Electricity Demand In India Increased 79% In Last 9 Years: RK Singh Updated On Mon, Dec 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Power Minister RK Singh claimed that the electricity demand in India rose almost 79 percent in the last nine years. He shared the latest data before the Lok Sabha in his written response to a question. He said the electricity demand rose from 1,35,918 MW in 2013–14 to 2,43,271 MW in September 2023. He also […] Read more
EU New Electricity Market Design To Speed-Up Renewable Deployment Updated On Fri, Dec 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report shared by the European Council and the Parliament has revealed that they have reached a provisional agreement to reform the EU’s electricity market design (EMD). “This deal is great news, as it will help us reduce even more the EU’s dependence on Russian gas and boost fossil-free energy to cut greenhouse gas […] Read more
US Grid Gets First Injection of Offshore Wind Electricity Updated On Mon, Dec 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a significant yet unheralded milestone, an offshore wind energy turbine has become the first to send power to the US grid. marking the beginning of what many hope will be a critical source of clean power for the country. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource announced on Dec 7 that the […] Read more
EU Action Plan Proposes 40% Investment In Electricity Grids Till 2030 Updated On Wed, Nov 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy The European Union (EU) Commission released an ‘Action Plan’ which supports the European Green Deal. The Commission’s proposed action plan aims at supporting the Europe’s electricity demand, which is expected to increase by 60% till 2030. The prosed system is expected to help deliver a digitalized, decentralized and flexible system. It claims to accommodate millions […] Read more
Solar the Star In Volatile Australian Electricity Market Updated On Mon, Oct 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy As per a release from Rystad Energy Research, Australia’s power market has emerged as the most volatile in the world as unexpected losses of supply from unplanned coal generation outages and transmission line issues related to natural disasters lead to huge price fluctuations. However, in all these, solar has emerged as the star, helping keep […] Read more
Offshore Wind Could Generate 8% Of USA’s Electricity By 2050: NREL Updated On Tue, Oct 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy The NREL has released a report on, “Expanded Modelling Scenarios”. which helps to understand the role of offshore wind in decarbonizing the United States. The report estimates that 20% of regional power needs could be served alongside the Atlantic coast to support offshore wind farms by 2050. NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary […] Read more
Solar Energy-generated Electricity Costs only 3−6 Cents Per kWh: CDRI Report Updated On Wed, Oct 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy UNDP (United Nations Development Program) has released a report published by Coalition for Disaster Risk Infrastructure (CDRI), on ‘Capturing the Resilience Dividend’. Capital Cost in Solar The report suggests that the cost of capital offers a critical benchmark to assess the risks and return preferences of investors and the pricing of money in different geographies. […] Read more
ToD Tariff Mechanism: A Tool To Lower Electricity Bills While Managing Demand Updated On Fri, Oct 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a revision to Electricity (Rights of consumers) Rules, 2020, the Government introduced two changes to the electricity tariff system in June 2023. These changes are introduction of Time of Day (ToD) Tariff, and rationalization of smart metering provisions. As per the tariff system introduced, tariff during high-solar hours of the day should be 10%-20% […] Read more
TNERC Proposes Changes In Deviation Settlement Norms For Electricity Updated On Tue, Sep 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has developed a draft regulation to change the deviation settlement policy for solar and wind power generators. The new draft regulation is named TNERC (Forecasting, Scheduling and Deviation Settlement and related matters for wind and solar generation) Regulations, 2023. It aims to repeal the existing 2019 Regulations in […] Read more