Indian Airports Move Towards Renewables, Glare Hazards Pose New Challenge Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Ravleen Kaur Earlier in March, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced that it will use 100 percent renewable energy at all its airports by 2024. AAI is India’s public sector airport developer and operator. Of the 137 airports it manages, the statutory body has, already commissioned in-house solar plants at 38 airports with a capacity of 40 […] Read more
Performance Engineer Updated On Fri, Aug 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Assistant Performance Engineer will be based in Hyderabad. Onboarding will be virtual for the time being with occasional socially distanced meetings at a Nextracker office. In this position, you will report to the Assistant Manager. The candidate would be working on utility scale solar PV projects located around the globe, right from the development […] Read more
Pune Military College Becomes India’s First Carbon Negative Garrison Updated On Fri, Aug 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Pune’s College of Military Engineering has commissioned a 5 MW solar power plant. With the commissioning of this plant, the college has augmented its solar power generation capacity to 7 MW. CME claims to be the first carbon negative military formation in India. The CME has undertaken several initiatives towards curbing its carbon footprint. Among […] Read more
Life Beyond PLI-Top 5 Green Schemes For MSMEs And Startups Updated On Wed, Aug 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy If you think the Government of India has been focused on large and utility-scale renewable projects, then you are right. The government focus has undoubtedly been on putting in place a large base, be it for solar capacity building or with schemes like the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI), domestic manufacturing that rewards scale. However, for smaller […] Read more
Inverter Major SOFAR Signs a 100MW Utility Deal With Velan Infra Updated On Mon, Aug 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy SOFAR, a global provider of all-scenario solar PV and energy storage solutions, has signed a 100MW contract of supplying SOFAR 255KTL-HV utility string inverters for solar plants in Tamil Nadu with Velan Infra. The commissioning of the entire 100MW project is expected to be completed by November 2023. According to the firm, the SOFAR 255KTL-HV […] Read more
C&I Segment: Group Captive Mode to Drive Installations in FY24-FY25-CareEdge Ratings Updated On Mon, Aug 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new report from CARE Ratings predicts sunny times for solar power through Group captive mode in India’s C&I segment. Commercial & Industrial (C&I) consumers in India have the option to purchase power either through a third-party power plant or through a captive/group captive power plant besides procuring power from the designated utility in their region. […] Read more
Adani Green Wins Battle At TNERC With Tangedco On Tariff Applicability Updated On Mon, Jul 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy In an order dated July 20, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has ruled in favour of Kamuthi Renewable Energy Ltd., a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited in a case involving a dispute with TANGEDCO on the applicable tariff for a 75 MW project at Kamuthi. Tangedco, in an order September 2016, had […] Read more
NLC India in Talks with Andaman for 20 MWh Storage System Updated On Mon, Jul 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy NLC India is in discussions with the Andaman and Nicobar authorities for the establishment of a 20 MWh storage battery system. The islands are currently dependent on diesel generators, with the systems helping meet 95% of the energy requirement and the remaining 5% from hydropower. “South Andaman has a 20 MW solar plant and an 8 […] Read more
Five Ways Indian Railways Plans To Go Net-Zero By 2030 Updated On Thu, Jul 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indian Railways has one of the largest networks of rail lines in the world. In the last few decades, it successfully transformed from diesel to electric engines. The major source of transport and freight services in the country now is another fuel transition phase. Slowly, the Indian government entity is moving away from diesel […] Read more
