Rural Electrification- Another Feather in India’s Cap Updated On Thu, Aug 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy After India took over driver’s seat and successfully parks the car of International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit in March this year, Asia’s third largest economy continued its rollercoaster ride in April too, and once again scripted history by hitting the target of electrifying all villages ahead of the deadline. In 2014, when Narendra Modi chaired […] Read more
National Energy Storage Mission Updated On Thu, Aug 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy An Expert Committee under the chairpersonship of Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, with representatives from relevant Ministries, industry associations, research institutions and experts was constituted by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy to propose draft for setting up National Energy Storage Mission (NESM) for India. The Expert Committee referred has proposed a […] Read more
Government Adopts ‘Integrate to Innovate’ Agenda for Energy Startups Updated On Sat, Aug 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The programme will offer energy startups an opportunity to bring their ideas to life with the guidance and support from corporates. As per Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India’s investment promotion agency, Invest India has joined hands with energy sector companies to offer a unique lab-to-market opportunity for Indian energy startups through the Integrate to […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Sachin Jain, Co-Founder & CEO Oriano Solar Updated On Tue, Jul 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. How do you see Indian rooftop market emerging? The Indian rooftop market has a huge potential. Currently, the C&I rooftop segment is adopting it through Capex or Opex model. Going forward, we see huge growth in the residential / household market as well. Q. What challenges do you think Indian rooftop solar faces currently? […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Praveer Sinha CEO and MD, Tata Power Company Ltd Updated On Mon, Jul 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. As in recent quarters Tata Power’s renewable portfolio proved to be a boon for the financial health of the company. How do you see the future of the company’s renewable segment in the country in coming years? As Tata Power aims to achieve up to 40% of its generation capacity from non-fossil fuel by […] Read more
Prysmian Completes Acquisition of General Cable Updated On Thu, Jun 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy Prysmian Group (BIT: PRY) and General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) announced that Prysmian has completed its acquisition of General Cable. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement entered into among the parties on December 3, 2017, Prysmian has acquired all the outstanding shares of General Cable common stock for $30.00 per share in cash. […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Liu Weizeng, General Manager of TBEA Xi’an Electric Technology Co., Ltd. Updated On Wed, Jun 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Liu Weizeng, President of New Energy Research Institute of TBEA Xinjiang New Energy Co., Ltd., General Manager of TBEA Xi’an Electric Technology Co., Ltd., Member of Household Electricity Standardization Technical Committee of China Electricity Council. Liu graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University, and obtained a doctorate in electrical engineering and automation. Liu has been committed to […] Read more
Prysmian and General Cable Announce Anticipated Closing Date of June 6, 2018 for Prysmian’s Acquisition of General Cable Updated On Mon, Jun 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Prysmian Group (BIT: PRY) and General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) today announced that the parties have been informed that they have obtained clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for the proposed acquisition of General Cable by Prysmian. Such clearance was the last of the regulatory approvals sought in connection […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Debi Prasad Dash, Director – IESA Updated On Mon, Jun 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. What are your thoughts about Li-ion battery future in India? Manufacturing of new technology batteries is at a nascent stage in India. There are no Li-ion cell manufactures in India but several companies like EXCIOM, ACME, Delta, Coslight and Future hi tech batteries have established Li-ion assembly plant in India. At least five major […] Read more