India’s Indifference to Mini-Grids Throttling A big Job opportunity Updated On Mon, Jan 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy Behind the government’s ‘power for all’ push has been an unstated desire to ensure that the central grid is the main conduit of power for all Indian households. This has pushed mini-grids to the backburner many feel, with many consequences for all stakeholders Last year, India celebrated power connectivity to every household in the country, […] Read more
Efficiency in Focus as MERC Declines Adani Plea On RE Pricing for Mumbai Updated On Mon, Jan 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulation Commission, in its order dated January 8 has disposed of the plea by Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) on tariff for the renewable energy it planned to purchase to meet the city’s RPO obligations and broader energy needs. The plea by AEML, which pitched for sourcing 700 MW of RE power […] Read more
Corporate Renewable PPAs in India to Drop by a Third in 2019: Report Updated On Mon, Dec 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report has predicted that in India the annual corporate PPA renewable additions in 2019 will be about 30-35 percent lower than installations in 2018 A new report has revealed that India was the second-largest growth market for corporate renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) after the US in 2018, with an addition of 1.6 […] Read more
Chattisgarh Issues Tariff Regulations for Renewable Energy Projects Updated On Thu, Dec 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy CSERC has issued the regulations for determining tariff for renewable energy sources for the purpose of sale of power to Discoms in Chattisgarh The Chattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued the regulations specifying the terms and conditions of tariff for renewable energy sources for the purpose of sale of power to Discoms in […] Read more
Microgeneration and Power Trading – Will it work for India Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the outset let us define what is microgeneration. In simple terms, it is defined as the small-scale production of electricity from a low carbon source. This includes the design and installation of advanced distributed generation systems using traditional or renewables technologies. Given that traditional power systems are efficient only at scale, they typically do […] Read more
GE Secures 350 MW Order for Wind Project in Texas Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy GE Renewable Energy has been selected by Innergex to supply 139 wind turbines for Innergex’s 350 MW Foard City Wind project in Texas. GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has been selected by Innergex Renewable Energy to supply 139 of its 2.X-127 onshore wind turbines on 89-meter towers for Innergex’s approximately 350 MW Foard […] Read more
Andhra Government Makes Key Amends to its Energy Policies Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy The state government of Andhra Pradesh has made several key changes to its policies on solar, wind and hybrid power The Andhra Pradesh government has made several key changes to its policies on solar, wind and hybrid power, primarily withdrawing the facility for energy banking and drawal that was purportedly causing a huge financial drain on the […] Read more
KSEB to Modify PSA for 200 MW Wind Power Signed with SECI Updated On Wed, Nov 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy KSERC has asked state Discom KSEB to modify its PSA that it had signed with the SECI for procuring 200 MW wind energy. The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has in its latest order, asked state Discom Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to modify its Power Sale Agreement (PSA) that it had signed with […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Plus Storage, now a Viable Solution for India Updated On Thu, Oct 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The declining cost of storage, along with that of rooftop solar installations, is likely to change the future dynamics of the Indian power sector. The declining cost of storage solutions, along with that of rooftop solar solutions, is likely to change the future dynamics of the Indian power sector. Several countries such as Australia, the […] Read more
