Rajnath Singh Launches NOC Issuance Portal for Power Projects Updated On Mon, Jun 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on Monday has launched a new online application portal for the issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) for power projects and Research Survey Exploration Exploitation (RSEE) activities in the Indian Territorial Waters (TW) and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The move came as the government wants to ensure ease of business and […] Read more
IndianOil in Partnership with SUN Mobility Opens EV Battery Swapping Facility at its Retail Outlet in Chandigarh Updated On Fri, Jun 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Oil major Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) has opened its battery-swapping station for electric vehicles (EVs) at its retail outlet in Chandigarh in partnership with SUN Mobility. Bengaluru-based SUN Mobility is a joint venture (JV) between Maini Group and SUN Group–co-founded by Chetan Maini, founder of India’s first electric car, Reva and Uday Khemka, Vice Chairman […] Read more
Govt Proposes Tariff, Non-Tariff Barriers to Restrict Imports in Power Sector Updated On Thu, Jun 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy The government is proposing tariff and non-tariff barriers to restrict imports in the power sector, to reduce large scale presence of overseas equipment The government is proposing various tariff and non-tariff barriers to restrict imports in the sensitive and strategically important power sector where there is a large scale presence of overseas equipment, particularly from […] Read more
Canadian Solar Inks 2 PPAs for 274 MW PV Projects in Brazil Updated On Tue, Jun 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, has recently entered into two private power purchase agreements (PPA) with Braskem S.A. and COPEL Energia for an aggregate 274 MW of capacity of solar power projects in Brazil. Braskem is a Brazilian petrochemical company and is the largest producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas. It […] Read more
Bengal Chief Minister Joins Building Chorus Against Electricity Act Amendments Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Electricity Act Amendment Bill (2020), slated for a possible introduction in the coming session of parliament, faced a predictable salvo yesterday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banejee termed its provisions ‘anti- federal’ and even ‘inhuman’ to be brought up at a time when the pandemic is raging. In a strongly-worded letter to Prime Minister […] Read more
IESA Proposes to Have Policy Framework for Energy Storage in Electricity Act Updated On Wed, Jun 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy IESA has submitted its recommendations on the proposed Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020, proposing a policy framework for energy storage in the bill India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading alliance working in the space of energy storage, electric vehicle, renewable integration & microgrids has submitted its comments/recommendations on the proposed Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, […] Read more
Diagnostics – An Effective Approach for Solar industry Updated On Tue, Jun 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Diagnostics of a solar power plant can be an important tool to evaluate the “health” of a solar plant and identify measures to improve generation and optimize O&M. A typical diagnostics study would entail complete power flow mapping of a solar plant by measuring module degradation and damages, O&M efficacy, inverter efficiency, breakdown and plant […] Read more
PM Emphasizes on Financial Sustainability of Power Sector, Make in India Updated On Thu, May 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the need for improving the financial sustainability of the power sector in order to solve the issues prevailing in the sector especially the power distribution sector. He said during a detailed review meeting held on Thursday evening on the power sector with the Ministry of Power (MoP) and the Ministry […] Read more
EV Sales to Fall 18% in 2020, Long Term Prospects Unharmed: BNEF Updated On Wed, May 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Sales of electric vehicles (EV) are forecast to fall 18% in 2020, to 1.7 million worldwide – with the pandemic interrupting 10 successive years of strong growth. Sales of electric passenger vehicles (EV) are forecast to fall 18 percent in 2020, to 1.7 million worldwide – with the coronavirus crisis interrupting ten successive years of […] Read more