In Renewables, it’s No Less Than a ‘Revolution’ Underway in India. WSDS 2019 Updated On Wed, Feb 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the World Sustainable Development Summit, India’s renewable push came up for appraisal, with everyone agreeing that it was no less than a revolution when seen from most metrics. At a panel chaired by Ajay Shankar of TERI, Anand Kumar, Secretary, MNRE, Vineet Mittal of the Avaada Energy Group representing the private sector, David Nelson […] Read more
Nike Signs First Wind Power PPA in Europe Updated On Thu, Feb 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy The global sporting brand now benefits from the supply of over 200 megawatts (MW) of renewable wind power. Nike, the global sporting brand, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Spain’s Iberdrola to source 40 MW of wind power from the Cavar wind complex in Navarra, northern Spain to power its facilities in Europe. […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Glenn Pearce Oroz, Director of Policy and Programmes, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Updated On Fri, Feb 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy Govt Sends Clear, Attractive Signal to Invest in India Research clearly shows that businesses and private investment flow into countries that have clear, robust policy and regulatory environments with long term targets. By prioritizing energy access, the government is sending a clear, attractive signal to business to invest in the Indian market, believes Glenn Pearce […] Read more
SMEV Demands Rs 20,000 Cr for Promoting EVs in India Updated On Thu, Jan 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy SMEV expects the government to target at least one million EVs in top-10 most-polluted cities across India. Electric vehicle makers’ body Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has asked for an allocation of Rs 20,000 crore in the next two years for promoting EVs in the country and also urged the government to impose a “notional green cess” […] Read more
EESL Appoints Director (Projects) and Director (Commercial) Updated On Wed, Jan 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy Venkatesh Dwivedi has assumed charge as Director (Projects) and S Gopal has assumed charge as Director (Commercial). Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has announced the appointments of Venkatesh Dwivedi as Director of Projects, and the appointment of S. Gopal as […] Read more
Government Approves Second Phase of Atal Jyoti Yojana Updated On Fri, Dec 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Phase-II of Atal Jyoti Yojana will cover installation of 3,04,500 solar street lights (SSL) of 12 W capacity as per the MNRE specification. The president has today given its assent to launch the Phase-II of the ‘Atal Jyoti Yojana’ (AJAY) to be implemented in the year 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. Sanction has also been accorded for […] Read more
Parliamentary Panel Suggest Portal to Track Climate Change Targets Updated On Mon, Dec 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy The move is to enable stakeholder to keep a track of progress and development in each specific sector including solar energy. To bring transparency to India’s climate change action plan, a parliamentary panel has asked the central government to launch a portal to display updated targets and achievements in the National Action Plan on Climate […] Read more
European Commission Approves 600 Million Euros in State Aid to French Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Nov 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The approval has been given under EU State aid rules which prohibits financial support by the government towards a business entity unless it is justified The European Commission has given its approval to a measure of providing stat sponsored financial support of 600 million euros innovative solar power installations in France. The approval has been […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Mehul Sharma, Director Sales – India (TBEA Xián Electric Technology Co. Ltd.) Updated On Tue, Nov 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Please tell our readers about TBEA Xián Electric Technology Co. Ltd. and its product offerings? TBEA Xián Electric Technology Co. Ltd., is one of the global leaders in Solar Inverter manufacturing having its Global Headquarters in Xián, China. Company is a part of TBEA group, and inherits the engineering & manufacturing excellence of 70 […] Read more
