EVs Face A Speed Breaker As Skeptics Gather Evidence Around Key Issues Updated On Tue, Jun 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Delhi government recently announced Motor Vehicle Aggregator Policy, which mandates a shift to EVs for cab aggregators, besides other incentives for electric vehicles (EVs). The move has apparently caused a pause in the stock price of CNG supplier Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL). The plan mulls phase-wise conversion of commercial cab services, running primarily on […] Read more
NTPC Reports Highest Ever Annual Generation, 32% Surge In Income In FY23 Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The National Thermal Power Corporation of India (NTPC) today announced its Q4 and FY23 Financial Results. The leading power generator of the country claimed that during FY23, it reported the highest-ever annual generation of 399 Billion Units (BU) compared to 361 BU in FY22, registering a growth of around 11 percent. The audited results of […] Read more
Renewable Energy: Looking Beyond Gujarat In 2023 Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian story of renewable energy is actually a story of paradoxes. Thus, even as the country has made remarkable progress in adding renewable capacity, it still fell comfortably short of the 175 GW target for 2022 Nationally, the country today has achieved 168 GW of renewable energy including large hydro power but the travesty […] Read more
Climate Trends Report Identifies Challenges For Renewable Energy In Jharkhand Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy A recent report by Climate Trends and Ernst and Young LLP released on Tuesday hinted at numerous bottlenecks that the renewable energy sector in Jharkhand is grappling with. It comes when the state has already started planning the energy transition from a coal-dominated region to a less carbon economy. The report said that secondary data hinted that […] Read more
NLC Issues Tender for 200 MW ISTS Connected Solar Project Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) has invited tenders for setting up of 200 MW Solar Power Project that will be ISTS connected on a pan-India basis. The developer will also have to provide three years’ of O&M services. The bid guarantee has been kept at Rs 5.47 crore. The last date of submission is May […] Read more
Brookfield, EIG Consortium Ink Pact to Acquire Origin Energy for A$18.7bn Updated On Wed, Mar 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy A consortium comprised of Brookfield Renewable Partners, together with institutional investors GIC and Temasek, and MidOcean Energy of leading investor EIG will be acquiring 100% shares of Origin Energy Limited. The parities have signed a Scheme Implementation Deed. Origin Energy is Australia’s largest integrated power generator and energy retailer. The Scheme values Origin at an […] Read more
“Ultimately, Green Hydrogen Will Drive The Biggest Changes In Energy”, John Grimes, SEC Australia Updated On Wed, Mar 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy John Grimes leads the Smart Energy Council – Australia as its CEO. The council is an independent body that gives an impetus to the renewables sector in Australia by offering energy solutions. In March this year, John led an over 34 member delegation representing over 29 Australian smart energy firms to India. This visit saw […] Read more
High Priced Power Portal Launched Formally To Tackle Summer Peaks Updated On Fri, Mar 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy As reported earlier by SaurEnergy, the formal start of the high priced power regime has been started to combat the summer peaks in power supply. For the record, India’s February power demand was an all time high. Launching the High Price Day Ahead Market and Surplus Power Portal (PUShP) – an initiative to ensure greater […] Read more
Karnataka & Gujarat Lead in Clean Energy Transition; Odisha, Bihar, UP Laggards Updated On Mon, Feb 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new study conducted in unison by IEEFA (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis) and Ember to create the States’ Electricity Transition (SET) Scoring System. The report takes a look at 16 states in India. The report has analyses 16 Indian states that make up 90% of the country’s yearly power needs. The states […] Read more
