Ignored in the Budget, The Renewables Sector Needs Marketing Lessons Updated On Mon, Feb 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy With the ‘Interim’ Budget finally, behind us, it’s a good time for the renewables sector to take a look at just why the sector was ignored, more or less, when it comes to any major policy announcements in the budget. Of course, blaming ‘interim’ would be an easy way out. It’s clearly not a case […] Read more
Scheme for Development of 14 MW Solar Plant with Linked Storage in Ladakh Updated On Thu, Jan 31st, 2019 by Saurenergy The lands for setting up of solar projects with battery storage will be facilitated by LREDA and KREDA. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under the order of the President of India has launched a new scheme for setting up Solar PV Projects with aggregate battery storage capacity in Leh & Kargil. The […] Read more
President Sanctions Implementation of 1 GW Subset of Existing 5 GW VGF Solar Scheme Updated On Wed, Jan 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy Bidding will be conducted by SECI with capping the tariff at Rs 3 per unit, with a maximum VGF of Rs 1 Crores/MW. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an order for the implementation of a subset of existing 5 GW Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for setting up of 1 […] Read more
Gujarat Frames Land Policy for Renewable Energy Projects Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy A total area which can accommodate 30,000 MW of renewable energy will be sanctioned for these parks, with each park large enough to install a minimum of 1,000 MW. Gujarat has released its land policy for renewable energy projects, which seeks to set up wind parks and wind-solar hybrid parks in the state, similar to […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director | India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy High Time for Policymakers to take Decisive Action If we really want to tap into the country’s estimated 300GWh of storage opportunity in the next four years for domestic manufacturing, this is high time for policymakers to take decisive action, believes Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), a membership driven alliance […] Read more
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Inaugurates 8.4 MW Wind Energy Plant Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Aiming for self-reliance in power, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has unveiled its new 8.4 wind power plant. Contributing towards green energy production and to achieve self-reliance in electricity power requirement, Mr. R Madhavan, CMD-HAL inaugurated an 8.4MW wind energy power plant near Ilkal in Bagalkot district (Karnataka). The power generated from this plant would be used […] Read more
Sembcorp and Singapore Polytechnic to Collaborate on Solar Panel Recycling Updated On Thu, Jan 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Working together to address the global challenge of photovoltaic waste and commercialise Singapore’s first-ever technology for the recycling of used solar panels. Around the world, solar energy is growing as a source of clean, renewable energy. However, this presents a pressing challenge to the industry: What will become of used solar panels at the end […] Read more
Inox Wind Receives LOI from Adani to Develop its 501.6 MW Wind Project Updated On Thu, Jan 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The project is scheduled to be executed over the next 15 months at Kutch District in the state of Gujarat. Inox Wind Limited, one of India’s leading wind energy solutions provider, has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Adani Green Energy, a part of the Adani group and a leading Independent Power Producer (IPP) […] Read more
Govt Looking to Float 5 GW Manufacturing-Linked Solar Tender Again Updated On Wed, Jan 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Most of the large industry players stayed away from the tender. And now, the government plans to cancel the previous bids and start fresh bidding on the project. The Government is planning to float the infamous 5 GW manufacturing-linked solar tender for a second time, after scrapping the results from the first issue. Solar Energy […] Read more
