India’s Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity To Touch 60GW: Report Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report from rating agency ICRA claimed that Indian solar module manufacturing could rise up to 60 Gigawatt (GW) by 2025. This is in contrast to the country’s current capacity of around 37 GW. The boost in the local solar module, as per the report, is likely due to the increased backward integration of […] Read more
Solar Feeders Promise To Fulfil Solar Targets in Agriculture Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Radheshyam Singh is a marginal farmer from Noorsarai in the Nalanda district of Bihar. While a few farmers from the district have availed the benefits of off-grid solar pumps for irrigation in the past, Radheshyam and most of the farmers in the neighbourhood still depend on the grid. However, dependency on the grid for irrigation […] Read more
Water-Scarce Rajasthan Poses New Challenges For Solar Pumps Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Parul Kulshrestha As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, was irrigating his 31-acre farmland of millets, using an electric pump which came with its own challenges – erratic electricity supply, voltage fluctuation and associated costs. About 10 years ago, in 2013, […] Read more
Himachal Pradesh CM Wants Quick Deployment of Solar Projects Updated On Fri, May 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy As Himachal Pradesh looks to become the first green state of the country, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced that the solar power deployment presented in the State Budget will see the establishment of 2 MW of solar installations in two panchayats in all Assembly Constituencies of Himachal Pradesh. The CM said that the […] Read more
J&K Offers Mega Subsidies On Solar Panels, Solar Pumps Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta, in his latest announcement, said that the power consumers wishing to install rooftop solar in the state would get a 65 percent subsidy from the government. In comparison, those opting for solar-powered pumps would get up to 80 percent subsidy. With the latest move, the deployment of […] Read more
Waiting To Take Off-The PM-KUSUM Story Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Satveer Singh is a 51-year-old wheat farmer based at Mohanpura village in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. Around a year ago, he enrolled online with the state government under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme. As a result, the solar developers installed a seven-Horse Power (HP) solar irrigation pump […] Read more
How China Ensured 55 GW Of Rooftop Solar In 2022 Updated On Mon, Feb 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The solar industry thrived in India with an addition of about 14 GW in the year 2022. Even so, it fell short of its 2022 solar target of a cumulative 100 GW comprehensively, ending up at 62 GW, with total rooftop solar at barely 7 GW. Meanwhile, in China, with the highest installed capacity and […] Read more
EV Industry Pins Hopes on GST Cuts, Charging Infra, FAME, PLI for Budget 2023 Updated On Mon, Jan 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy Though at its nascent stage, the EV sector has witnessed colossal growth. 2022, in particular, was a sterling year for it as the sales registers kept ringing as consumers finally began investing their faith in electric vehicles. The sales figures in FY 22 more than tripled when pitted against FY 2021. Major announcements at policy […] Read more
2023’s Promise for Solar. Will India Rise To The Challenge? Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Early into 2023, the ground is set for a momentous shift for solar. But first, the numbers. In the Jan-Dec period, figures from India’s Central Electricity Authority show that the country added 13956 MW of solar capacity, of which just over 11 GW was utility scale solar. This is by far the best ever performance […] Read more
