Long Standing Issues of Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements Updated On Tue, Mar 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Standing Committee on Energy had recently presented its 4th report in the Parliament, one key area of focus was the state of Power Purchase Agreements The Standing Committee on Energy working under the Ministry of Power had recently presented its fourth report in the Parliament addressing all the financial layouts made by the government […] Read more
Investments in RE Sector Fell 14% to Rs 68550 Cr in 2019 Updated On Fri, Mar 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Investments in the country’s renewable energy sector fell by 14 percent to Rs 68,550 crore in the calendar year 2019, the Parliament has been informed. Investments in the country’s renewable energy sector fell by 14 percent to Rs 68,550 crore in the calendar year 2019, the Parliament has been informed. In 2018, the estimated investment […] Read more
Railway’s Petition Regarding 14 MW Rooftop PV Projects Dismissed Updated On Thu, Mar 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy GERC has dismissed the petition filed by the Western Railway requesting relaxation in Gujarat’s net metering regulations. The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has in its latest order has dismissed the petition filed by the Western Railway requesting the commissions’ involvement in granting relaxation in the state’s net metering regulations. The petition was filed against […] Read more
Govt Extends Phase-II of Atal Jyoti Yojana Till Mar 2021; EESL to Float New Tender Updated On Fri, Mar 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy After subdued progress in the installation of solar street lights, the Government has extended the second phase of its Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) for a period of one year till March 31, 2021. The move came after the instructions issued by the Finance Ministry’s Expenditure Department on continuation and extension of public funded ongoing schemes. […] Read more
Dominion Energy Gets Approval for First Battery Storage Projects Updated On Wed, Feb 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Dominion Energy Virginia has received approval from the State Corporation Commission to move forward with four battery storage pilot projects Dominion Energy Virginia has announced that it has received approval from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) of Virginia to move forward with four battery storage pilot projects to pave the way for additional energy storage […] Read more
BYD Receives Largest Order of Electric Buses in US History in LA Updated On Tue, Feb 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LA DOT) has placed the largest order for electric buses in US history with BYD for 134 buses. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced this week that the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has placed the largest order for electric buses in US history with BYD for 134 buses. […] Read more
Fifteen Cleantech Startups Awarded for Unique Technology, Biz Model Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a bid to encourage startup companies in the cleantech space, fifteen companies addressing climate change and energy access were awarded by the Government of India, BIRAC, Tata Trusts, Tata Power and Social Alpha. These companies were working on technologies for energy storage, smart metering, clean cooking, innovative electric vehicle (EV) solutions, battery technologies, energy monitoring […] Read more
Energy Storage Industry Sees New Opportunities in Sitharaman’s Budget 2020 Updated On Sat, Feb 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Welcoming the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2020, which was tabled in the parliament today, the energy storage industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has sought numerous opportunities in this year’s Budget for the energy storage sector. From Sitharaman’s second Union Budget, the energy storage industry analyzed that it will not only provide […] Read more
Boson Robotics Sees Opportunity in India Updated On Sat, Jan 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the biggest challenges in maintaining a solar farm is the issue of cleaning. Keeping the panels clean can make a huge difference to productivity of solar power, especially at utility scale. That has led to the emergence of firms specialising in the job. It wasn’t long though, before a Chinese firm started to […] Read more