Railways Runs Into A Red Signal For 1 GW Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Nov 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL)’s tender for a 1GW of solar plants on railway land available close to railway tracks has run into a wall of disinterest from solar developers. The tender, with deadline of September 2, was a detailed one that included the design, build, finance, operation, long– term maintenance and transfer […] Read more
KSEB Finally Closes 200 MW Solar Tender At Rs 2.97/unit, NTPC, Tata Power Winners Updated On Fri, Nov 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Kerala state Electricity Board (KSEB), after a nearly year long struggle, has finally reached closure on its quest for 200MW solar power for the state, though the final reported price, Rs 2.97.unit , may not exactly be what they had hoped for. Keep in mind that the board had failed to convince NHPC to […] Read more
BSES Expects Delhi to Create New Power Demand Record This Winter Updated On Tue, Nov 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy BSES has issued a statement, claiming that Delhi is set to witness a new record this winter in power demand which is they expect will rise to 5,480 MW Delhi power distributor BSES has issued a statement, claiming that the capital is set to witness a new record this winter in power demand which is they expect […] Read more
Powering Solar to 2025 and beyond Updated On Fri, Nov 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Technologies and Interventions That Will Drive Solar For the global solar sector, the pandemic hit home much earlier than it did for many other sectors. For even before global lockdowns became the norm, China’s early lockdown in late January, followed by other cities subsequently, was sufficiently disruptive for global shipments of solar equipment, of […] Read more
MoP Amends Guidelines for Procurement of RTC Renewable Power Updated On Fri, Nov 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued amendments to guidelines for the procurement of RTC power from renewable projects, complemented with other sources. The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued, in a Gazette Notification, amendments to guidelines for the tariff-based competitive bidding process for procurement of Round-The Clock (RTC) power from grid-connected renewable energy power […] Read more
Renewables can Help Kosovo Break From Coal-Powered Past: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Nov 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Strong performance by its first large-scale wind and solar farms shows that Kosovo can exploit falling renewables costs to move away from fossil fuel. Strong performance by the first large-scale wind and solar farms in Kosovo shows the coal-dominated, Western Balkan country can exploit falling renewables costs and green lending appetite to align better with […] Read more
BSES Launches its Rooftop Solar Program in Safdarjung and Karkardooma Updated On Tue, Nov 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy BSES Discoms have announced the expansion of their Solar City Program by launching ‘Solarise Safdurjung” and ‘Solarise Karkardooma’. Two Delhi Discoms in BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) claim to be committed to aggressively promoting rooftop solar in South, West, East and Central Delhi. As a result of which, there […] Read more
RECs Trading to Resume on Nov 25, After 4 Month Break Updated On Mon, Nov 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy APTEL has concluded all its hearings on the REC pricing issue, and the trading of RECs is likely to resume after a gap of four months on November 25. Now that the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has concluded all its hearings on the REC pricing issue, and is probably on the verge of issuing […] Read more
Tata Power’s DSM Program Saves 6 GWh in Mumbai Distribution in FY20 Updated On Sat, Oct 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy Tata Power’s Demand Side Management (DSM) program in Mumbai is a multi-dimensional, holistic and technology-driven approach with a focus on capacity building of the consumers towards energy management. DSM initiatives have always been unique offerings from the Utility considering that they always work behind the meter i.e. for end-user energy management. The firm started in […] Read more