China’s sunset on wind and solar subsidies could impact climate change efforts: IFFRAS Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS) – a Canada based think tank – has reported that the renewables’ expansion that has been in full flow in China can see a reversal. In 2021, China finally ended many subsidies on solar and wind energy. This will discourage the use of cleaner sources of energy and […] Read more
APTEL Clears Way For BSES Discoms to exit NTPC’s Dadri-I PPAs Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a major relief to BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has upheld the appeal by the two DISCOMS and allowed them to withdraw from the power purchase agreements (PPA) and supplementary PPA with NTPC’s Dadri I plant. The key reason behind the order is that the power generating plant […] Read more
As Power minister R.K. Singh responds to Telangana CM KCR, power reforms at risk? Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a release yesterday, the Press Information Bureau(PIB), on behalf of the MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) has carried a strong rebuttal from Power Minister R.K. Singh, of statements ascribed to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). R.K. Singh has termed as a ‘lie’, a claim attributed to KCR, that the central […] Read more
15 GW Solar Projects risk impact from BCD on April 2022, Says NSEFI Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy With barely six weeks to go before the the Basic Customs Duties (BCD) on solar module imports(40%) and solar cells (25%) kick in, the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the MNRE to make a case for grandfathering of these projects. By grandfathering, these projects would, in effect be exempt from […] Read more
India’s RE Capacity Addition Rose by ~80% in Q3 FY22: CEEW-CEF Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy New capacity addition of non-hydro renewable energy increased to 3.4GW during the third quarter of FY22, compared to just 1.9GW installed in the same period last year, according to the latest edition of the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) Market Handbook. This is nearly an 80% rise in new renewable energy (RE) capacity addition […] Read more
SJVN to Develop 10,000 MW Solar Projects in Rajasthan Updated On Wed, Feb 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a major development in the renewable sector, mini-ratna SJVN will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan Government to develop 10,000 MW solar power projects in the next 5 years in Rajasthan. A formal proposal was submitted by SJVN for the said project to the Rajasthan government. It was accepted and […] Read more
AGEL First in India to Achieve GRI South Asia Charter Member Status Updated On Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), the renewable arm of the Adani Group, has received approval for being a member of the GRI South Asia Charter on Sustainability Imperatives. Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) had initiated this pursuit in response to a call from GRI by becoming a signatory to the GRI South Asia charter in […] Read more
Polysilicon Woes in Solar PV Markets to End Within 18 Months: Rethink Updated On Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The solar squeeze of 2021 will be ended by a surge of new polysilicon production capacity coming online in the next two years, according to new research from Rethink Energy. In the paper, Polysilicon Manufacturing forecast to 2030, the research firm outlines how fears that we may have passed the trough of solar costs during […] Read more
Risen Energy Invests in Cell and Module Expansion Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chinese solar panel manufacturer Risen Energy has announced that the company and Ningbo South Coastal Economic Development have inked an agreement for a 15 GW N-type ‘Ultra-Low-Carbon High-efficiency’ hetero-junction cells factory and a 15 GW ‘high-efficiency’ solar module production facility. As per the company, the quest will incur a total investment of $2.39 billion, of […] Read more