ISTS Waiver Extended By 2 Years For Solar, Wind Energy Updated On Tue, Jun 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy “The Ministry of Power has issued an order today for the extension of the waiver of Inter-State Transmission system (ISTS) charges on the transmission of electricity generated from solar and wind sources for projects to be commissioned up to 30th June 2025,”. With this statement, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has confirmed a widely expected waiver […] Read more
Sri Lanka To Purchase 75% Equipment from India For India-funded Projects Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Recently, we reported that India extended a USD 100 million Line of Credit (LOC) to Sri Lanka for various solar energy projects. Now, for those solar projects, Sri Lanka will purchase the equipment and materials from India itself. That USD 100 million LOC is a 15-year loan of a fixed rate of 1.75% and that […] Read more
Australia Pulls Back On $36 Billion Renewable and Hydrogen Project Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy The Australian government has rejected a huge wind, solar, and hydrogen project worth AUD 36 billion located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The renewable project Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) has been called “clearly unacceptable” by Environment Minister Sussan Ley. Sussan Ley declared the decision in a release published on Australia‘s environment department’s […] Read more
PTT’s Power Arm To Invest $635 Million In Renewable Energy Across Asia Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Global Power Synergy, the power unit of Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas group PTT, will invest 20 billion baht equivalent to USD 635 million, in renewable energy assets across Asia including India and China. Global Power Synergy announced that it will be borrowing up to USD 635 million from parent PTT for investment chiefly in […] Read more
The Place of Renewables in India’s Future Power Grid Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Indian power sector, one of the largest in the world, comprises one synchronised national grid that serves the entire nation. In the last decade, the transmission system has expanded from 2.4 L circuit kilometres in 2011 to 4.4 L circuit kilometres in 2021, with inter-regional transfer capacity growing to 105 GW. A recent energy event […] Read more
Policy, Finance & Grid Vital to Achieve India’s Ambitious Climate Goals Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy With a global effort towards a transition to clean energy already underway, India has set ambitious targets for itself — 450 GW renewables capacity to be created by 2030. Despite the country’s many achievements in the last 5 years in the renewables sector, which have resulted in its having the world’s 5th largest solar and […] Read more
Tata Motors & Tata Power Inaugurate India’s Largest Solar Carport in Pune Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Motors and Tata Power today jointly inaugurated India’s largest grid-synchronized, behind-the-meter solar carport at the Tata Motors car plant in Chikhali, Pune. The 6.2 MWp solar carport deployed by Tata Power will generate 86.4 lakh kWh of electricity per year and is estimated to reduce 7,000 tons of carbon emissions annually and 1.6 lakh tons […] Read more
Experts Find Lower Costs, Cheap Credit To Be Decisive For Energy Future Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy What does the energy landscape look like in the post-Covid era? Ajay Mathur, Director, International Solar Alliance, believes that as we look to the future, two-three key changes emerge: One, post the pandemic, energy equipment buyers are considering the operating costs of energy with greater emphasis, largely because of the greater availability of credit, which […] Read more
India Extends $100 Million Credit To Sri Lanka For Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an agreement yesterday, India has extended a USD 100 million Line of Credit (LOC) to Sri Lanka for various solar energy projects. This financial help will aid the Lankan government to boost their solar energy sector by ensuring the country’s 70 percent power requirements are fulfilled by renewable energy sources by 2030. The agreement […] Read more
