2023’s Promise for Solar. Will India Rise To The Challenge? Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Early into 2023, the ground is set for a momentous shift for solar. But first, the numbers. In the Jan-Dec period, figures from India’s Central Electricity Authority show that the country added 13956 MW of solar capacity, of which just over 11 GW was utility scale solar. This is by far the best ever performance […] Read more
MP’s Neemuch 15 MW Wind, 21 MW Solar Project Withdrawn; Uncertainty Over Other Projects Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy It was only a week ago that the mayor-in-council of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), Malti Rai had given the green signal to a 15 MW wind power and a solar energy project with 21 MW of capacity slated for establishment in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. The proposal for the projects was withdrawn before it could […] Read more
L&T Gets EPC Contract for 90 MW Floating Solar in Omkareshwar, MP Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s leading engineering player – Larsen and Toubro (L&T) – has announced that the power transmission & distribution business of L&T Construction has secured multiple EPC orders in India and overseas. The key catch has been a contract for the development of a floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh. L&T held that the renewables arm […] Read more
India’s November ’22 Solar Capacity Addition Drops to 342 MW Y-o-Y, Wind Additions Rise Marginally Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy The statistics from last month’s RE installation indicate that November was not a terrific month for the expansion of Indian RE capacity. Comparing the current month of November 2022 to the previous one, the total RE capacity additions decreased. India only added 342.09 MW of solar energy and just 51.3 MW of wind energy in […] Read more
NTPC Allocates 5 GW to Green Hydrogen, Ammonia from its 2032 RE Targets Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy State-owned power provider NTPC anticipates the employment of 5 GW of its 60 GW green portfolio objective by 2032 in the green hydrogen and ammonia market, according to Mohit Bhargava, Chief Executive Director of NTPC REL. As far as the hydrogen business is concerned, NTPC has already launched three pilot projects. One is based in […] Read more
Top 5 Takeaways From Intersolar 2022 In India Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Intersolar 2022 in Ahmedabad, or the Smarter E India as it is called in India now, finished up last week. Held from December 7 to 9 at the Helipad centre in Gandhinagar, near Ahmedabad, the event continued on the substantial shifts we have been observing in the solar and related spaces since this year started. […] Read more
CERC Orders MPPMCL & DMRC to Compensate ACME Solar Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Following the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) decision pronouncing that solar developers are entitled for compensation in lieu of greater expenses incurred ever since the GST was introduced, solar developer ACME Jaipur Solar Power has asked the Commission to give MPPMCL and DMRC instructions on how to pay the late payment and rate. The Central […] Read more
NTPC Renewables Report Card: The State of The PSU’s Renewable Efforts Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s national generator, NTPC, works for and is under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India. It is engaged in the generation of electricity and allied activities. The company is positioned at the helm of the Indian power sector and is the largest power producer in the country. NTPC is also actively […] Read more
Chiripal Group Bets Big On Solar Manufacturing For Long Term Sustainability Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gujarat based diversified industrial group Chiripal Group, which has existing interests in textiles, petrochemicals, education, polyfilms and financing, Chiripal Renewables recently founded Grew Energy Pvt Ltd, a company that will produce solar components. With this entry into the renewable energy industry the group has acknowledged the scale of the opportunity in renewable energy, particularly solar […] Read more