CY 2024: India Adds Record 28.5 GW Of Renewable Energy Capacity Updated On Wed, Jan 8th, 2025 by Saurenergy India added a total of 28.59 GW of new renewable energy capacity in the calendar year 2024, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The ministry’s latest report provides a detailed breakdown of fuel-wise capacity additions up to December 2024, revealing that solar power played a dominant role in driving this growth. […] Read more
CESC Awards 150 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project To Purvah Updated On Wed, Jan 8th, 2025 by Saurenergy Kolkata-based power utility supplier, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), recently awarded 150 MW of wind-solar hybrid project to to its subsidiary Purvah Green Power Private Limited (Purvah). This was to meant to procure power from grid-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects. The project also offers an additional 150 MW capacity under the greenshoe option. The company […] Read more
Teerth Gopicon, Reliance Win SJVN’s 5.8 MW Rooftop Solar Bid Updated On Wed, Jan 8th, 2025 by Saurenergy SJVN has declared Teerth Gopicon and Reliance Industries as the winners of its 5,830 kW grid-connected solar project tender. The tender was floated under the PM Surya Ghar scheme. The tender for this project was released in September, and the results were declared within four months. According to the tender results, Teerth Gopicon secured 5,705 […] Read more
SANY Unveils Africa’s Largest Solar-Storage-Diesel Microgrid Updated On Wed, Jan 8th, 2025 by Saurenergy SANY Silicon Energy has now announced a new international “Solar + Storage + Diesel” microgrid power generation sector by launching the Zambia Ruida Mining Microgrid Power Project. This initiative is recognized as Africa’s largest single-unit hybrid microgrid designed for mining operations, highlighting SANY’s commitment to promoting green energy transformation and sustainable development throughout the region. […] Read more
CERC Grants Relief To Wind Energy Firm Against GST Rate Hike Updated On Tue, Jan 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in its latest order granted partial relief to Morjar Windfarm Development. The order from CERC came to the fore when the petitioner moved the central agency for its intervention. The Wind Energy, in its petition, asked the CERC to consider the change in GST rates as a ‘change of […] Read more
Green Jobs: Goldi Solar, Suzlon Announce Plans To Skill Workforce Updated On Tue, Jan 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy Two Indian renewable energy companies-Goldi Solar and Suzlon Energy have now announced their plans to skill the workforce for green jobs. Indian solar module manufacturer Goldi Solar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SN Patel Institute of Technology, R. N. G. Patel Institute of Technology, and UKA Tarsadia University for training the future workforce […] Read more
Husk’s Solar Capacity Hits 20 MW, 100 MW Pipeline Set For 2025 Updated On Tue, Jan 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy MiniGrid operator Husk recently electrified 200 new communities in 12 months, doubling its fleet of solar mini-grids. Husk is now present in over 400 communities in rural Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, serving more than 1.5 million people and over 30,000 small businesses. Its community electrification projects are spread across rural India and Nigeria. This […] Read more
ACME Solar Appoints Dinesh Chadha As President, Renewable Energy (Senior Management) Updated On Tue, Jan 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy Gurugram-based ACME Solar has announced the appointment of Dinesh Chadha as the President, Renewable energy of the company. The company said in a regulatory filing, “Dinesh Chadha holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Nagpur University. Before joining Acme Solar, he served as the Managing Director at Linxon India (earlier ABB India) for India […] Read more
NHPC Issues Tender To Develop Rooftop Solar In Northeast Updated On Tue, Jan 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy NHPC intends to develop rooftop solar power projects on Zone-IV (North East Power Stations) buildings under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Bidders must submit their bids by January 15, 2025. The bids are valid for 120 days from the last date of online submission. The tender mandates that the rooftop solar project under […] Read more
