The Plan is to Power the Entire Agriculture Sector With Solar: RK Singh at RE-Invest Updated On Sat, Nov 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s plan is to rapidly take forward the idea of solarising its agriculture sector, and not just stop at solar pumps but cover the entire value chain. Agro-PV offers an opportunity to enable the achievement of both sustainable agriculture and clean energy transitions. Decentralised and distributed renewable energy solutions including solar-powered irrigation can significantly contribute […] Read more
Power Sector Employees Protest Against Privatisation of Discoms: AIPEF Updated On Fri, Nov 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Power sector employees have held nationwide protests against the government’s decision to privatise Discoms, AIPEF has said. Power sector employees on November 26, 2020, held nationwide protests against the government’s decision to privatise Discoms, the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has said. They also demanded the withdrawal of Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 and scrapping of the standard bidding document (SBD). […] Read more
“The Solar Adoption Experience For Consumers Has Been Poor” Updated On Fri, Nov 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the strongest reasons for encouraging solar rooftop, besides the obvious benefits, is the opportunities it creates for jobs, when compared with utility scale solar. Thanks to a more open market, a whole eco-system of suppliers, be it modules, structures, inverters and more have adapted to the opportunity. Finally, the very fact that in […] Read more
ZestMoney: Massive Demand for Pay Later option on EVs Updated On Thu, Nov 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy ZestMoney has been observing a higher demand, a 500% growth in customers opting for the Pay Later solution for Electric Vehicles (EVs). Due to COVID-19 and the need for social distancing, Zestmoney has observed a 500% month-on-month growth in customers opting for the Pay Later solution for Electric Vehicles (EVs). The company is India’s leading […] Read more
883 MW Solar Rooftop Additions in 2020 So Far Powered By Gujarat Updated On Thu, Nov 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy India added 883MW of rooftop solar in first nine months of 2020 despite COVID-19 and implementations of lockdown in different parts of the country, as reported by JMK Analytics, a research firm. These additions owe a lot to moves in Gujarat to push Solar power, even as other states, most starkly neighbouring Maharashtra has not […] Read more
Tender For 100 MW Floating Solar Hybrid On Mumbai’s Middle Vaitarna Dam Updated On Wed, Nov 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy Mumbai’s Middle Vaitarna dam, whose reservoir is is one of the seven key lakes that supply drinking water to the city, could soon be supplying power too, to the city. The Municipal corporation of Greater Mumbai has floated a tender for the establishment of a Hybrid floating solar PV plant on the lake, of 100MW […] Read more
Discoms’ Dues to Gencos Rises to Rs 1.38 Lakh Crore in September Updated On Mon, Nov 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy The dues owed by Discoms to power Gencos increased to Rs 1.38 lakh crore in September 2020, witnessing a 28 percent rise over the same month last year. The dues owed by distribution companies (Discoms) to power generators (Gencos) increased to Rs 1,38,479 crore (Rs 1.38 lakh crore) in September 2020, witnessing a 28 percent […] Read more
Powering Solar to 2025 and beyond Updated On Fri, Nov 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Technologies and Interventions That Will Drive Solar For the global solar sector, the pandemic hit home much earlier than it did for many other sectors. For even before global lockdowns became the norm, China’s early lockdown in late January, followed by other cities subsequently, was sufficiently disruptive for global shipments of solar equipment, of […] Read more
MSEDCL Petition to Float Open Tenders Under MSKVY Halted by MERC Updated On Mon, Nov 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy MSEDCL has had its petition with MERC, seeking approval to float open tenders and taking land on lease by paying rent under MSKVY Scheme, halted for now. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has filed a petition with the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) seeking approval to float Open tenders and taking land […] Read more
