Azure Roof Power to Electrify Government of India Buildings across 10 States Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy 50 MW allocation to Azure Power is the largest solar rooftop allocation done by SECI to supply power to Government buildings, approximately 14% of the total allocated capacity of 360 MW announced. Azure Power, a leading solar power producer in India, announced that it has won a 50 MW solar project in an auction conducted […] Read more
IESA commemorates World Energy Storage Day by organizing policy roundtable Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy The objective of this forum is to have a dialogue between thought leaders from industry and the policy makers to identify policy priorities that can help drive adoption of energy storage in India and make India a global hub for manufacturing of advanced energy storage technologies by 2020 said IESA. To commemorate on the 1st […] Read more
Energy Storage Market to Touch 70 GW by 2022 Updated On Tue, Sep 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy The total energy storage market between 2015 and 2022 in India is expected to go up from 4.4 GW to 70 GW. Out of 70 GW, over 35 GW of demand is expected from newer applications. The market for energy storage in the South Asia region is dominated by India. Energy storage helps in the […] Read more
State distribution companies (discoms) are biggest obstacle on open access for solar power Updated On Fri, Sep 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Open access (OA) was one of the main components of the Electricity Act (2003), introduced in an effort to attract private investment in the electricity generation sector, thereby encouraging competition. There is an increasing opportunity to innovate in solar markets in India thanks to the rapidly declining price of photovoltaics (PV). While large-scale ground-mounted solar […] Read more
KOR Energy installs 100 KWp Grid Tied Rooftop Solar System at DPS, Varanasi Updated On Wed, Sep 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy KOR Energy has used Polycrystalline Modules of 315Wp manufactured by Vikram Solar and solar string inverters of ABB Group to ensure maximum yield and performance consistency. KOR Energy (India) Pvt. Ltd. has announced that it has installed a 100 KWp Grid Tied Rooftop Solar System at Delhi Public School (DPS), Chandauli Mohansarai Bypass Road, Varanasi. […] Read more
Solar power improving primary healthcare in rural Chhattisgarh – CEEW Updated On Sat, Sep 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The study finds that solar powered PHCs could significantly improve in-patient services, out-patient services, emergency care, delivery services, and laboratory services in rural India Solar powered primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Chhattisgarh admitted over 50% more patients and conducted almost twice the number of child deliveries in a month compared to power-deficit PHCs without a […] Read more
Sembcorp Increases its Stake in India Renewable Energy Business, acquires IDFC PE for Rs. 1400 crore Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy Sembcorp Utilities has exercised its contractual right to acquire IDFC’s remaining shares in SGI Sembcorp Industries has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities has entered into an agreement to acquire IDFC Private Equity Fund III (IDFC)’s remaining stake in Sembcorp Green Infra (SGI), for Rs. 1410.2 Crores. With this, Sembcorp will become the sole owner […] Read more
Renewable energy capacity of 100 GW should be achieved by 2019-20 Niti Aayog Updated On Mon, Aug 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Niti Aayog has set for the government an ambitious goal of 100 giga watt of clean energy by 2019-20 and wants financial provision for generation and infrastructure rather than just capacity creation. Premier think-tank Niti Aayog has set for the government an ambitious goal of 100 giga watt of clean energy by 2019-20 and wants […] Read more
The Gospel of Distributed Energy Storage Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy A target of 175 GW by 2022 is not just challenging but brings a commodity to bring swift innovations to peg this clean mission. Falling energy storage costs and steadily increasing solar capacity stand to catalyze a paradigm shift from net metering to distributed energy storage. Implementing a system composed of a web of distributed […] Read more
