SECI Payout of Rs 804 Cr to Solar & Wind Developers for Oct Sees 10% Slide Since Sep Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Payments totaling Rs 804 crore were made to solar and wind power producers by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the power it purchased in October 2022. The amount is almost 10% less than what was paid out in September. Against its power purchases, the agency had released Rs 893 crore. Nearly 88% […] Read more
Vivid Solaire’s Plea to Align LTA with Revised SCOD of Project Shot Down by CERC Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has rejected the petition of Vivid Solaire Energy Private Limited to reconsider Long-Term Access (LTA) to coincide with the revised SCOD of project and waive the transmission charges. In its petition, the Pune-based firm had filed a petition seeking a waiver for the levy of transmission charges by CTUIL […] Read more
Government Plans Green Hydrogen Plant in West Bengal Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to Power Minister Aroop Biswas, West Bengal is preparing to build a green hydrogen plant in Durgapur as the federal government has identified the state as a potential location for its production. As per the recent talk at INFOCOM 2022, a networking conference led by the research community, Biswas stated that the Center’s Revamped […] Read more
Canadian Solar Bags 256 MW Contracts For South Africa Largest Solar PPAs Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (“CSI Solar”) signed a 256 MW solar module contract with SOLA Group, a Cape Town-based independent power producer. The 256 MWs will supply the first two largest utility-scale solar power projects in South Africa, which are based on private power purchase agreements (PPAs). […] Read more
Big Win For Sungrow In Brazil With 580 MW Solutions for Voltalia Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sungrow, the global market leader in the supply of photovoltaic inverters, is supplying the PV inverters for the Serra do Mel 1&2 Photovoltaic Complex, owned by French energy major Voltalia, with operations in 20 countries. The Brazilian project is located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The photovoltaic plants located in Rio Grande […] Read more
South Eastern Coalfields Invites Bids for 4 MW Solar Rooftop Projects for 14 Locations Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) has floated a 4 MW grid-connected solar rooftop projects tender which will be installed at 14 different locations of SECL including operations & maintenance work. The last date for submitting the bid for this South Eastern Coalfields Ltd 4 MW tender is December 31, 2022, till 05:00 pm & bids […] Read more
Dutch Ignore Warnings, Impose ‘Super Profits’ Ceiling On Solar Power Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s ‘windfall profits’ levy on oil refining firms has found an echo in Netherlands. Except that the Dutch have proposed a price ceiling on renewable energy producers to curb excess profits. The government of the Netherlands announced a €130/MWh (US$136) profit ceiling for solar and wind generation as part of the EU’s established ‘intramarginal levy’ […] Read more
E-battery recycler Lohum Aims to Increase Topline by Three Times This Fiscal Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Greater Noida-based manufacturer and recycler of lithium-ion battery packs, Lohum has stated that strong demand is expected to fuel a three-fold increase in its topline this fiscal year to over Rs 300 crore. According to Lohum Cleantech, the lithium-ion battery business is predicted to grow 11-fold between 2020 and 2030, prompting the company to develop […] Read more
IEX Power Market Update For November Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Energy Exchange, India’s premier energy exchange, achieved 7764 MU total volume traded in November 2022, including Green Power trade of 354 MU, and 3.72 lac RECs (equivalent to 372 MU). The total electricity volume traded on the Exchange in November’22 was 7392 MU, an increase of 9% on YoY. However, the overall volume […] Read more
