As Thousands in California Suffer ‘Planned’ Outages, the Case for Solar Storage Presents Itself Updated On Fri, Oct 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), the largest utility responsible for providing power to California, started cutting off power to thousands of residents on Wednesday. This was done to prevent the eruption of wildfires like last year. Many residents find that their solar installations are of no help due to one reason. Pacific Gas and Electric, […] Read more
AAI Extends Deadline for 100 kW Rooftop Plant at Pune Airport Updated On Fri, Oct 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy AAI has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for setting up of a 100 kW flexible solar PV plant on the terminal building of the Pune Airport The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for setting up of a 100 kW grid-connected flexible solar PV […] Read more
Tenders for 150 Electric Buses Issued in Rajasthan Updated On Fri, Oct 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy RSRTC and JCTSL have issued RfPs for the selection of operators for procurement and operation of a total of 150 electric buses in Rajasthan The Rajasthan State Road Transport Co (RSRTC) and the Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd (JCTSL) have issued a request for proposals (RfP) inviting bids and proposals for the selection of operators […] Read more
MNRE Clarifies December 2022 as Deadline for 175 GW Target Updated On Fri, Oct 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE has clarified that the deadline for India to achieve its renewables target of 175 GW installed generational capacity is December 31, 2022. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified via an official release that the deadline for India to achieve its renewables target of 175 GW installed generational capacity is December […] Read more
Sterlite Power Raises Funds from Brazilian Market via Debentures Updated On Thu, Oct 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy This is an important milestone for the company as its first infrastructure debentures in the Brazilian capital markets. Global power transmission assets developer Sterlite Power has raised funds through its newly issued infrastructure debentures for the Arcoverde Project. Arcoverde Project was the company’s first project in Brazil which was successfully commissioned 28 months ahead of […] Read more
CRISIL Report on REturn to Uncertainty Updated On Thu, Oct 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s installed capacity in renewable energy (RE) could increase by just 40 GW to 104 GW by fiscal 2022 from 64.4 GW in fiscal 2019, because of enduring policy uncertainty and tariff glitches. That would be a good 42 percent short of the government’s target of 175 GW. The sector has witnessed a material waning […] Read more
CEEW and IEA Report on Clean Energy Investment Trends 2019 Updated On Thu, Oct 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy The reduced risk perception of financiers funding renewable energy projects in India resulted in investments in the sector doubling over the last five years, according to a joint study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report – the 2019 ‘Clean Energy Investment Trends’ – was released […] Read more
Tata Launches Tigor EV With Extended Range of 213 KM Updated On Thu, Oct 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy Tata Motors has announced the launch of its extended range Tigor EV Electric Sedan, with a range of 213 km, certified by ARAI. Following the introduction of Tigor EV for Government and fleet consumers, Tata Motors has announced the launch of its extended range Tigor EV Electric Sedan, with a range of 213 km, certified […] Read more
CEEW Report on Greening New Pastures for Green Investments Updated On Thu, Oct 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy Large-scale mobilisation of green capital for investment and innovation in low-carbon energy solutions is the main holdout against a clean energy transition in emerging economies, according to an independent study released by the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF). More than USD 200 trillion worth of assets are under management in the world’s pension funds, insurance firms and […] Read more
