Dramatic Solar Capacity Rise Across Asia; India’s Sprint Towards 2030 Goal Updated On Wed, Sep 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy As per US electricity think tank Ember, solar power is expected to experience exponential growth across five of Asia’s biggest economies, positioning the region to become a global hub of solar power. Ember made the revelation after an analysis of existing national power sector development plans across China, Japan, Indonesia, India and the Philippines. Findings […] Read more
The Bridge to 280 GW Of Solar. Corporate India Steps Up Updated On Thu, Sep 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy They have the money, resilience, and execution ability that can leave an indelible impact on India’s economy; but can the country’s corporates (C&I sector) open up a new growth engine for India’s solar movement? The time, it seems, has arrived. As always in India, among the stakeholders, there will be many who will want to […] Read more
Pakistan Looks to Add 9000 MW Solar on Priority to Address Energy Crisis Updated On Tue, Aug 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Pakistan government, stung by a persisting power crisis that has brought both outages and spiraling power costs in its wake, has finally changed course to add more solar to its grid. While announcing plans to target 14,000 megawatts of solar capacity this year, the country is seemingly making up for lost time. We have […] Read more
Green Jobs Are Finally A Mainstream Reality In India, Thanks To Solar Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The news of India’s ambitious solar and renewable energy targets has thrown up the possibility of as many as one million jobs in another three years’ time. These jobs matter, not only to an economy always seeking opportunities for its citizens, but also to ease the faster acceptance and spread of renewable energy, especially solar. […] Read more
Kerala Regulator Gives Nod To Reduced Tariff On Procurement Of Solar Power Updated On Thu, Jul 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has received the nod of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) towards the procurement of 90 MW of solar power for 25 years at a reduced tariff of Rs 2.77 kWh from NTPC. The Commission gave its approval to KSEB to finalise the PPA at the lower tariff. […] Read more
Bhutan Mulling 300 MW Solar Power Addition Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Himalayan country of Bhutan is looking bullish for solar power as it plans to diversify its energy mix. Reports cited the Economic Affairs Minister of Bhutan, Lokhnath Sharma saying that Bhutan will add 300 MW of solar power in the coming years. Bhutan currently has a mere 9 MW of renewable energy other than […] Read more
Despite Positive Results, Renewable Energy In Australia Faces Local Challenges Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Community protests are delaying Australia’s efforts to rebuild its overburdened electricity infrastructure, potentially delaying investments in wind and solar farms (Renewable Energy) that would be needed to replace retiring coal-fired power generation over the next 25 years. The continent sized country has long been blamed for going too slow on renewable additions, besides its high […] Read more
With A Vision of 100 GW Solar Rooftop Potential, NSEFI launches Awareness Campaign Across India Updated On Tue, Jun 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), one of the leading industry bodies for the sector with a high developer presence, has launched the “Ghar Ke Upar Solar is Super” Pan-India Rooftop Solar Awareness Campaign. Starting with Bidar in Karnataka, the campaign was launched by Union Minister of State, MNRE Bhagwant Khuba along with […] Read more
Like Solar Trees, The Solar ‘Smartflower’ Also faces Cost Challenges Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Austria-based Smart Flower Energy Technology aims to “make a solar statement with the sculptural, intelligent Smartflower,” the latter being a flower-shaped solar product made of panels which operate with dual axis tracking, i.e. they follow the sun to always face it at an ideal 90 degrees. With a peak capacity of 2.5 kilowatts, the product is […] Read more