India Plans to Auction 40 GW Renewables Per Year for Next 10 Years Updated On Mon, Jul 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy “We have to do 350 GW in solar (to meet demand by 2030), of which 100 GW is planned till 2022. So we have to bid out at least 30 GW each year from 2020 onwards to achieve additional 250 GW.” To boost the local manufacturing and help developers of the country, India has decided […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Praveer Sinha CEO and MD, Tata Power Company Ltd Updated On Mon, Jul 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. As in recent quarters Tata Power’s renewable portfolio proved to be a boon for the financial health of the company. How do you see the future of the company’s renewable segment in the country in coming years? As Tata Power aims to achieve up to 40% of its generation capacity from non-fossil fuel by […] Read more
Solar Boom – A Fantastic Fillip for India! Updated On Sun, Jul 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy India’s solar boom proved to be a game changer for the country’s renewable growth trajectory, as the sector witnesses’ sharp momentum during the past four years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2014, when he took PM’s chair, India had about 2.63 GW of solar energy capacity, which now surged to nearly […] Read more
Green Certificates Sales Dip 32% on Power Exchanges in June Updated On Fri, Jun 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The IEX and PXIL sold 5,09,744 and 3,86,485 RECs respectively, totalling 8,96,229 RECs in June during the recent auction. The sale of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) has dropped 32 percent to 8.96 lakh in June against 13.15 lakh in May this year on Indian Energy Exchange and Power Exchange India Ltd, according to an official data. Further, the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) is […] Read more
CPPIB to Invest $300 Million in Renewable Energy Producer Mytrah Power Updated On Tue, Jun 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy We are in process of raising growth capital and there is interest from multiple investors,” said Mytrah Energy chief financial officer Shirish Navlekar without disclosing further details. An advance talks are taking place between Canada’s largest pension fund manager Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and renewable energy producer Mytrah Energy Ltd where the former is investing about $300 million […] Read more
Renewable to be Half of Total Installed Capacity by 2030: RK Singh Updated On Tue, Jun 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy It (power demand) will go up further, which means we will need to expand our capacity, so energy is a good market here By the end of 2030, the renewable energy mix in India’s electricity mix would account for around 55% of the total electricity. The country is expanding and growing in its installation capacity […] Read more
Regulatory Challenges to Prolong, No Respite for Renewable Energy Certificates Updated On Tue, Jun 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The obligated entities may prefer to continue to buy renewable power directly rather than using renewable energy certificates (DECs), to comply with their renewable power obligations There would be a lot of regulatory challenges that renewable certificates will continue to face and obligated entities may prefer to buy clean energy directly. India Rating and Research said, “The […] Read more
China Solar Policy May Further Cut Power Bidding Tariff Updated On Mon, Jun 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The tariffs, which will be discovered in the next rounds of inter-state transmission system bidding, could hit a new low. It may even breach the Rs 2.44 a unit pricing that was discovered during the Bhadla phase-IV bidding. As Chinese government has decided to deploy caps and reduce feed-in-tariffs for solar projects, it is highly […] Read more
Green Energy Will Account For 40% of Total Energy Production in India, Says Harsh Vardhan Updated On Mon, Jun 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy Green energy, electricity produced from non-fossil fuel sources such as wind, solar power, and hydropower, will account for 40% of the total energy production in India As the country is leading the new initiatives in fighting climate change and greenhouse emission, it is also rapidly shifting from the conventional source of energy to clean energy. […] Read more