Policy Certainty Will Increase Renewable Investment in India: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Policy certainty will increase domestic and international investment in India, a new report issued by the IEEFA has found. Policy certainty around renewable energy will increase domestic and international investment in India, a new report issued by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has found. The new report ‘India’s Renewable Energy Policy […] Read more
SECI Extends Bid Deadline for its 4 MW Floating Solar With BESS Tender Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI has extended the bid submission deadline for its 4 MW floating solar power plant with 2 MW/01 MWh BESS tender at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a notification, extending the bid submission deadline for its 4 MW floating solar power plant with 2 MW/01 MWh Battery […] Read more
Safeguard Duty Knots. Azure Power Wins Reprieve from CERC Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Azure Power, which had gone to the central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to get compensation from SECI for two of its bids, due to the imposition of Safeguard Duty (SGD) on 30.07.2018, has found a willing ear at CERC. The two cases here were petition numbers 356/MP/20198, and 51/MP/2019. In an order that mirrors the […] Read more
Over 7.5 GW of RE Capacity Commissioned up to December 2019: RK Singh Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy RK Singh has informed that just over 7.5 GW of new renewable energy (RE) capacity has been commissioned in the financial year 19-20 up to December 2019. Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh in response to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha has informed that just over 7.5 GW […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Sees 82% Growth in Orders, Despite Hard First Quarter Updated On Tue, Feb 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa has reported an 82% increase in orders intake, with firm orders rising to EUR 4,628 million in the first quarter of FY 2020. Rising demand for wind power as a response to the transition towards non-polluting energies drove commercial activity for Siemens Gamesa in the first quarter of FY 2020. The company has […] Read more
MERC Offers Extension to 9 Wind Generators to Install Special Energy Meters Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy MERC has approved the petition filed by 9 wind energy generators, granting a period of 3 months for installation of individual Special Energy Meters The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its latest order has approved the petition filed by nine renewable (mainly wind) energy generators, granting an extended period of 3 months for completing […] Read more
The Red Tape Challenge. How RE Producers in India Are Squeezed Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy While meeting people within and outside the renewables industry, almost everyone agrees that unlike other sectors, a key part of the work, namely, the actual build up of renewable projects, in terms of procurement, transportation and commissioning at site, is probably the easiest part of the job.In fact, the mismatch between the time taken to […] Read more
Tender for 5 MW Solar Plant on RESCO Model Issued in Noida Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority has issued a tender for the commissioning of 5 MW solar PV plant on the RESCO model in Noida The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) has issued a tender for the commissioning of a 5 MW grid-connected solar PV plant under the RESCO model at identified buildings/ spaces […] Read more
As Cancellations Surge, India’s Solar ‘Pipeline’ Drying Up Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy News from the much celebrated 2 GW auction of NTPC in 2018, where top developers had bid for prices as low as Rs 2.59 is not good. 70 percent of the capacity won by developers, namely, Acme Solar, Shapoorji Pallonji, and Azure Power, have opted out of the deal, citing regulatory delays. The option of […] Read more
