Certified Heat Pump Installations In UK Increased By 20%: MSC Data Updated On Mon, Jan 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy A recent data by MCS Foundation, an industrial body in the United Kingdom (UK) stated that certified heat pump installations in the country witnessed an increase by nearly around 20 percent in 2023. It accredited this jump to an increase in the demand for renewable energy technologies that reached its highest ever level in the […] Read more
MNRE Simplifies Rooftop Solar Installation Process, Issues New Notification Updated On Fri, Jan 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy In the latest notification, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) tried to simplify the application process for grid-connected rooftop solar. The latest notification issued by the ministry has asked the discoms to ask their consumers for fewer documents to install rooftop solar. Meanwhile, the ministry has also listed the documents needed to be […] Read more
Could PSPCL Overcome Financial Strife With Solar Deals? Updated On Thu, Jan 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the primary state discom that has been mired in losses due to a variety of reasons, seems to have latched on to solar power to extricate itself from some of the losses. Readers wouldn’t have failed to notice the higher frequency of solar tenders from the state entity in […] Read more
Plans For Phase-III Of FAME Start, With Bigger, Wider Coverage Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Even as the secoonf phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME) is likely to wind down this year, speculation is rising on the shape of the next phase of the scheme that was brought in to support EV transition. Administered by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), FAME-I(Rs 895 […] Read more
Chandigarh Open Access Consumers May Get Green Power @Rs 6.75/unit Updated On Wed, Jan 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the state of Goa and Union Territories has now come up with a draft discussion paper to compute the green energy open access tariff in Chandigarh. This comes after the Union government issued a notification last year allowing green energy through open access to consumers even with less […] Read more
To Boost EVs, Himachal Restricts Diesel/Petrol Vehicles For Govt Depts Updated On Wed, Jan 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy In an initiative to boost the growth of Electric Vehicles (EV) in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has directed all government departments not to buy diesel or petrol vehicles starting January 1, 2024. This has been done with a view to promoting electric vehicles on a large scale. If necessary, the departments […] Read more
MNRE Approved Bihar’s Proposal Under PM KUSUM (Comp-C): Minister Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in its latest reply before the Parliament said that the ministry approved the proposal of Bihar under Component C of the PM-KUSUM scheme. MNRE Minister RK Singh in his written statement before the Lok Sabha said that the state had moved an application to the Centre seeking […] Read more
India Allocated Rs 5.2cr To Subsidize 11.53 lakh Electric Vehicles: Govt Updated On Tue, Dec 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Latest data from the Ministry of Heavy Industries claimed that the Union government allocated a total of Rs 5.2 crore as subsidies to incentive 11.53 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) in the country by the end of December 1, 2023. The information was recently shared by the ministry in a media statement. The ministry said that […] Read more
Parliamentary Standing Committee Recommends Incentives Under FAME Scheme Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy A standing committee report on ‘Promotion of Electric Vehicles (EV) In the Country’, mentions that, among category-wise EV, the production and sale of EV-three-wheeler vehicles is found to be highest in India. It recommends that the ministry should broaden the scope and extend FAME-II Scheme for at least three more years. This would support the […] Read more
