Industry Reacts: Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the Electricity Amendment Bill (2022) finds itself drawing the ire of the opposition parties, some farmer organisations, and even employees from the public sector power sector, who are vehemently opposing it, industry leaders speak exclusively to Saur Energy International to offer their views on the Bill that has become synonymous with controversy. What The […] Read more
The Politics Of Statism Over The Electricity Amendment Bill Needs To Stop Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The passage of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 in the Lok Sabha has been met with widespread resistance, within and outside parliament, with many politicians and former bureaucrats declaring it ‘dangerous’, ‘an assault on state rights’ and much more. For now, it is the Delhi State Government which seems to be leading in its brickbats, […] Read more
Tata Green Switch Project Provides Access to Green Electricity in Jharkhand Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy The primary provider of financial services for the Tata Group, Tata Capital has developed and launched the “Green Switch Project,” a CSR initiative. The distant areas of Jharkhand’s Simdega district will receive consistent and uninterrupted green electricity through this initiative. Under this Green Switch project, Tata Capital will provide clean home power to far-flung tribal […] Read more
Kerala Electricity Board Awards Hero Future Energies 10-MW Battery Storage Project Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Delhi-based renewable energy developer and the renewable arm of the Hero Group, Hero Future Energies (HFE), claimed last week that it has “emerged as a successful bidder” in the tender floated by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). The tender was for the construction of a 10 MW grid-connected energy storage plant in the state. […] Read more
The Success Determinants For Future In Electricity Sector With Low Carbon Emissions Updated On Wed, Jul 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy A report on the ‘success determinants for a future in the electricity sector with low carbon emissions’ has been released by Deloitte. In the study, Deloitte has emphasized how renewable energy sources are anticipated to provide 95% of the net increase in the world’s power capacity between now and 2025. This development is brought about […] Read more
Preparing For Next Power Crisis, Section11 Of The Electricity Act Invoked Updated On Tue, Jul 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The government has permitted imported coal-based power plants to sell any surplus electricity to other states. The emergency provision that was used in May of this year (2022) to get non-operational imported coal-based facilities to start generating electricity in the face of a substantial increase in demand has been clarified by the power ministry. If […] Read more
Irish Study Says Rooftop Solar Panels Can Produce 1/4 th Of Total Electricity Needed Updated On Fri, Jul 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy A quarter of total electricity needed by Irish households can be produced by installing solar panels on the domestic rooftops. Conducted by the climate scientists at University College Cork, Ireland, this was the conclusion of the study after the team had thoroughly examined every rooftop in the country using satellite imagery and weather data for […] Read more
Regulator Extends Rs 12 Cap On Traded Electricity To Sep 30 On Power Exchanges Updated On Fri, Jul 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), which had in an order on May 6 directed the Power Exchanges to cap power trading prices at Rs 12 till June 30, has extended the order to September 30 now. The order applies to trading in the Day Ahead market (DAM including Green DAM), RTM, Intra-day, Day Ahead […] Read more
Renewables To Constitute 33% of China’s Electricity By 2025 Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy China’s planning agency has formulated a new five year plan for the development of renewable energy in the country and aims to equip the grid with 33 per cent of power coming from renewable sources by the middle of this decade. The share of renewable energy in the national grid was 28.8 per cent in […] Read more
