ISTS Waiver Extended By 2 Years For Solar, Wind Energy Updated On Tue, Jun 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy “The Ministry of Power has issued an order today for the extension of the waiver of Inter-State Transmission system (ISTS) charges on the transmission of electricity generated from solar and wind sources for projects to be commissioned up to 30th June 2025,”. With this statement, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has confirmed a widely expected waiver […] Read more
“Policymakers Must Incentivise States to Phase Out Old Thermal Plants and Adopt RE to Replace Them,” – Anand Desai, Managing Director, Anupam Rasayan Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Gujarat-headquartered chemical manufacturing company Anupam Rasayan announced last month that it had invested Rs 43 crore to set up a 12.5 MW captive solar power plant to help the company rationalise energy costs through an estimated saving of around Rs 10 crore per annum for the next 25 years. The firm, which has completed a […] Read more
PTT’s Power Arm To Invest $635 Million In Renewable Energy Across Asia Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Global Power Synergy, the power unit of Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas group PTT, will invest 20 billion baht equivalent to USD 635 million, in renewable energy assets across Asia including India and China. Global Power Synergy announced that it will be borrowing up to USD 635 million from parent PTT for investment chiefly in […] Read more
Will 2021 be The Year Solar Saves California? Updated On Wed, Jun 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy California— the largest U.S. state, home to 1/8th of the country’s population, and responsible for 14% of national GDP — is experiencing one of its most challenging droughts this year. The state had earlier experienced the biggest wildfire season recorded in its modern history in 2020, which is one reason being blamed for the adverse […] Read more
Delhi’s 2041 Draft Master Plan Foresees 50 Percent Energy From Renewables Updated On Fri, Jun 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Delhi’s Draft Master Plan (MPD 2041) for the next two decades was formally release for public feedback and attention . The MPD is relevant, simply because it lays the roadmap for the city’s development for the next two decades. Previous masterplans have suffered various amendments and changes, almost all driven by political necessities. Basic necessities, […] Read more
West Bengal gets 5.4 MW Floating Solar With Sagardighi Project Updated On Fri, Jun 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy West Bengal got the first of what its hopes will be many floating solar plants, with the commissioning of the 5.4 MW Sagardighi plant by Ciel et Terre. PSU Engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) was the EPC partner for the project. Ciel et Terre is a french floating specialist, and the world’s largest […] Read more
Solar Generated Maximum Electricity Among all Renewables in Australia Updated On Thu, Jun 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar passes all other renewable resources in terms of Australia’s electricity generation in 2020. According to ‘Australia Energy Statistics’ 2020, published by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy, and Resources, the total electricity generation in Australia was estimated to be 265,232 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the calendar year 2020, remaining materially unchanged since 2019. Interestingly, solar […] Read more
World’s 1st Solar-Hydro Plant for Longer Duration Energy Storage: ARENA Updated On Thu, Jun 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $15 million in funding to RayGen Resources Pty Ltd (RayGen) to construct its first of a kind ‘solar hydro’ power plant comprising 4 MW of solar PV generation and 3 MW / 50 MWh (17 hours) of dispatchable storage capacity […] Read more
Renewables Produce Record 50.7% of Energy in May in Spain Updated On Tue, Jun 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Red Eléctrica de España (REE), a partly state-owned and public limited corporation which operates the national electricity grid in Spain, recently reported that renewable energy reached an important milestone last month when, for the first time, more than half of the energy produced in the country was of renewable origin. The data supplied by […] Read more