Assam to Develop 50 MW Solar Power Project on Recovered Land Updated On Fri, Jan 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The state government of Assam has decided to develop a 50 MW solar power plant on a vast 1000 bigha of land in Barchalla of Sonitpur district. The vast area was cleared in an eviction drive last year by the government. The government decided for the 50 MW solar project at a state cabinet meeting […] Read more
MNRE Does Away With Reverse Bidding For Wind Energy, Targets 8 GW Tenders Every Year Updated On Fri, Jan 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new directive from the Ministry of New And Renewable Energy (MNRE) has confirms a long pending demand of the wind energy sector in India. The central government is looking to issue tenders inviting bids for 8-GW of wind power projects every year until the end of this decade (2030). The directive said that there […] Read more
Tata Power-DDL Touches Peak Winter Demand of 1646 MW in Delhi Updated On Fri, Jan 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) has announced that it has successfully met the record peak power demand of 1646 MW without any network constraint and power outage. This is when the temperatures are touching their lowest levels in North-West India. With the plunge in temperature, the capital is presently colder than several hill stations. […] Read more
CERC Rejects Azure’s Plea for Extension of LTA Start Date, Exemption from Transmission Charges Updated On Mon, Jan 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The CERC has quashed the petition of Azure Power and its subsidiaries Azure Power Forty-Three, Azure Power Forty-One and Azure Power Maple, which sought the extension of the long term access start date. The petition also pleaded for extension of deadline from completion of the dedicated transmission line and pooling substation and exemption from transmission […] Read more
2022 For Solar: Solarisation, PLI Scheme, Transmission were Buzzwords Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy As we head into year 2023, here is a review of 2022 in terms of policy-level initiatives with a lowdown on where the country stands with regards to renewable energy capacity as the year comes to a close. Impetus to RE transmission projects 2022 began with the Intra-State Green Energy Corridor Phase-II (InSTS GEC-II) scheme […] Read more
L&T Gets EPC Contract for 90 MW Floating Solar in Omkareshwar, MP Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s leading engineering player – Larsen and Toubro (L&T) – has announced that the power transmission & distribution business of L&T Construction has secured multiple EPC orders in India and overseas. The key catch has been a contract for the development of a floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh. L&T held that the renewables arm […] Read more
Tata Power RE is Awarded 255 MW Hybrid Project in Karnataka Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy The renewable energy arm of Tata Power, Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), will be establishing a 255 MW capacity hybrid (wind and solar) power project in Karnataka. The project will be commissioned within 24 months from the PPA execution date. The project was won by TPREL after Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (which is a […] Read more
Director General Updated On Wed, Dec 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) is an autonomous institute (registered under Societies Registration Act 1860) under the administrative control of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE). NISE is having its Headquarters at Gurugram (Haryana). The Institute is an apex National R&D Institute in the field of Solar Energy and undertakes activities related […] Read more
World Bank Inks Project to Scale up Renewable Energy Technologies in India Updated On Tue, Dec 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The World Bank has announced that it has signed agreements with the Government of India (GoI) and Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) for a $150 million IBRD loan, a $28 million Clean Technology Fund (CTF) loan and a $22 million CTF grant. The objective of the financial agreements is to help India increase […] Read more
