Bangladesh Opens Up Small, But Profitable Opportunity Next Door For Indian Developers Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Of late, Bangladesh, powered mostly by thermal power and blessed with an unfavourable location for hydropower, has made a serious effort to ramp up its renewable capacity. The country, which has a deficit of power supply that forces it to import from India, hopes that by 2041, 40 per cent of its total power requirements […] Read more
Five Maharashtra Villages to Usher Green Energy with Xiaomi India & United Way India Partnership Updated On Mon, May 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tech brand Xiaomi India and philanthropic firm United Way India have joined hands to power up five villages in the Palghar district of Maharashtra with renewable energy. The partnership will pave the way to user reliable, sustainable energy by way of solar energy. To make this goal a reality, solar grid system in villages will […] Read more
Maharashtra Discom To Get Solar Energy At Rs 3.30/Unit Under Rural Solar Scheme Updated On Mon, May 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is now all set to procure 150 Megawatt (MW) of solar power on a long-term basis under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY) at the rate of Rs 3.30 per unit. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) also approved these rates recently. The scheme allows farmers or […] Read more
Indian States Must Establish Their Own Net Zero Targets Updated On Fri, Mar 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy by Afeena Ashfaque India announced its goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070 at the COP26 conference in Glasgow in November 2021. India can achieve this by enabling the states to develop and meet their own net zero carbon targets. While, in September 2021, Maharashtra became the first state to announce net zero […] Read more
“EV Policies At State & Central Level In India Are Very Encouraging”, Pankaj Goyal, Autonxt Automation Updated On Tue, Feb 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The focus on EVs was accelerated from 2013 with the announcement of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 (NEMMP), followed by FAME – I and II subsequently. India has now gained good momentum on the EV deployment with a focus on all segments 2W, 3W, commercial vehicles, and of course passenger vehicles (PVs) all […] Read more
Germany’s Kfw, India’s SBI Ink EUR 150 million Pact for Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy A financing arrangement for 150 million EUROS (EUR) has been reached by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and the State Bank of India (SBI) to fund solar projects in India. Germany-based KfW finances investments and reform initiatives in a wide variety of sectors, including water supply, energy, and financial systems development. For the German Federal Ministry […] Read more
Farm Fires Impact On Solar Generation In North India Updated On Tue, Nov 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy It’s the beginning of winter, and yet again, almost as regularly as the South West monsoons leaving the country, we have the onset of air pollution, especially over North India. As AQI (Air Quality Index) levels rise, air purifiers are brought in, while others hope the measures taken by their local governments will help. For […] Read more
Are Tulip Turbines Favourable To India? Updated On Tue, Oct 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Wind farms harness wind and generate renewable energy. But windmills are out of context for practical reasons when it comes to developing renewable energy around the city or in the city. The industry is trying to invent and innovate technology to find some breakthrough to counter the problems of size and space when we talk […] 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
