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
Punjab Govt Grants Rs 60 Crore To Power Piped Water With Solar Updated On Mon, Dec 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Punjab government has approved the spending of Rs 60.50 crore to develop solar energy systems for rural piped water delivery schemes in the state, reducing annual electricity costs by Rs 8–9 crore. With a total installed capacity of 8.698 MW, solar energy plants based on net metering would be erected at 970 rural water […] Read more
Prioritising Rajasthan’s Energy Sufficiency Sustainably Requires Incentivising State Genco Updated On Mon, Dec 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar energy is the most readily available source of non-polluting renewable energy resource. The uniqueness of the solar technologies is that it offers a wide range of applications in solar PV as well as solar thermal technology in which case, the generated heat could be used for domestic as well as industrial applications and power […] Read more
Indigenizing Solar Manufacturing: Charting the Course to a Solar Self-Sufficient India Updated On Tue, Nov 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Building a strong solar manufacturing sector and supply chain in India will help support the economy and keep pace with rising domestic and global demand for affordable solar energy. Currently, the Indian solar manufacturing industry doesn’t have the capacity to produce PV modules to meet the majority of today’s domestic demand. With all that in […] Read more
We Pride Ourselves in Holding a 50% Market Share in Residential Retail and KUSUM Markets Updated On Fri, Oct 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Please provide an insight into your solar journey to our readers. In 2017, Adani Solar became the first company in the world to start a Greenfield Project of GW scale at Mundra with its platinum-rated manufacturing facility of 1.2 GW of solar PV cells and modules. This setup was enhanced to 1.5 GW in 2019. […] Read more
China’s Solar Dominance: How Key Consumer Markets Are Adapting Updated On Mon, Oct 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Governments across the globe are increasingly investing in various sources of new and renewable energy to reach their targets of either achieving carbon neutrality or reducing emissions considerably to help realise the goal of the Paris agreement – limiting the rise in global temperature below 2-degree celsius from pre-industrial levels. Solar power is one of […] Read more
The Politics Of Statism Over The Electricity Amendment Bill Needs To Stop Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The passage of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 in the Lok Sabha has been met with widespread resistance, within and outside parliament, with many politicians and former bureaucrats declaring it ‘dangerous’, ‘an assault on state rights’ and much more. For now, it is the Delhi State Government which seems to be leading in its brickbats, […] Read more
Kerala State Commission Turns Down KSEB Petition For Gross Metering, Net Billing Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an important order last week, the Kerala Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has turned down the plea of the state discom, Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEB) for modification of the net metering rules as applicable in the state to gross metering and a net billing regime. KSEB had also made a plea for the […] Read more
