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
EPR Realty Completes Solar Pilot Program with REACH Commercial 2020 Company Updated On Fri, Oct 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Energy-Producing Retail Realty, Inc. (‘EPR2’), an investor in and developer of EPR/energy rights and a member of the REACH Commercial Class of 2020, has announced the completion of its EPR-Solar Pilot Program with Basin Street Properties (‘BSP’), a leader in commercial real estate in Northern California and Nevada. The Pilot Program comprises three solar projects […] Read more
MERC Begins E-Hearing on Mumbai Power Outage Issue Updated On Fri, Oct 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy MERC on October 21, 2020, began the hearing into last week’s power outage in Mumbai which lasted for up to 14 hours in some parts. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) on October 21, 2020, began the hearing into last week’s power outage in Mumbai which lasted for up to 14 hours in some parts. […] Read more
TransAlta Announces Commercial Operation of Alberta’s First Utility Scale Battery Storage Project Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy TransAlta Renewables has announced that its 10 MW WindCharger battery storage project (WindCharger) began commercial operation on October 15, 2020. WindCharger is Alberta’s first utility-scale, lithium-ion energy storage project and utilizes Tesla Megapack technology. It has a nameplate capacity of 10 MW and total storage capacity of 20 MWh. This technology can be fully charged in approximately two hours […] Read more
U.S. Commercial Solar Installations Reach Second-Highest Level In 2019 Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy U.S. commercial solar installations reached the second-largest year ever during 2019, rising by 10% year-on-year to 1,286 Mega Watts (MW), according to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), an industry body of US solar players. The report claims that around half of all the solar corporate solar capacity that has been installed […] Read more
MERC Gives Captive Power Producers Until March 2021 to Fulfill RPO Obligations Updated On Thu, Oct 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a further concession to Captive Power producers (CPP)in the state, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has allowed fossil fuel-based captive power producers and Open Access consumers until March 2021 to fulfill their renewable purchase obligations (RPO). Taking into account the massive impact of the Covid lockdown on industries in the state and their markets […] Read more
Airbus Reveals Concepts for new Zero Emission Commercial Aircraft Updated On Tue, Sep 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Airbus has revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft which could enter service by 2035. Airbus, the world’s largest airline manufacturer, has revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft which could enter service by 2035. These concepts each represent a different approach to achieving zero-emission flight, exploring various technology […] Read more
Despite MERC Relief in Wind Energy Case, Project Execution A Challenge for Hero Wind Updated On Mon, Sep 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy In a case it brought against MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited) at the state power regulator MERC, Hero Wind Energy, through its subsidiary (Clean Wind Power (Bhavnagar) Private Limited) handling the project in question managed to get some relief. But that hardly indicates an end to the problems facing the project. The issue […] Read more
SECI Fails To Wriggle Out of MERC Jurisdiction. Faces MSEDCL Claims for Damages Updated On Tue, Sep 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy In an order with possibly far reaching consequences for SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India), the Maharashtra Electricity Regulator (MERC) has opted to place the central government undertaking on the dock, for a claim brought in by MSEDCL (Maharastra state Electricity Distribution Company Limited). MSEDCL’s main complaint against SECI, which it opted to bring before […] Read more