Increasing Stakes in Intrastate Transmission Will Drive RE Growth in India: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy IEEFA recommends increasing competition in the intrastate transmission sector to speed up the deployment of renewable energy in India A new IEEFA report recommends increasing competition in the development of intrastate transmission infrastructure, to speed up the deployment of renewable energy in India. “As the share of increasingly low cost but variable renewable energy grows, development […] Read more
763.47 MW Added in November, India’s Total RE Capacity Surpasses 90 GW Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable energy (RE) capacity has surpassed the 90 GW mark, with 763.47 MW of new capacity added during the penultimate month of 2020. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a monthly summary for the Cabinet for the month of November 2020, detailing all the events and development that took place […] Read more
Discoms’ Dues to Power Gencos Rises 29% YoY to Rs 1.38 Lakh Crore in October Updated On Mon, Dec 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Discoms total dues owed to Gencos rose by over 29 percent year-on-year (YoY) to reach Rs 1.38 lakh crore in October 2020. Power Distribution Companies (Discoms) total dues owed to power producer i.e. generation companies (Gencos) rose by over 29 percent year-on-year (YoY) to reach Rs 1,38,187 crore (Rs 1.38 lakh crore) in October 2020. […] Read more
Key Factors Behind India’s Record Low Solar Tariff of Rs 2/kWh: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Dec 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the recent SECI auction, India set a new record low solar tariff of Rs 2/kWh, IEEFA takes a look at the key factors behind it. In the recent Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) auction which was concluded on November 23, 2020, India set a new record low tariff for solar projects at Rs […] Read more
SJVN Enlisting EPC Firms for Development and O&M of 100 MW+ Solar Plant Updated On Thu, Dec 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy SJVN is enlisting EPC vendors for the development of a 100 MW+ solar PV power plant anywhere in India along with its O&M. SJVN Ltd, a joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh, has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the enlistment of EPC vendors for the development […] Read more
Ecoppia IPO in Israel Signals Maturity In Robotic Cleaning For Solar Updated On Thu, Dec 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Ecoppia Scientific Ltd, the Israel-based leader in water-free solar panel cleaning robots, has raised USD 82.5 million from institutional investors in its initial public offering (IPO) in Tel Aviv. That has supported the firm’s IPO completion with the public. Listing should happen this week. The IPO values the company at around USD 300 million, it […] Read more
Israel is India’s Partner in Quest for Low Carbon Future: PM Netanyahu Updated On Fri, Nov 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is India’s partner in its quest for a future with low carbon and pollution levels Prime Minister Netanyahu: “We want a future with less carbon and less pollution, a future based on green energy and that’s why I welcome this vital initiative by Prime Minister Modi […] Read more
Canadian Solar Signs a Total of 862 MW in Solar PPA in Brazil Updated On Tue, Nov 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has announced that it recently signed a PPA and awarded 2 projects for a total of 862 MWp in solar power projects in Brazil. Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, announced that it recently signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with BTG Pactual, and that it was awarded two projects […] Read more
With Fresh Price Lows In Auctions, Are Solar Projects Awaiting PSA’s Truly Safe? Updated On Tue, Nov 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last month and more, there have been multiple reports about the failure of the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a key nodal body that has been conducting utility scale solar auctions to sign PPA’s (Power purchase Agreement) with winning developers. SECI in turn blames it on the delay on the part of […] Read more
