Integrating Storage Key to Solar’s Long-term Success, says Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd CEO Updated On Fri, Dec 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy In this conversation with Prasanna Singh, Group Editor at Saur Energy, Mr. Chandra Kishore Thakur, CEO, Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited, reflects on the firm’s current and future plans. Throwing light on solar’s growth potential in India, Mr. Thakur cites inflation, supply chain constraints and GST taxation structure, among others, as key challenges. Q. What […] Read more
India’s Solar Path-The Firms, Individuals and Organisations That Will Matter Updated On Wed, Dec 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy 2021 has marked a return to bump up in capacity addition in solar, after the last peak in 2017-18 when the country added close to 9.5 GW taking solar to the top among all energy options for capacity added. With this year likely to see over 11 GW of fresh capacity addition, it says something […] Read more
India At 75 And Beyond. Solar’s Starring Role Updated On Mon, Nov 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s Climate Pledges Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge at the COP26 Climate Summit at Glasgow, not only laid down the roadmap for India to scale up contribution of renewable energy in the overall energy blend, it also set the ball rolling for exploring a new industrial model. India, which is the third largest emitter of […] Read more
Jindal Steel Floats RE Tender to Procure Max 224 MW Updated On Tue, Nov 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Jaipur-based Jindal Steel has released a new tender, inviting bids for the procurement of 224 MW of renewable power (solar and non-solar) for interstate or intrastate trading through the open access route. The company aims to meet its additional power requirements due to the expansion of its plant capacity from December 1, 2022, to November […] Read more
Developers Should Be Protected From Abrupt Regulatory Changes Updated On Tue, Nov 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Intro: Amid all excitement around the ambitious goals set by PM Modi for the energy market in India, solar firms like Amplus Solar also raise apprehensions about a need for regulatory stability and certainty. These they feel are the key asks, for enabling more investments to flow into the country and, also in ensuring viability […] Read more
IEX Announces Resumption of REC Trading From Nov 24 Updated On Mon, Nov 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has announce the resumption in the trading of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) with effect from Wednesday 24 November 2021, after a gap of almost 16 months. The last REC trade session took place in June 2020. The trade has been resumed in line with APTEL’s recent order dated 09.11.2021 and […] Read more
TG Regulator Asks Discom to Synchronise Developer’s 3MW Solar Project Updated On Mon, Nov 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has favoured solar developer Tejas India Solar Energy Pvt Ltd. in a recent judgement, partly allowing its petition to direct the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TSSPDCL) to synchronise the developer’s 3 MW solar power project at Kodakandla substation within 30 days, while rejecting Tejas’ plea for […] Read more
ISA & Elsevier Launch New Solar Journal at COP26 Climate Conference Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA), an inter-governmental treaty-based international organisation and Elsevier, a Netherlands-based publishing company specialising in scientific, technical, and medical content, have announced the launch of a new journal, Solar Compass. Solar Compass will be an open access journal, providing readers around the world with freely accessible articles. All its articles will be peer-reviewed […] Read more
Proposed Amendment by Power Ministry To Power Corporate and Industrial RE Development Updated On Mon, Nov 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy With 4 stakeholder consultations already held, the proposal by the power ministry to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 is moving ahead. The amendments will have the twin objectives of enhancing demand for renewable energy at the end- use sectors such as Industry, buildings, transport etc, and also support the climate goals commitments of the […] Read more
