Coping With Volatility- The New Reality Of EPC Contracts Updated On Thu, Oct 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms are operating in an environment of uncertain, complex and ambiguous conditions. They are hit hard by rising commodity prices and cost escalation, exacerbating pressure on margins. The need of the hour is to work transparently and find collaborative solutions to arrive at win-win solutions to manage volatility. Total installed […] Read more
Shining Bright. India’s Solar Start Ups Updated On Fri, Sep 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Start Up India movement in 2015 on August 15, perhaps even he wouldn’t have imagined the role startups were going to play in India’s clean energy transition. After all, the energy sector, with its tremendous policy overhang, large capital commitments, and the need for a long term perspective […] Read more
Energy Consultancy ABL Group to Assess 2 GW RE in South Africa Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy ABL Group- an energy and marine consultancy – has said that it been contracted by various developers to provide energy yield assessment for more than 2 GW of potential solar and wind power plants in South Africa. ABL said that about 1.5 GW of the energy yield assessment work is related to nine potential solar […] Read more
Avaada Plea on Waiver of Charges Due To Supply Disruptions Fails To Work With CERC Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an order last week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ruled against a plea by Avaada Energy on charging of transmission charges for a 240 MW project during the period of delay. Avaada Energy had made a plea asking for extension of the start date of Medium Term Open Access by the Central […] Read more
ALMM, BCD Update- Developers Hope For Relief Soon Updated On Tue, Sep 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Informed sources indicate that there are strong chances of the government considering developer pleas for extending applicability of ALMM conditions for domestic projects. A meeting was held between industry representatives and Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy R K Singh on September 6. The agenda was a review meeting with key developers and other […] Read more
The Bridge to 280 GW Of Solar. Corporate India Steps Up Updated On Thu, Sep 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy They have the money, resilience, and execution ability that can leave an indelible impact on India’s economy; but can the country’s corporates (C&I sector) open up a new growth engine for India’s solar movement? The time, it seems, has arrived. As always in India, among the stakeholders, there will be many who will want to […] Read more
India Has Potential For Another 23.7 GW of Clean Energy by 2026: GWEC Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and MEC Intelligence have launched a report on “Renewing Wind Growth to Power the Energy Transition: India Wind Energy Market Outlook 2026”. This third annual edition looking at the wind energy outlook in India highlights wind energy’s critical link to India’s green energy transition. The outlook suggests that the […] Read more
Major APTEL Relief For Maharashtra Wind Developers Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy In an order marked as much by the final order as adverse comments and notings on two key Maharashtra government undertakings, namely MSEDCL and MEDA, APTEL (Appellate Tribunal for Electricity) has provided relief to multiple wind developers in the state. In doing so, APTEL has also seen fit to note that even MERC (Maharashtra Electricity […] Read more
India Added 1.9GW Of RE Open Access Capacity In FY22 Updated On Thu, Aug 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy The falling costs of renewable energy and the decarbonisation goals of commercial and industrial consumers are driving the uptake of renewable energy open access power. The renewable energy open access (OA) market, which has been expanding in almost all key renewables-rich states in recent years, will continue to overcome policy hurdles to grow organically in […] Read more