Karnataka, Gujarat Maintain Lead Among States On Clean Electricity Transition Updated On Tue, Apr 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Karnataka and Gujarat continued to showcase their leadership in the progress toward the clean energy transition, a new joint report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Ember shows. This marks the second year of IEEFA and Ember collaboration on the Indian States’ Electricity Transition (SET) report, which evaluates the clean […] Read more
Bihar Set To Expand Its Network Of Floating Solar Plants Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy Bihar, one of the renewable deficit regions in India is now working on alternative plans to boost its renewable energy mix. The state has now pinned hopes on the potential of its water bodies to generate electricity. The eastern Indian state which already has worked to develop floating solar plants in Darbhanga and Supaul high […] Read more
Everything You Wanted To Know About India’s Biggest Rooftop Solar Scheme Updated On Fri, Apr 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy Made For, Of and By India One of the biggest aspects of the PM Surya Ghar Scheme is the focus on mass markets, by limiting subsidies to systems upto 3kW in size. It is also meant to be a catalyst for India’s domestic manufacturing base for solar equipment, which has struggled to counter Chinese imports […] Read more
Pakistanis Take Matters In Their Own Hands With Rooftop Solar Boom Updated On Wed, Apr 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Pakistan has been facing the dual challenge of rising electricity prices and an unreliable grid power supply for some time now. With electricity prices in key cities like Lahore nudging Rs 70/kW, and that too with unreliable supply, it has become only too apparent for many middle class and richer residents that they will need […] Read more
Central, Eastern Europe Adds 39% Electricity From RE: EMBER Updated On Mon, Apr 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Central and Eastern European countries are advancing towards their renewables ambition, but EMBER report found it to be insufficient with their potential. The EMBER report on, “Empowering Central and Eastern Europe” underlines the importance of upcoming Three Seas Initiative Summit to secure a low cost, resilient and interconnected clean power system. It mentioned, “In 2023, […] Read more
45 Firms Now Manufacture Smart Electricity Meters For India, Reveals CEA Updated On Mon, Apr 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has now issued a list of smart meter and net meter providers in the country. CEA is a constituent body of the Ministry of Power. The CEA list indicated that a total of 45 companies provide smart electricity meters for India. On the other hand a total of 12 companies […] Read more
South Africa’s Solar Adoption Gathers Pace, But Challenges Remain Updated On Thu, Apr 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy South Africa has long been plagued by an energy crisis now. This has led to a situation where the nation faces rolling blackouts or load shedding as it has been called, for the past decade and more. It says something for the state of the power sector that a challenge that was predicted well over […] Read more
COVER STORY: India Gears Up For Solar Waste Recycling Challenge Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest report from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) states that India’s total solar energy capacity crossed 75 Gigawatts (GW) by the end of February this year. According to its own estimates, the country will need 292 GW of total solar capacity by 2030. With the steady additions of solar power to the Indian grid, […] Read more
Leeward Renewable Energy Secures 400 MW Solar Projects From Microsoft In Texas Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based renewable energy company, Leeward Renewable Energy has announced that it has entered into two 200-megawatt (MW) Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Microsoft Corp. Through these PPAs, Microsoft will purchase the power generated from two 200-MW LRE solar facilities currently under development at Morrow Lake Solar in Frio County, Texas, and Cradle Solar in Brazoria […] Read more
