Govt to Offer Subsidies to Build Ships that Employ Offshore Wind Projects Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian government will now extend subsidies to build ships establishing offshore wind projects. It is a part of the shipbuilding subsidy scheme, which the government revised to include the manufacture of these vessels. The move comes even as the government finally announced a (draft) offshore wind policy and hopes to install the first projects […] Read more
TagEnergy Energises 50 MW Battery Storage Facility For UK Updated On Fri, May 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global clean energy enterprise Tag Energy has announced that it has operationalised 49.5MW/99MWh standalone energy storage system near Luton, England. The funding has also come from Santander UK in the £30 million Chapel Farm development. The ESS is a joint venture between TagEnergy and Yorkshire-headquartered Harmony Energy. TagEnergy’s had acquired a 60% stake in the […] Read more
RERC Proposes Regulation Changes For Rajasthan’s Net-Meter Consumers Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Rajasthan State Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) recently issued its draft Regulation for Grid Interactive Distributed Renewable Energy Generating Systems, where it has sought changes in some norms related to its net-meter consumers. The Commission has now asked the public and other stakeholders to send in their suggestions on the draft regulation by May 26, 2023. The […] Read more
Mizoram Welcomes Its First Solar Park With 20 MW Capacity Updated On Wed, Apr 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Mizoram has welcomed its first solar park. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) recently inaugurated the Vankal Solar Park, a 20 MW solar park approved under the MNRE Solar Park Scheme. The ceremony saw the presence of the State’s Power & Electricity Minister, Pu R. Lalzirliana. Other government officials also marked their presence. […] Read more
Uttar Pradesh Registers 144% Jump In Electric Vehicle Registrations In One Year Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy The World Resource Institute (WRI)-India claimed that the registration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Uttar Pradesh UP) in the last year had witnessed a jump of 144 percent. The data shared by the clean energy think tank claimed that the three-wheelers segment of EVs in the state is spearheading the EV market share in the […] Read more
Power Ministry Issues New Draft Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2023, Seeks Comments From Stakeholders Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power on Friday released its latest Draft Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2023 and sought comments from stakeholders by the end of May 11, 2023. The new draft rules have proposed changes in Section 15 and Section 19 of the Electricity Rules 2005. The new rules have been named ‘Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2023’. The notification […] Read more
Maharashtra Introduces Land Lease Model for Solar-Powered Agriculture Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Maharashtra Government has revealed that it is looking to encourage agriculture driven by solar power across the state. This is with an aim to make sure that the farmers get power supply without any hinderances during daytime since rural areas are prone to power outages during the day. Towards this, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said […] 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
Gujarat Sees 600 Percent Jump In Electric Vehicle Registrations In One Year Updated On Fri, Apr 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy The World Resources India (WRI), an international clean energy think tank, claimed that between 2021 and 2022, Gujarat recorded a steep hike in registration of Electric Vehicles (EVs). WRI-India, in its analysis, said that between 2021 and 2022, the state witnessed a 600 percent rise in EV registration. The state government in 2021 came up […] Read more
