The Return of Reverse Auctions For Wind Energy- Bad News Or Normalcy ? Updated On Tue, Mar 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy Following reports that the government has instructed leading PSU energy developers to return to the reverse auction mechanism for wind energy tenders, SaurEnergy tried to check the veracity of the claim. Without coming on record, it appears that a communication has been sent to that effect, to NTPC, SJVN, NHPC and of course SECI, which […] Read more
PM Modi Inaugurates Several Solar Projects In Rajasthan, UP, Other States Updated On Mon, Mar 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy PM Narendra Modi today inaugurated a slew of solar and renewable energy projects across the country during his visit to Adilabad in Telangana. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation’s (NHPC’s) 380 MW Solar Project at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Around 792 million units of green power will be generated each year from the project. […] Read more
SJVN Concludes 1500 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Auction With Competitive L1 Tariff of Rs 3.43/kWh Updated On Wed, Feb 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN), a renewable energy sector company has announced that it successfully concluded a reverse auction for a 1500 MW wind-solar hybrid project on February 20. The auction witnessed competitive bidding, resulting in the establishment of an opening L1 tariff of INR 3.43 per kWh. During the auction, Juniper Green Energy […] Read more
Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries Acquires 228 MW Wind Assets In India Updated On Mon, Feb 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy Singapore-based renewable energy company Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) has announced that it has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Green Infra Wind Energy Limited completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital in two special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of Leap Green Energy Private Limited. The SPVs own 228MW of operational wind assets in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and […] Read more
Gensol Group Inducts Ravindra Goyal as Group Chief Procurement Officer Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Ahmedabad-based solar project firm Gensol Group today announced the appointment of Ravindra Goyal as the Group Chief Procurement Officer. Goyal will head the group’s Supply Chain Management (SCM), encompassing all entities in the clean energy and electric mobility domains. He will work closely with the entity-level leadership team to build capability for bulk & efficient […] Read more
Rooftop Solar: Will PSUs Deliver For PM Suryodaya Yojana? Updated On Wed, Feb 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy The MNRE’s January 25 Office Memorandum, where it allocated states to specific PSUs for pushing the ambitious new Rooftop Solar targets, throws up some very interesting questions. With a target of 10 million households, and upto 3 KW of solar for each, the Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana is potentially a game changer, offering an opportunity […] Read more
Sembcorp Awarded 450MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project In India Updated On Wed, Jan 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) a wholly owned renewables subsidiary of Green Infra Wind Energy Limited (GIWEL), recently announced that it received a Letter of Award (LOA) for its 450MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) wind and solar hybrid project. The firm received the LOA from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). Sembcorp’s Build-Own-Operate (BOO) project was […] Read more
Ciel & Terre Starts Constructing 11 MW Floating Solar Project In France Updated On Wed, Jan 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy Floating solar company Ciel & Terre has begun the construction of 11 MW floating solar project in Saint-Savin, south-east of Lyon, France. The project is being built using aiR Optim technology. The floating solar project at Saint-Savin is company’s first power plant in France that is built using this technology. The Saint-Savin floating solar project […] Read more
MNRE Appoints Members For Dispute Resolution Commitee For RE Projects Updated On Wed, Jan 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now notified the names of the members of the proposed Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC). This DRC was mandated to resolve the disputes between the renewable energy developers and designated government PSUs like NTPC, SJVN, NHPC, and SECI, among others. As per the new notification, three retired IAS officers–M […] Read more
