Lower CUF: MERC Declines ACME’s Plea For Penalty Exemption Updated On Wed, Aug 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in its latest judgment, declined to grant ACME any relief for its shortfall in meeting the committed Capacity Utilisation Factor (CUF) from its 300 MW solar project at Bhadla in Rajasthan. ACME had signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL) to […] Read more
Google in 1.5 GW Pact With Energix For Renewable Power, Credits Updated On Wed, Aug 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy Energix Renewables, a leader in the U.S. renewable energy sector and part of the Energix Group, has announced the signing of a strategic long-term agreement with Google. The agreement will initially cover 1.5GWp of solar project development until 2030. Future expansion options will include, Energix supplying electricity and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) generated from its […] Read more
Inox Wind To Scale Up Executions With A New ‘Net Cash Positive’ Tag Updated On Tue, Aug 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy Bolstered by a recent infusion of Rs 900 crores from its parent company, Inox Wind Energy Limited (IWEL), Inox Wind, an Indian wind energy company, is now poised to accelerate its execution pace. The company’s top management recently discussed the increase in its order book. In the latest investors’ call, Devansh Jain, Executive Director of […] Read more
APTEL Accepts SGD As Change In Law, Relief Likely For Developers Updated On Tue, Aug 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a case that involved a bunch of similar petitions from developers in Rajasthan executing projects worth 950 MW, and another batch in Andhra Pradesh involving projects worth 750 MW, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, has provided some measured relief for the developers involved. The petitions bunched together by the APTEL bench involved the acceptance […] Read more
A 15% Dip In BESS Costs Can Halt New Coal Power Growth: EMBER Updated On Tue, Aug 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy A new modelling by the global think tank Ember and TERI highlights the crucial role of declining Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project costs. This analysis underscores that faster BESS cost reductions will be a key driver for an effective coal phase-down in India’s power sector. The report lays out different possible stages of a […] Read more
Q1 Results: ReNew Sees 86% Decline In Net Profits Updated On Fri, Aug 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Renewable energy company ReNew today announced the financial results (unaudited) of first quarter of financial year 2024-25. The NASDAQ-listed company said that it has seen a surge in its operating capacity by around 24 percent Year on year. ReNew’s clean energy contracted portfolio was ~15.6 GW as of Aug 15, 2024. The company said that […] Read more
FY25: Waaree Renewable Looks Forward With 2.4 GW Orders Updated On Fri, Aug 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Waaree Renewable, the EPC arm of the Waaree Group, is now buoyed with a total of 2.4 GW of order book. The company, overwhelmed with its recent orders and its increased interest in government tenders now also expects a plum business for the solar EPC companies in India. The renewable company attributed this to the […] Read more
Delhi’s Grid Flexibility To Cut Peak Demand By 4 GW: RMI Updated On Wed, Aug 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy RMI’s recent report highlighted changes in Delhi’s power grid system, which has utilized grid flexibility technologies to manage and mitigate increasing demand peaks in the city. RMI estimates suggest that by 2030, Delhi could reduce 250–1,350 megawatts (MW) of peak demand through air conditioning (AC) demand response (DR) programs. It is estimated that grid flexibility […] Read more
India May Add 30 GW Of Renewable Capacities In 2024-25 Updated On Wed, Aug 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy India seems to be racing towards achieving a record-breaking renewable capacity addition number in 2024-25. The rise in pace of solar and wind energy installations in the first seven months of calendar year 2024 indicates every probability of record capacity additions. This will follow a strong show in 2023, when 18.5 GW of renewable energy […] Read more
