Powergrid Emerges Successful Bidder for 2500 MW Transmission Project Updated On Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s largest electricity transmission company Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, has emerged as the successful bidder under tariff based competitive bidding, for the acquisition of Ananthpuram Kurnool Transmission Limited to establish transmission scheme for solar energy zone in Ananthpuram (Ananthapur) (2500 MW). It has also bagged Kurnool (1000 MW) project in Andhra Pradesh. The […] Read more
What Is Delaying Commissioning of India’s 96 GW Under-Construction RE Projects? Updated On Wed, Sep 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy A quarterly report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for the period ending July 31 claims that renewable energy projects of up to 96 Gigawatt (GW) are under construction in the country. These projects are related to the renewable energy projects tendered through the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and other central public sector […] Read more
Rajasthan Sees Fossil Contribution Shrink For 4 Consecutive Months Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy New data from global energy think tank Ember reveals that the share of fossil fuels in Rajasthan’s power generation mix has hit record-low levels at 50 percent from April to July this year. It is the first time that the lowest level was sustained for over a quarter of the year. Fossil fuels generated 34 […] Read more
SECI Issues Bid For 1260 MW Of ISTS-Connected RE Projects Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) today issued a tender seeking developers for proposed 1260 Megawatt (MW) of firm and dispatchable renewable power in India. The central authority has planned to develop this project under the Inter-State Transmission Systems (ISTS). The last day to submit the bid is November 10 whereas the hard copy […] Read more
Large RE Market A Boon For India: Anadi Iyer, India Director, Fraunhofer Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy How is Fraunhofer’s helping the renewable energy sector in India? Fraunhofer works around science and engineering, whether it is renewable energy, production technologies, material science, smart cities, smart manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, etc. We can make solar cell battery storage systems of high quality. We are also working on several technologies simultaneously, like thins cells. […] Read more
SECI’s Hybrid Projects Set To Offer Green Power At Rs 2.53/Unit Updated On Thu, Sep 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy India is all set to get renewable power from upcoming 1,170 MW solar-hybrid projects at Rs 2.53 per unit. These Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) projects are situated in states like Rajasthan, Karnataka and Gujarat. These projects are set to be commissioned by next year. These projects were part of the Solar Energy Corporation of India […] Read more
Zetwerk-owned Unimacts In Supply Deal With Nextracker With New US Plant Updated On Thu, Sep 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy US based Unimacts, which was recently acquired by Indian Infrastructure supplies unicorn Zetwerk, has entered a deal with Nextracker, a leading solar tracker and software solutions firm. A leading provider of industrial manufacturing and supply chain solutions, the new plant was opened at a Nextracker-dedicated manufacturing facility in Las Vegas. As SaurEnergy reported last week, […] Read more
TNERC Proposes Changes In Deviation Settlement Norms For Electricity Updated On Tue, Sep 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has developed a draft regulation to change the deviation settlement policy for solar and wind power generators. The new draft regulation is named TNERC (Forecasting, Scheduling and Deviation Settlement and related matters for wind and solar generation) Regulations, 2023. It aims to repeal the existing 2019 Regulations in […] Read more
20 GW Sun Cable Darwin Project On Track Again Under Atlassian Founder Updated On Thu, Sep 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Australian Software billionaire and Atlassian Founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has ensured the revival of the 20 GW, trans ocean Sun Cable Project, taking it out of administration by assuming full ownership. The project, to be set up near Darwin in Australia’s sparsely populated Northern Territory, is planned with a 20 GW solar footprint, besides 40 GWh […] Read more