Even As EV Sales Boom in Australia, Fuel Efficiency Standards Arrest Further Growth Updated On Mon, Jul 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Australia is witnessing a demand-side surge for electric vehicles, yet the lack of new fuel efficiency standards is posing challenges for EV penetration. The Electric Vehicle Council’s (EVC) latest State of Electric Vehicles report highlights a significant surge in EV sales, representing 8.4 per cent of all new cars sold in Australia in the first […] Read more
Ashish Goyal Takes Over Reins of UPPCL as New CMD Updated On Mon, Jul 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Ashish Kumar Goyal has taken over the reins of UPPCL (Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited) as its CMD. Ashish is a seasoned IAS officer who belongs from the 1995 batch. He recently concluded a stint at central deputation. In May, last year, M Devaraj had stepped into the role of the Chairman of UPPCL and […] Read more
IEX Reports 8% Rise In Net Profit In Q1 On YoY Updated On Fri, Jul 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has announced its financial results for Q1 of FY 24. The overall picture of the report revealed that while the leading Indian energy exchange firm witnessed a rise in its income and net profit on a year-on-year basis, its income and net profit plunged on Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) basis. The unaudited […] Read more
Tripura Chalks Out ‘Tripura Energy Vision 2030 Roadmap’ Updated On Fri, Jul 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Power Minister of Tripura, Ratan Lal Nath, has revealed that the state government has worked out at a plan that sets sights on generating close to 500 MW of power via solar energy. The goal is to be achieved by 2030. He further added that Germany’s Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur international Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) executed a […] Read more
Chhattisgarh Offers Sops For Grid-Connected Solar DRE Units Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has come out with a new draft regulation to boost the uptake of grid-connected distributed renewable energy (DRE) units in the state. The Commission has now proposed a second amendment to its Gid-Connected DRE Regulations. These rules will be applicable from September 1, 2023. The draft CSERC (Grid […] Read more
CEA Releases New Norms For Forecasting Power Demand Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released its latest medium- and long-term power demand forecast guidelines. It said that the central agency had been carrying out the demand forecast of the country for medium-term and long-term periods through Electric Power Surveys (EPS) periodically to bring out National Electricity Plan (NEP). The new guidelines of the […] Read more
West Bengal Issues Tender for 900 MW Pumped Storage Project Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The West Bengal government has floated a tender inviting bids for development and operation of the Bandu Pumped Storage Project- a 900 MW capacity power project. It will be executed through a public-private partnership. The project, located in the Ajodhya Hill Area of Purulia district, is valued at close to INR 4,700 crore with project […] Read more
Water-Scarce Rajasthan Poses New Challenges For Solar Pumps Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Parul Kulshrestha As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, was irrigating his 31-acre farmland of millets, using an electric pump which came with its own challenges – erratic electricity supply, voltage fluctuation and associated costs. About 10 years ago, in 2013, […] Read more
Deputy Manager – Engineering Updated On Wed, Jul 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Responsibilities:- To Design, implement and test a wide range of I/O (HART, Modbus, FF, Profibus etc), basic control functions, interlocks, sequences, operator interface and other control components on DCS and PLC. Project control functions to be documented according to formats specified in standard templates (FDS) or by the Project Lead. Prepares simulations, test scenarios, test documentation, […] Read more