3rd Global RE-Invest Meet, which was to be inaugurated by Narendra Modi on October 30. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced via a notification that it has postponed the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors’ (RE-Invest) Meet, which was to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October […] Read more
Ørsted’s Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power Updated On Wed, Sep 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy Ørsted has announced that the second phase of Formosa 1, Taiwan’s soon-to-be first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, produced first power. Danish wind energy major and the leading offshore wind energy firm in the world, Ørsted has announced that on September 5, 2019, the company’s second phase of Formosa 1, Taiwan’s soon-to-be first commercial-scale offshore wind […] Read more
EV’s Have Charmed The Government – Will The Markets Follow? Updated On Mon, Aug 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy On July 5, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose to present the Union budget for 2019, expectations were somewhat muted in the understanding that with an interim budget already presented, there was little scope for big announcements. As it turned out, the minister did make a few announcements on the taxation front as well as […] Read more
Experts Stress Equity in India’s Push for a Green Economy Updated On Thu, Aug 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy As per the ILO report, 77.4 percent jobs in India are ‘vulnerable’. A transition to a green economy in India must be a ‘Just Transition’, keeping in mind vulnerable livelihoods. A Just Transition would need to look at the labour surplus issue in India especially for those employed in agriculture and informal sectors. These were […] Read more
Interview: Govt Can Create Better Awareness for Promotion of Energy Efficiency Updated On Thu, Aug 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The government could go one step further and create better awareness by highlighting various technologies that aid in improving energy efficiency in industries and buildings. In addition, the success of Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s Perform-Achieve-Trade (PAT) scheme can also be scaled up to other sectors at faster rate than is happening today. These coordinated activities […] Read more
States That Miss UDAY Targets to Face Fund Cuts: R K Singh Updated On Thu, Aug 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The Centre has proposed a reduction in funds of the states that miss targets set under the 2nd version of UDAY scheme, which is at the draft stage The Centre has proposed a reduction in power sector funds of the states that would not maintain performance benchmarks set under the second version of Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana […] Read more
Storage Solutions Can Change the Outlook of India’s Telecom Industry: Atul Arya Updated On Wed, Aug 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Storage solutions can change the outlook of India’s telecom industry by enabling integration of renewable energy and providing future expansion of rural telecom reach, for small cell cities and energy management services on the cloud, believes Atul Arya, head energy systems, Panasonic India, an Indian arm of Japanese electronics major. In conversation with Manu Tayal, […] Read more
Odisha Moves Towards Pre-Paid Electricity With new Smart Meters Updated On Tue, Aug 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Odisha has decided to introduce pre-paid smart electricity meters in the state in order to stop power theft and meter tampering The state government of Odisha has decided to introduce pre-paid smart electricity meters in the state in order to stop power theft and meter tampering, Energy Minister D S Mishra has said. The consumers will get […] Read more
CARE Downgrades Outlook of 11 Telangana Solar Firms Updated On Tue, Aug 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy After CRISIL, Indian ratings agency CARE has downgraded the outlook of 11 solar companies in the wake of AP order to review PPAs. Care Ratings has revised its outlook to negative on the borrowing programs of 11 solar power producers. The agency did so due to delayed payment to the solar firms by distribution companies in Telangana […] Read more
