Amid Eskom Struggles & Load Shedding, South African Switches On Renewables Action Plan Updated On Tue, Jan 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy South Africa, long plagued by inefficiencies at national discom Eskon, has decided to move decisively to change the narrative. The country, facing further 2 years of load shedding as projected by Eskom, has made a plan to add 14.771 GW of new wind, solar and battery storage capacity to the national grid. Ever since 2010, […] Read more
2023’s Promise for Solar. Will India Rise To The Challenge? Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Early into 2023, the ground is set for a momentous shift for solar. But first, the numbers. In the Jan-Dec period, figures from India’s Central Electricity Authority show that the country added 13956 MW of solar capacity, of which just over 11 GW was utility scale solar. This is by far the best ever performance […] Read more
REIL Issues Tender for 50 MWp Grid-Connected Solar Power Plants Updated On Fri, Jan 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Rajasthan Electronics And Instruments Limited has issued a tender for 50 MWp grid connected roof top and small ground mounted solar power plants for government buildings in different states/ union territories of india under RESCO model. The tender fee is INR 25,000 and the contract will be on turnkey basis. The bid opening date is […] Read more
Indian Oil Invites Bids for Solar PV Plant of 170 KWp Capacity at Baitalpur Depot Updated On Mon, Jan 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indian Oil Coporation Ltd (IOCL) has floated a tender for design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning (with net metering) of Solar PV Plant of 170 KWp capacity at Baitalpur Depot under UPSO-I, Lucknow. The tender is valued at INR 87,14,058. The tender document sale date is 09.01.2023, 5 PM. The tender document sale date ends on […] Read more
Bijlee LED Emerges L1 for MEDA Tender for 486 KW Solar PV Power Plant Updated On Mon, Jan 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) had issued a tender for 486 KW of distributed capacity grid connected solar PV power plant under rooftop HT net metering along with DC power optimizer at Koradi Shopping Complex in Nagpur. The firms that participated in the bidding process included Bijlee LED Lighting, Novasys Greenergy and Shree Ashoka […] Read more
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency Calls for 20 MW Rooftop Solar Bids Updated On Fri, Jan 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new tender for the installation and commissioning of 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems has been issued by the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA). As per the notification, the installation will come on government buildings, state-run industrial facilities and educational institutions of Tamil Nadu. The developers can submit their bids by February 15, […] Read more
Delhi Solar Policy 2022- A Model For All MegaCities? Updated On Thu, Jan 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy The draft Delhi State Solar Policy is finally out for public comments, with a deadline of February 3 for responses. At the outset, the policy sets some ambitious goals for itself. A total of 6000 MW of installed solar capacity which shall include 750 MW of rooftop solar within the State and 5250 MW of […] Read more
Policy Analyst- Solar Energy Updated On Tue, Dec 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Responsibilities:- Training of new team members on policies such as Electricity Act, Net Metering regulations, open access regulations, DSM regulations etc Creating and maintaining a tracker of all relevant central and state regulations such as CEA, Ministry of Power, SERC, CERC, etc Compile and analyze statistical data using modern and traditional methods to collect it […] Read more
Punjab Govt Grants Rs 60 Crore To Power Piped Water With Solar Updated On Mon, Dec 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Punjab government has approved the spending of Rs 60.50 crore to develop solar energy systems for rural piped water delivery schemes in the state, reducing annual electricity costs by Rs 8–9 crore. With a total installed capacity of 8.698 MW, solar energy plants based on net metering would be erected at 970 rural water […] Read more