REMCL Invites Bids for 210 MW Solar Projects on Vacant Railway Land Updated On Thu, Aug 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL), a joint venture of the Indian Railways and RITES Limited (Rail India Technical And Engineering Services Limited, a railway PSU), has issued a new tender to develop 210 MW of grid-connected solar projects under the Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) category. The solar projects are to be developed on vacant railway […] Read more
Key Policy Challenges To a Thriving C&I Market for Solar In India Updated On Mon, Aug 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy sector has emerged as a potential green technology to address climate change issues by reducing dependence on conventional fossil fuel-based energy. India has a target to install 100 GW of solar energy capacity with a commitment to increase the renewable sources-based energy capacity to 175 GW by 2022. Under this, 40 GW […] Read more
REMCL Tenders For 740 MW Solar Projects On Vacant Railway Land Updated On Mon, Jun 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian Railways, which has set some of the most ambitious targets on net zero among large government owned bodies, has just invited bids for over 740 MW of solar power projects, on vacant railways land. Readers will recall that using railway land across the country for these projects was an integral part of the […] Read more
Solis Seminar Episode 22: Solutions for Error Code “GRID INTF” Updated On Thu, May 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The power grid is a fragile and complex system and its operation will affect connected equipment. At the same time, the abnormal operation of connected equipment will also affect it causing what’s known as, “grid disturbance”. Grid disturbance is a relatively common type of a grid-side fault. The frequency of its occurrence is second only […] Read more
Solar Firms Almost Unanimous on 10 kW Rule for Net-Metering – It’s a Disaster Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy While industry reaction to the new rules from the Ministry of Power that mandates net metering upto a limit of 10 kW only have been well reported, we decided to speak to installers across states to get a broader view. What we see is a very clear divide between a vast number of smaller installers, […] Read more
Hope Rules Over Policy as PM Modi Harks to 40 GW Rooftop Solar by 2022 Updated On Fri, Feb 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy If there was ever a case of hope triumphing policy for India’s struggling rooftop solar sector, then PM Modi’s statement on the country reaching 40 GW of rooftop solar by 2022 must come as a massive boost. Or maybe the industry is simply smarter than that. For out of the 100 GW solar target for […] Read more
MERC Orders SECI to Compensate MSEDCL for Delayed Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Feb 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy MERC has directed SECI to compensate MSEDCL as per a Power Sale Agreement (PSA) signed between the two entities for delayed solar projects. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its latest order has directed the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to compensate Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) as per a Power […] Read more
Alok Kumar Assumes Power Secretary Role, Taking Over From Sanjeev Sahai Updated On Tue, Feb 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Alok Kumar, a 1988 batch IAS officer of UP cadre, has taken over as Union Power Secretary, succeeding Sanjeev Nandan Sahai. Ministry of Power welcomes Shri Alok Kumar, the new Secretary(Power) pic.twitter.com/zXFcIKGOnn — Ministry of Power (@MinOfPower) February 1, 2021 Alok Kumar, a 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, on Monday took over as Union Power Secretary. Kumar will succeed Sanjeev Nandan Sahai, […] Read more
India’s Solar Manufacturing- A Tale of failed Government Initiatives Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s solar manufacturing prowess, or lack of it, has been a regular cause for concern ever since the country started powering forward in capacity additions from 2016 onwards. A new report from IEEFA and JMK Analytics puts the spotlight on the sector, especially on its failure to ramp up even as demand went up domestically. […] Read more
