Tariff of Renewable Plus Storage Tenders now Competing With Thermal Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last one year in India, there has been a growth spurt in storage tender issuance, however, only for a few small tenders, the auctions are successful. In most other tenders, the storage capacity was so high that it leads to infeasible tariffs, and eventually to cancellations of many of these tenders, JMK Research […] Read more
Avangrid to Develop Oregon’s Largest Solar Farm; Inks 15 Yr PPA with PGE Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Oregon-based fortune 1,000 public utility Portland General Electric (PGE) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Avangrid Renewables, an arm of Avangrid Inc., to buy electricity generated through solar power. As per the 15 year deal, the company will purchase power generated from a new 162 MW solar facility. Avangrid Renewables will develop […] Read more
EC Approves EUR 53 Mn Scheme for EV Charging Stations in Romania Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy The European Commission has approved the EUR 53 million scheme to support the creation of a network of charging stations for EVs in Romania The European Commission (EC) has found plans to support the creation of a network of charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) in Romania to be in line with EU State aid […] Read more
Zen and the Art of Selling Electric Scooters Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy How startups and even established brands are now deploying social media influencers to tell their story and in this case, further a green cause They say all’s fair in love and war. They also say India is facing a motown slowdown. And then they say that sales of electric scooters in India are rising. […] Read more
Tata Power, Prakriti E-Mobility Partner to Setup 50 EV Charging Stations in NCR Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy With an aim to further contribute towards India’s e-mobility drive, utility giant Tata Power has entered into an agreement with Prakriti E-Mobility, an app-based electric vehicle (EV) cab operator, to set up fifty charging stations in Delhi NCR region. As per the deal signed, Tata Power will set up charging infrastructure in phased manner to […] Read more
MSEDCL Subsidy Scam Highlights Attitude To Solar Power in Maharashtra Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Maharashtra’s latest ‘scam’ potentially shows up just why getting discoms on board to promote renewable power is so difficult. A MERC (Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission) appointed committee has filed a report that accuses the state power distribution utility, Mahavitaran or MSEDCL as its English moniker goes, of outright fraud. The report claims that MSEDCL has […] Read more
Rajasthan Working on new Policy for Environmental Protection Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the state government is working on bringing a new policy for environmental protection very soon Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the state government will soon bring a new policy for environmental protection as he noted that global climate change is a serious challenge. Gehlot was addressing […] Read more
EIL Tenders for 2 MW Solar Plant for Hindustan Petroleum Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy EIL has tendered on behalf of Hindustan Petroleum for a 2 MW solar PV power plant to be set up under phase II of the HPCL Green R&D Centre at Bengaluru. Engineers India Limited (EIL) has issued a tender on behalf of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for a 2 MW solar PV power plant […] Read more
Why India’s Thermal Woes Cast A Shadow Over Renewable Plans Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy It’s all about the money. The money needed to clean up discoms, and soon, the money needed to clean up the mess in India’s thermal energy sector. By now, it is well known that one of the biggest impediments to India’s ambitious renewable energy goals is the state of its state distribution firms. Or discoms, […] Read more
