MERC’s No To Wind-Solar-Thermal Bundling for OA Consumers In Maharashtra Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2025 by Saurenergy In an order that left some hope for a future rethink on the issue, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has rejected a plea by the Captive Power Producers Association(CPPA) in the state to direct the key state discom/s to allow bundling of solar, wind and thermal power for use by captive consumers too. MSEDCL […] Read more
US New Orders Can Drop EV Adoption To 23%: Wood Mackenzie Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2025 by Saurenergy United States (US) recent executive orders could have profound implications on electric vehicles (EV), slowing down the pace of adoption, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie. According to its report, “Trump’s executive orders unsettle electric vehicle and battery markets” policy changes have impacted the EV, battery, and raw material markets in the US […] Read more
Shakti Pumps Tieups With ReNew For Supply Of DCR Modules Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2025 by Saurenergy Indian solar pump manufacturer Shakti Pumps today announced increasing its capacity to procure additional DCR (Domestic Content Requirement) solar cell-based solar modules. The company today said that it has partnered with ReNew Photovoltaic Private Limited for the same. The company was earlier engaged in partnerships with Indian solar cell makers like Mundra (Adani) Solar and […] Read more
Budget 2025: Experts Expect Spur In India’s Renewable Growth Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2025 by Saurenergy The 2025 Budget brought forward by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised new hopes for the Indian solar sector. With an increase in the budgetary allocations for the overall solar sector and higher budgets for key schemes like PM Surya Ghar, PM-KUSUM and solar power transmission infrastructure, the industry is looking at a healthy growth […] Read more
Australia Risks 12-18 GW Renewable Gap Due To Slow Investment, Study Finds Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2025 by Saurenergy Australia has run into plenty of problems regarding its solar capacity. 2024 saw the continuing issue of curtailments as solar was regularly oversupplied to a grid run on baseload coal and gas power. The rush to build large batteries has helped, but not enough clearly. The National Electricity Market (NEM) is stalling investment in Australia’s […] Read more
BUDGET: FM Proposes Amending Duties For Solar Cells, Modules Updated On Sat, Feb 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2025. Although the minister did not explicitly use the word ‘renewable’ in her speech or announce any scheme or support for the sector exclusively, the finer details of the budget document revealed some changes. The budget documents revealed that the government has decided to amend […] Read more
With Norms In Hand, MNRE Aims To Standardize PV Products Updated On Wed, Jan 29th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued the “Solar Systems, Devices, and Components Goods Order, 2025” to set new standards for solar products across India. In its latest notification, the MNRE mandated compliance with Indian Standards (IS) and minimum efficiency criteria for a wide range of solar technologies. The order will come […] Read more
Telangana Joins BESS Space With 250 MW/500 MWh Tender Updated On Mon, Jan 27th, 2025 by Saurenergy Telangana Genco’s (TGGENCO) latest tender seeks to select BESS developers to build 500 MWh (250 MW x 2 hours). The tender invites bids from BESS developers to establish an “on-demand” battery storage system under Tariff-based Global Competitive Bidding with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) in Telangana. TGGENCO is accepting bids until February 21, 2025. With the […] Read more
KSERC Clears KSEBL’s PSA With SECI For 500 MW Project Updated On Thu, Jan 23rd, 2025 by Saurenergy The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) recently reviewed a petition filed by the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. (KSEBL) seeking approval for a Power Sale Agreement (PSA) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The agreement entails procuring 500 MW of power, including 250 MW allocated for two hours of peak power supply […] Read more
