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
NTPC Commissions First Part of 300 MW Bikaner’s Nokhra Solar Project Updated On Tue, Dec 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Nokhra Solar Project in Rajasthan, which has a 300 MW capacity, has had its first 100 MW of capacity put into service by NTPC, the largest electricity producer in India. According to a regulatory filing recently by the business, “First portion capacity of 100 MW out of 300 MW Nokhra Solar Project at Bikaner, […] Read more
Prioritising Rajasthan’s Energy Sufficiency Sustainably Requires Incentivising State Genco Updated On Mon, Dec 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar energy is the most readily available source of non-polluting renewable energy resource. The uniqueness of the solar technologies is that it offers a wide range of applications in solar PV as well as solar thermal technology in which case, the generated heat could be used for domestic as well as industrial applications and power […] Read more
Our Order Book Is Likely To Exceed 4 GW by March 2023 at Envision Energy India Updated On Fri, Dec 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Envision Energy India has had a great run in the past few months, with order bookings for its Wind Turbine Generators hitting record levels of over 2.7 GW for projects over the next 25 months. With production capacity set to hit over 3 GW by Q2 2023, the future promises an exciting set of possibilities […] Read more
