In Renewables, it’s No Less Than a ‘Revolution’ Underway in India. WSDS 2019 Updated On Wed, Feb 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the World Sustainable Development Summit, India’s renewable push came up for appraisal, with everyone agreeing that it was no less than a revolution when seen from most metrics. At a panel chaired by Ajay Shankar of TERI, Anand Kumar, Secretary, MNRE, Vineet Mittal of the Avaada Energy Group representing the private sector, David Nelson […] Read more
India May Fall Short of its 100 GW Solar Ambitions: Wood Mackenzie Updated On Fri, Feb 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s installed grid-connected power generation capacity increased 4 percent from January to October 2018 to reach 347 GW. India may fall well short of its 100 GW solar by 2022 target as it faces short-term uncertainty due to the imposition of various taxes, according to research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie. Renewables accounted for 9.7 […] Read more
NHPC Issues Tenders For 2 MW Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Feb 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submissions for all four tenders is March 19, 2019 (online) and March 22, 2019 (offline). The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has issued multiple (4) tenders for setting up 2,089.64 kW of rooftop and small solar power projects at various stations of NHPC. With just a 5 year requirement for […] Read more
2 Days After 12 GW Manufacturing ‘Stimulus’ Time For Reality Check Updated On Fri, Feb 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy On Feb 6, the government announced a move to push central public sector undertakings towards a 12 GW solar plan, powered completely by domestic manufacturing. Will this finally kick start domestic manufacturing? 2 days after the announcement, we spoke to industry insiders, as well as considered the factors that could make or break this latest […] Read more
With 10 GW targets for 2019 in Wind and Solar, SECI has its task cut out Updated On Thu, Feb 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy The focus this year will be on storage, and possibly, hybrid ‘wind-solar’ projects. After a rather ‘disappointing’ 2018, when large cancellations made an appearance for the first time, besides the uncertainty around GST, duties, and even state level flip flops, 2019 promises to be a tough year for SECI. We look at what it might […] Read more
4000 MW of Wind Projects Stay Stranded in Gujarat deadlock Updated On Wed, Feb 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy A Strange game of non cooperation and poor coordination in Gujarat has trapped projects worth 4000 MW in red tape. Media had reported in December 2018 about, the Gujarat government’s intransigence regarding projects allotted before its new land policy for wind projects comes up. The policy, which was announced in July 2018, has led to […] Read more
Solar Import Woes. After Safeguard Duty Failure, No Easy Way Out Updated On Mon, Feb 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy With a free trade agreement in place with Thailand, the government could find it more difficult than usual to impose any protection from imports from that country. The recently released figures on India’s Solar equipment Imports confirm what the Industry’s manufacturing body, the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has been claiming. The Safeguard Duty has […] Read more
Big Technology Trends for 2019 Updated On Mon, Feb 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The year 2018 was projected to be one of the best years for the PV market and it lived up to this projection in the beginning of the year. But, due to the China 531 policy and tariff announcements, the market situation changed quickly. At the moment, the market is in recovery mode and we […] Read more
Tata Power’s Renewable Biz Shines in Q3 FY19; Now Brings Rooftop Offer to Cochin Updated On Wed, Jan 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy During the quarter, its consolidated revenue rose by 16 percent at Rs 7,571 crore as compared to Rs 6,506 crore last year. Country’s one of the leading integrated power company, Tata Power’s renewable energy business showed impressive growth during the October-December quarter of FY19 as its consolidated EBITDA grew by 9 per cent to Rs […] Read more
