State Commission to Conduct Hearing on Mumbai Power Outage on Oct 21 Updated On Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy MERC will be making a suo motu hearing on the Mumbai power outage on October 21, 2020. The reasons for the rare citywide power outage will be discussed. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has said that it will be making a suo motu hearing on the Mumbai power outage on October 21, 2020. The […] Read more
Green Term-Ahead Market Will Boost RE Trading in India Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy By August 2020, India had 88 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable energy capacity. In the pipeline, as of June 2020, there was 47 GW of solar, wind and hybrid projects with another 24 GW of projects in the bidding phase (where tenders have been issued but auctions are yet to complete). And the start of trading on August 21, […] Read more
5th Extension for SECI’s 15 MW Floating Solar Tender in Himachal Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI has, for the fifth time, extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for 15 MW floating solar PV plant in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has, for the fifth time, extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for the selection of solar power developers (SPDs) for setting […] Read more
Delhi CM Kejriwal Calls For Mass Movement for Solar, But Reality Stays Slow and Low Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy When the Delhi government announced its first ever solar policy in 2015, the target was 1000 MW by 2020, and 2000 MW by 2025. Call it inexperience, lack of focus, or a rapidly changing policy environment, but the state is nowhere close to, or even on the path to, those ambitious numbers. The Delhi government […] Read more
Wind Energy arm of CLP India Raises Nearly Rs 300 Crore via Green Bonds Updated On Thu, Oct 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy CLP Wind Farms (India) has raised Rs 296.9 crore through non-convertible debentures/ green bonds. CLP Wind Farms (India), the wind energy subsidiary of CLP India, has announced that it has raised Rs 296.9 crore through non-convertible debentures/ green bonds. “CLP Wind Farms (India) Private Ltd, a subsidiary of CLP India Private Ltd (CLP India), has […] Read more
As China Starts Giant Solar Park, Four Giant Parks For the Future Beckon Updated On Tue, Oct 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy The world’s largest single location solar plant, of 2.2 GW capacity was inaugurated in China’s Quinghai province this month. Built by state owned utility Huanghe Hydropower Development, the massive plant touts a special achievement along with its size . It has been built in the shortest time among plants of comparable sizes. That single fact […] Read more
“We need to increase our per capita energy consumption three-fold” Updated On Mon, Oct 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Jaideep Mukherji, CEO, Smart Power India (SPI), has been a strong advocate of access to reliable electricity for the last mile. SPI, a subsidiary of The Rockefeller Foundation, was established in 2015 to develop and scale sustainable models to accelerate electricity access and spur economic development amongst the rural underserved communities. In recent years, SPI […] Read more
BHEL Tenders for O&M of SCCL’s 10 MW Solar Plant in Telangana Updated On Tue, Oct 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy BHEL has invited bids from eligible bidders for undertaking the work of O&M of SCCL 10 MW solar power plant at STPP-Pegadapalli in Telangana. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has issued tender, inviting bids from eligible firms/ bidders for undertaking the work of operation and maintenance (O&M) of SCCL 10 MW solar power plant at […] Read more
Share of Renewable Energy in India’s Energy mix now at 26%: CEA Updated On Mon, Oct 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy The share of renewable energy in India’s energy mix has increased from 23% to 26% in the April-August period this fiscal, CEA has confirmed. The share of renewable energy in India’s energy mix has increased from 23 percent to 26 percent in the April-August period this fiscal, a senior official at the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) […] Read more
