A Solar PLI Scheme Disregarding MSME Sector Could Lead To Cartel Like Situation In Solar Too Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The announcement of the PLI scheme expansion from Rs 4500 crore till now by a further Rs 19,500 crores was the most notable one for the solar sector in the Budget for 2022. While widely welcomed, the move does raise an existential question for the hundreds of SME and MSME firms involved in the module […] Read more
Why The Solar PLI Scheme Will Throw Up Big Opportunities, And Challenges For Industry Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The allocation of a further Rs 19,500 crore for solar manufacturing under the Solar PLI (Performance Linked Incentive) scheme, which rewards manufacturers for both backward integration and exports, is indeed a big deal. Taken in its entirety with the existing Solar PLI scheme of Rs 4500 crore that is already under execution, the scheme will […] Read more
200 GW Milestone Beckons For Solar Additions in 2022, Cheaper With Extra Storage, Says BNEF Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has predicted that the year 2022 will see the 200 GW milestone in a year for solar crossed for the first time. In 2021, photovoltaic systems with a combined capacity of 183 GW were installed across the globe, a 40 GW jump over 2020. The 2021 figures also came in […] Read more
Maha Discom Invites Bids for 865MW Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) has invited bids for the procurement of 865 MW (AC) solar power from projects to be developed in Maharashtra through competitive bidding process (followed by e-reverse auction). The deadline for online bid submission is February 28, 2022, 4 pm. Other key details mentioned in the tender document are […] Read more
Solar O&M Market Set To Grow to $15 billion By 2030-Woodmac Updated On Tue, Feb 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Global non-residential solar operations and maintenance (O&M) spend is expected to hit US$15 billion by 2030. But new research from global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac) indicates that increasingly competitive auction prices, coupled with rising labour and supply chain costs, mean service vendors face challenges to stay profitable. Leila Garcia da Fonseca, senior manager, Wind […] Read more