India & US Shore Up Partnership to Anchor $500 Mn RE Infrastructure Investment Fund Updated On Mon, Sep 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy A joint investment fund of up to $1 billion to aid India’s initiatives aimed at the adoption of green technology has got the nod from US President Joe Biden and Narendra Modi. In an initiative that will strengthen India-US bilateral relationship in the renewable energy space, India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund and the US […] Read more
TPREL, Juniper Green Emerge as Successful Bidders in 225 MW Renewable Hybrid Auction Updated On Thu, Sep 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) and Juniper Green Energy have emerged as winners in Tata Power’s auction. The tender was issued for the development and procurement of 225 MW of grid-connected intrastate and interstate wind-solar hybrid power projects. It also entails a greenshoe option of 225 MW on a long-term basis. Juniper Green Energy […] Read more
Credence Solar Panels Get BIS Certification Upto 670 MW Updated On Mon, Sep 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Gujarat-based solar module manufacturing company Credence Solar today claimed it received the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for its solar panels. The company said that with this certification, Credence Solar became the first Indian solar module manufacturer to get a BIS certification for a capacity of up to 670 MW. “We are thrilled […] Read more
Govt Releases Framework For Promoting Energy Storage Updated On Mon, Sep 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has now released a detailed framework for promoting energy storage systems (ESS) in the country. The framework includes the promotion of battery storage systems as well as pumped storage systems. The ministry guidelines advocated for a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) of up to 40 percent of the project’s capital cost to make […] Read more
Solar Feeders Promise To Fulfil Solar Targets in Agriculture Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Radheshyam Singh is a marginal farmer from Noorsarai in the Nalanda district of Bihar. While a few farmers from the district have availed the benefits of off-grid solar pumps for irrigation in the past, Radheshyam and most of the farmers in the neighbourhood still depend on the grid. However, dependency on the grid for irrigation […] Read more
India, US Teams Meet To Launch RE Technology Action Platform (RETAP) Updated On Wed, Aug 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the US Department of Energy held a meeting recently in New Delhi to launch the new US-India Renewable Energy Technology Action Platform (RETAP) under the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership. RETAP was announced during the June 22, 2023 meeting in Washington between US President Joseph R Biden and […] Read more
MAHAPREIT Issues Tender for 100 MW Distributed Agriculture Feeder Solar Power Plants Updated On Wed, Aug 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy & Infrastructure Technology Limited, Mumbai invites online bids on open tender basis Single Stage Two Envelope (i.e., Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-II: Price Bid) for “Design, Engineering, Supply, Construction, Erection, Testing, Commissioning, and five (05) years comprehensive Operation & Maintenance of total 100 MW (AC) grid connected distributed agriculture feeder […] Read more
Five Indian States Account For 75% of Solar Module Manufacturing Updated On Thu, Aug 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy India is rapidly expands its solar module manufacturing capacity, with Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Karnataka taking a lion’s share. An analysis of the latest ALMM list of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) by Saur Energy hinted at this trend. It claimed that around 75 percent of India’s solar module manufacturers […] Read more
5.2m Solar Kits Sold Globally In 2nd Half Of 2022: ISA Tells SAFDE Updated On Thu, Aug 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA) said that 5.2 million solar kits were sold globally during the first half of 2022, hinting at the industry’s growth worldwide. Ajay Mathur, Director General (DG) of the ISA, furnished the information at the South Asia Forum for Distributed Energy (SAFDE) event held in New Delhi. “In the past year, […] Read more
