Uneven Grouping of Renewables Leading to Curtailments in India: TCCL Updated On Thu, Dec 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Electricity demand in India grew at a CAGR of 5.1% over the last decade from FY 2011 to FY 2019. However, this fell to a mere 1.2% in FY 2020. India was already facing an economic slowdown, with industrial output declining to an 8-year low during the year, but compounded by the impact of the […] Read more
Clean Energy Goes Spiritual, As Key UP Cities To add 670 MW Rooftop Solar Updated On Thu, Dec 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Uttar Pradesh energy minister Shrikant Sharma has announced that places of religious importance in the state will be powered by solar energy by 2024. Among the cities cited by him were Ayodhya, Mathura, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Gorakhpur. Rooftop solar would be the preferred medium to achieve the target of 670 MW, powered by central subsidies […] Read more
Demand for Hydrogen in India can Grow 5-Fold by 2050: TERI Updated On Thu, Dec 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new report by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) suggests that the demand for hydrogen in India can grow 5-fold by 2050. The demand for hydrogen in India can grow five-fold by 2050. Further, by 2030, the costs of “green hydrogen” from renewables will fall more than 50 percent and start to compete with […] Read more
PureEV Signs MoU with CSIR-CECRI, Indigenizing Lithium-Ion technology for EVs Updated On Thu, Dec 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy IIT Hyderabad incubated PURE EV has announced its partnership with CSIR – Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI). The firm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CSIR- CECRI for indigenous Lithium-Ion battery technology for electric vehicles. The company has been funded by Pharma industry veteran V C Nannapaneni. The collaboration will serve joint research […] Read more
Hartek Solar Secures Order for 1.8 MW Rooftop Solar Project From Bikaji Updated On Thu, Dec 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Chandigarh-based developer Hartek Solar has announced that it has bagged a 1.8 MW rooftop project from FMCG firm Bikaji. The firm will execute the project right from the installation of solar panels and inverters to supply, design, engineering and commissioning. “Consolidating on its Pan-India presence, Hartek Solar, the rooftop solar division of Hartek Group has bagged a […] Read more
Cubico to Acquire European RE Platform Grupo T-Solar From I Squared Capital Updated On Thu, Dec 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy I Squared Capital has an agreement to sell its European renewables platform Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments Ltd I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investment manager, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments Ltd, the renewable energy specialist jointly owned by Ontario Teachers’ […] Read more
Increasing Stakes in Intrastate Transmission Will Drive RE Growth in India: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy IEEFA recommends increasing competition in the intrastate transmission sector to speed up the deployment of renewable energy in India A new IEEFA report recommends increasing competition in the development of intrastate transmission infrastructure, to speed up the deployment of renewable energy in India. “As the share of increasingly low cost but variable renewable energy grows, development […] Read more
NTPC Subsidiary Tenders for 3 MW Rooftop Solar Plant at IIT Jodhpur Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited has issued a tender for the commissioning of a 3 MW rooftop solar power plant at IIT Jodhpur. NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Ltd., has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible firms for the commissioning of a 3 MW grid-tied rooftop solar power […] Read more
Unpaid Electric Bills Weakens the Efforts to Improve Access to All Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Electric utilities in many developing countries often don’t get fully paid by consumers for the power they supply. A new study by the University of Chicago and partner institutes suggests that this has led to widespread outages and rationing of power. This poor electricity access may be a consequence of society treating electricity as a […] Read more
