POSOCO Asks Power Exchanges To Bar 27 DISCOMs From Trading Until They Clear Dues Updated On Fri, Aug 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to sources, Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) has asked three power exchanges – IEX, PXIL, and HPX – to restrict electricity trading by 27 discoms in 13 states that owe gencos money. POSOCO has issued a directive to the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), Power Exchange of India (PXIL), and Hindustan Power Exchange (HPX) […] Read more
NMDC Looking To Invest In Renewable Energy Sources Updated On Mon, Jul 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Mining major National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has set its sights on investment in the renewable energy sector. The information comes from Sumit Deb, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NMDC. The top official of the Central PSU affirmed the quest of NMDC to invest in the renewable energy sector as he said that the […] Read more
Gujarat, Goa and Chandigarh Top Climate Performers: NITI Aayog Updated On Fri, Jun 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy NITI Aayog has recently released a report called the State Energy and Climate Index (SECI) declaring Gujarat, Goa and Chandigarh as top performing states in the category of larger states, smaller states and UTs respectively on the basis of the performance by the states during 2019-20 across several parameters and measures for mitigating climate change. […] Read more
Power Min Proposal For Phasedown of Thermal To Allow for 30 GW of Renewables Could face States Roadblock Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy In its latest initiative to support renewables growth and allow for an orderly exit from thermal power, India’s power ministry has proposed a phasedown of 58,000 million units of thermal generation across 81 thermal power stations spread across the central, state and private sectors. The idea is to allow such a phased reduction to allow […] Read more
South India’s Second Big Renewable Push Starts Now Updated On Mon, May 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy Introduction Back in 2014-15, when the new government of Prime Minister Modi first took stock, and hiked India’s renewable energy target 5 fold to 175 GW by 2022, a number of assumptions were made. From the share of solar (100 GW), to the share of rooftop solar within that (40 GW), Wind energy (60 GW) […] Read more
The Top 5: Steel Companies in India & Their Commitments to Reduce CO2 Emissions Updated On Fri, May 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Iron and Steel industry is one of the most crucial parts of human existence. The development of any nation is directly linked to its steel consumption. The story is no different for India which is not only a consumer but also a significant producer of steel. Besides, producing 120 Million Tonnes (MT) of crude […] Read more
Karnataka to optimise RE with storage support Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Karnataka government is making efforts to capitalise on its generation of renewable energy by boosting its storage capabilities to secure its growing requirement of power. A proposal to increase investments into creating more storage capacity is likely to be placed before the Basavaraj Bommai-led cabinet within the next few weeks. Karnataka is the leading […] Read more
Vedanta Aluminium will source 380 MW green power to achieve Net Zero by 2050 Updated On Wed, May 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Vedanta Aluminium, one of India’s largest producers of aluminium, has confirmed plans to source 380 MW of green power on a long-term basis for its smelters. Charting its roadmap to Net Zero by 2050, the green power is going to reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions by 15,00,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent every year. Released by […] Read more
Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index-Round 1 Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gujarat has topped the Niti Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index-Round 1 (SECI) among larger states, which is aimed at ranking states and Union territories (UTs) on six parameters including discoms’ performance, energy efficiency and clean energy initiatives. With reference to clean energy, particularly solar energy, Gujarat is racing to become number one with a […] Read more