Budget 2025- Green Stocks Fail To Fire Despite Manufacturing Push Updated On Sat, Feb 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy The 2025 budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had one announcement at the end that overshadowed almost everything mentioned before. Yes, we are referring to the hike in Income Tax exemption limit for salaried individuals to Rs 12 lacs, a move that is seen as the biggest effort yet to spur domestic consumption by […] Read more
As India Goes Past 100 GW Solar Milestone, No Time To Rest Updated On Wed, Jan 29th, 2025 by Saurenergy If ever there was a better use of the term turning point, inflection point, or simply the year when everything fell into place, 2024 would probably come the closest for the Indian solar market. These 365 days proved to be a harbinger of several good news for the different stakeholders in the industry, including solar […] Read more
Budget 2025: Green Firms Seek Support For Wafer, Ingot Production Updated On Mon, Jan 27th, 2025 by Saurenergy As the Union government is gearing up to announce the Union Budget, India’s renewable energy sector is expecting more hand-holding support from the government. The industry is now also keen to have more stability in policies and attention to some of the lesser support areas of the industry. In the last interim and extended budget […] Read more
The 10 Big Milestones That Will Define India’s RE Sector In 2025 Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Indian renewable energy market witnessed several historic events in 2024. These include policy changes, diversified and copious tenders, a record pace of green project installations, bulging order books across manufacturers, EPCs and more. While the overarching focus of the year was to be self-reliant in manufacturing, with real progress finally visible, China still cast […] Read more
Will India’s Lithium Battery Makers Be Next In Line For Protection From China? Updated On Tue, Dec 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy Following the extended trend of protective measures for solar PV manufacturing, and more recently, solar glass, Li-Ion (or LFP ) battery manufacturing could emerge as the next sector to receive similar support from the Indian government. State policies are increasingly being used as a tool to shield domestic industries from the challenges posed by inexpensive […] Read more
Solar Manufacturing Body Downplays Impact of Solar Glass Duty Updated On Mon, Dec 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an interesting move, the Solar Ancillary Manufacturers’ Association (SAMA) a ‘Not for Profit’ company designed to safeguard the interests of the solar ancillary industry, established on August 1, 2024 by Borosil Renewables and five other founding members has rushed to provide its own calculations on the impact of the anti-dumping duties on solar glass […] Read more
5 Reasons Solar Customers Await 2025 With Some Trepidation Updated On Fri, Dec 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy 2024 is set to go down as the best year on record for solar in India, with total capacity additions set to cross a record 22 GW during the year. For the financial year (April to March) as well, capacity additions could be even higher, possibly touching 24 GW or more. But behind the record […] Read more
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu Remain Leaders In EV Manufacturing: Data Updated On Wed, Dec 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu remained the biggest beneficiaries of the Union government’s Production Linked Incentives (PLI) scheme for the automobile sector. The latest data from the Ministry of Heavy Industries indicated that these states became the hotspots for investments in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing under the scheme. Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD […] Read more
COVER STORY: India Eyes Historic Rise Of Solar Cell Manufacturers Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2024 by Saurenergy So far, 2024 has been a remarkable year for the Indian solar industry. Not only has it met expectations so far in terms of capacity additions, it has also delivered a huge fillip to the rooftop solar sector, thanks to PM Surya Ghar and new momentum in promising schemes like PM-KUSUM, besides record additions in […] Read more
