MoP Launches Fresh Version of Scheme For Bundling Thermal with Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Apr 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has repealed its scheme on bundling thermal/hydro power plants with standalone renewable energy projects, substituting it with a fresh scheme. In November, 2021, MoP issued the ‘Scheme for Flexibility in Generation and Scheduling of Thermal/Hydro Power Stations through bundling with Renewable Energy and Storage Power’ to comprehensively cover replacement of […] Read more
SECI Invites Bids for 1000 MW Battery Energy Storage Projects Updated On Thu, Apr 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued invited bids for the selection of battery energy storage system developers for setting up of 1000 MWh (500 MW x 2 hrs) battery energy storage systems in India for “on demand” usage under tariff-based competitive bidding (ESS-I). The Projects will be set up under “BOOT” model. Key details […] Read more
Century PlyBoard Goes with GoodWe For 2.8 MW Solar Project Updated On Wed, Apr 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Century Plyboard Industries Limited, a leading plyboard manufacturer has gone with GoodWe’s HT-250KW inverters for its solar plant at the manufacturing site in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The inverters will power a 2.8 MW capacity plant that will serve the needs of the factory. For Century, a manufacturer, seller and exporter of plywoods, laminates, doors, PVCs and […] Read more
Energy company Genneia says it will invest $200 mln in RE parks Updated On Wed, Apr 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Argentine thermal and renewable energy producer Genneia SA said on Monday it will invest $200 million in Argentine renewable energy parks over the next two years, at a time when the country is going through a severe energy deficit that affects its fiscal balance. “Tocota III” solar park, located in the province of San Juan, […] Read more
As Central Asia’s Fossil Fuels Near Expiry, Time To Look At Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan constitute Central Asia. Out of these, the former three are graced with petroleum resources, while the latter two are endowed with water resources. Electricity generation in these countries has, naturally, long relied on their richness in one or the other of the two resources. The downstream countries tend to […] Read more
Canada’s e-Zinc raises $25 M to advance long-duration energy storage Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Canadian energy storage solutions provider e-Zinc has raised USD $25 million in Series A financing led by Anzu Partners, with additional funding from BDC Capital, Toyota Ventures, and Eni Next. Existing investors, including Seed Round lead investor Energy Foundry, also participated. e-Zinc will use this funding to commence the pilot production of its first commercial […] Read more
SJVN, BHEL, REMC sign MoU to Develop Renewable Energy for the Railways Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with other two state owned companies – engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Railway Energy Management Company (REMC) Limited for the development of renewable energy projects. In an official statement SJVN Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Nand Lal Sharma […] Read more
Solar resource variability in key global markets increases scrutiny on solar asset performance: Study Updated On Mon, Apr 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy A ten-year analysis of solar irradiance released today by Solargis, a data and software architect for bankable solar investments, has illustrated the impacts of significant resource variability on several key global solar markets including India, Australia and North America. As margins tighten for solar asset owners and investors, investment in high-quality data is crucial to understanding […] Read more
Deferment of ALMM Policy: A much awaited but temporary relief to the solar market Updated On Mon, Apr 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy India had ambitioned to achieve 100 GW of solar installation by 2022. However, as per MNRE, we had achieved only 51 GW of solar by Feb 2022. While we haven’t met the goal, there has been meaningful and significant growth in the overall solar industry. Also, the Government has set a steeper target of 280 […] Read more