Ahmedabad Municipal Corp Budget 2022-23: Green Energy, EVs in Focus Updated On Fri, Feb 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ahmedabad municipal commissioner Lochan Sehra proposed a draft budget of Rs 8,111 crore before the standing committee on Wednesday, laying down plans to promote green energy in the city. While avoiding new taxes and major announcements in the election year, the budget provided a thrust to solar power generation, rainwater harvesting and setting up of […] Read more
Union Budget Raises Combined Expenditure of IREDA and SECI by 143% Updated On Fri, Feb 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy The 2022 Union Budget has increased the expenditure budget of the two of its premiere agencies that are mandated with enabling a thriving renewable sector – Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The budget for the two central firms has been proposed to be raised by a whopping 143 […] Read more
With Green Bonds in Budget’22, RE Financing Grows in India: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy As India’s renewable energy sector growth continues to outpace all other global economies, the Budget announcement on issuing green bonds – which are among the most widely used instruments for funding green infrastructure – will massively support this trajectory, finds a new report out by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The union […] Read more
ReNew Announces $250 Million Share Buyback and Preliminary Results for Q3 FY’22 Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Nasdaq listed ReNew Energy Global plc has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $250 million share repurchase program to buy back Class A Ordinary Shares (“Share Repurchase Program”) in the capital of the Company. In addition, the Company is providing updates on certain financial metrics for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, […] Read more
Budget 2022. Domestic Manufacturers Smile, Rest Stay With Wait And Watch Updated On Tue, Feb 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2022 announcements for the renewable sector might have seemed relatively few beyond the key announcement of an additional Rs 19500 crore the PLI scheme, but industry players have focused on the many positives beyond that. Vineet Mittal, Chairman, Avaada Group, besides highlighting the PLI move and the announcement of green […] Read more
Highlights from Economic Survey for RE Sector in 2021 Updated On Tue, Feb 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Economic Survey, which receded the annual budget of the government, is a widely anticipated document, seen more as a sort of white paper on what the government of the day considers its key achievements, and indications of the way ahead. To that extent, the latest Economic Survey document, all 442 pages of it in […] Read more
2020 Champion, Vietnam Offers a Cautionary Tale On Renewable Growth Updated On Fri, Jan 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Just when Vietnam has emerged on the global map as a ‘solar hotspot,’ after a stupendous 2020, the government has declared that no solar energy will be added in 2022 as the grid system is failing to accommodate the solar power produced. Vietnam may not repeat the success of yesteryears but there is credible evidence […] Read more
In Australia, NSW’s Second REZ Targets $10 Billion Investments Updated On Fri, Jan 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy New South Wales (NSW), which also houses state capital and Australia’s largest city Sydney, has just declared its second Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), as part of its long term strategy to replace its fossil fuel driven electricity sector with renewable energy. The latest zone is the New England REZ, based around Armidale in the state’s […] Read more
CEEW-NRDC-SCGJ Study Highlights 1 Million Jobs Potential For RE Sector In India Updated On Thu, Jan 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s renewable energy sector could potentially employ around one million people by 2030, which would be ten times more than the existing workforce of an estimated 1.1 lakh (110,000) employed by the sector, according to an independent study released today by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and […] Read more
