How ‘SAUBHAGYA’ is ‘UDAY’, T&D PONDERS? Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy The demand for power is relentless. With technological advancements, mankind is now consuming more power to aggrandize their lifestyle. Many energy experts reckon initiatives like ‘Power for All’, ‘Digital India’ and ‘Smart Cities’ shall be reigned through only increasing and distributing reliable power needs. There has been a prolong discussion on the reliability, security and […] Read more
PERSPECTIVE Updated On Mon, Oct 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The government of India has set an ambitious target of 175 GW of renewable power installed capacity by the end of 2022, of which 58 GW has been installed so far. The Indian solar market added 1,869 MW in the second quarter of 2017, bringing installations in the first half of the year to 4,765 […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Allen Cao, Director, Arctech Solar India Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy Q. What is the importance, feasibility, viability of using Solar Trackers in various states of India Dropping PPA prices, high irradiation and utility scale makes solar trackers the perfect and only choice to get higher IRR for a solar plant in India. The solar plant generation can achieve up to 15%-25% more yield when using […] Read more
India 2022 A Roadmap 100GW Updated On Thu, Oct 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy India is poised to achieve a growth rate which is projected to trigger a major rise in energy demand due to demographic expansion, increasing urbanization and rising demands for mobility. By 2022, India targets solar power installation of 100GW, which is an ambitious target and requires a quantum four-fold growth in the sector. India’s total […] Read more
IndiGrid Approves Acquisition of Three Power Transmission Assets Updated On Mon, Oct 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy The three acquisitions consists of 5 transmission lines aggregating 1,425 Ckms thus increasing its total portfolio to 13 transmission lines and 2 substations across 8 states. IndiGrid, India’s first Infrastructure Investment Trust in the power sector, has approved the acquisition of three power transmission assets from its sponsor Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Ltd at a […] Read more
ADB $500 million funding soon for private sector infrastructure in Asia and Pacific Updated On Wed, Oct 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy ADB expects these initial projects will generate about USD 1.4 billion in total financing, including USD 264.5 million from ADB’s own capital and an additional USD 890 million from co-financing partners. Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it is actively processing USD 500 million (about Rs 3,275 crore) as debt and equity funding for private infrastructure […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh Aims at Increasing its Green Cover to 50 percent by 2029 Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu has said that there is an urgent need to increase the green cover in cities and towns for sustainable development. Expressing concern over rise in pollution levels world over, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that his government has set a target to increase the green cover to 50 […] Read more
Energy Storage Market to Touch 70 GW by 2022 Updated On Tue, Sep 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy The total energy storage market between 2015 and 2022 in India is expected to go up from 4.4 GW to 70 GW. Out of 70 GW, over 35 GW of demand is expected from newer applications. The market for energy storage in the South Asia region is dominated by India. Energy storage helps in the […] Read more
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. boosts generation capacity by four-fold Updated On Tue, Aug 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. generated 1440 MUs that from renewable energy sources (wind & solar) in FY17 as compared to 329 MUs in FY16. Tata Power has announced that the Company’s 100% subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. (TPREL) increased its generation capacity by 337 per cent in FY17 as compared to FY16. Tata […] Read more
