Railways provides a 3 GW Boost for Solar targets Updated On Fri, Jun 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Engineering and Consultancy firm RITES Ltd, which executes key projects specifically for the Indian Railways, announced yesterday that its subsidiary Railway Energy Management Company Ltd (REMCL) has secured its largest mandate from Indian Railways for tendering, installation, supervision and managing power supply for three GW solar energy installations. These plant will be set up […] Read more
STFI Successfully Completed a Decade of its Journey Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI), an industry body of solar thermal manufacturers, has successfully completed its journey of a decade on Thursday. The organization was formed on June 4, 2010, with the objective of improving the interface with the Government agencies on policies and legislations, creating product standards, collecting and maintaining industry data and […] Read more
Govt Extends All Deadlines for ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ Plan on Request Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the timelines of each activity of its request for proposal (RFP) for the development and implementation of India’s ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) plan. The reason behind deadline extension is quoted by MNRE as “in view of the prevailing situation and lockdown in […] Read more
Which States Have the Highest Solar Energy Potential in India? Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy The solar energy generation potential in a specific area can be assessed based on factors like availability of land, solar radiation etc. The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an apex institute of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), has estimated the potential of solar power in the country to be around 750 GWp. […] Read more
BCD Status. Only Quantum The Issue Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy In what is now becoming the most common way to pick up views of the ministry, yet another Webinar, Amitesh Kumar Sinha, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has clarified yesterday that a decision will be taken on Basic Customs Duty, and soon. The issue is, in some way, a foregone […] Read more
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Welcomes PSERC Move to Trim Power Tariff Updated On Tue, Jun 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has hailed the decision taken by the nodal agency Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) to slash domestic tariff despite a drop in revenue on the back of coronavirus lockdown. The Minister also hoped that the rates could be further rationalised in the interest of the people. Further, Punjab CM […] Read more
COVID-19 a Valuable Energy Transition Opportunity: Gautam Adani Updated On Fri, May 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Gautam Adani has presented his views on how he believes the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it an opportunity for the renewable energy industry Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, India’s biggest infrastructure conglomerate, recently took to his LinkedIn account to express his views on how he believes the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought […] Read more
Power Producers Seek Payment of Rightful Dues to IPPs from MP Govt Updated On Thu, May 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Association of Power Producers (APP) in a written letter has urged Power Minister RK Singh to advise Madhya Pradesh (MP) government to again consider its decision of denying payment of rightful dues of independent power producers (IPPs). According to the letter, quoted PTI, “on behalf of independent power producers (IPPs), we request your intervention […] Read more
Winning of Rs 2.90/kWh Renewable+Storage Tender by Renew Power Might be the Biggest Event of 2020 for Renewables, in terms of impact. Updated On Thu, May 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a recent tender for Round-The-Clock (RTC) supply of 100 percent renewable energy (RE) power with storage, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has discovered a levelised tariff of Rs 3.52/kWh for 15 years. The bid was won by Renew Power. On the significance of this development for the renewables industry in India, we […] Read more
