Five Indian States Account For 75% of Solar Module Manufacturing Updated On Thu, Aug 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy India is rapidly expands its solar module manufacturing capacity, with Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Karnataka taking a lion’s share. An analysis of the latest ALMM list of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) by Saur Energy hinted at this trend. It claimed that around 75 percent of India’s solar module manufacturers […] Read more
Maharashtra Leads In Country With Largest EV Charging Infra Updated On Thu, Aug 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy While the growth of Electric Vehicle (EV) has become indispensable to the automobile sector in the country, some states have spearheaded the movement. The latest data from the government claimed that among all Indian states, Maharashtra installed the highest number of operational charging stations. The latest data shared by the Union Minister of New […] Read more
Sunsure Energy Signs Open Access Solar PPA with Dabur India Updated On Tue, Aug 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Sunsure Energy, a renewable energy producer, has signed an open access solar PPA with Dabur India Limited, a Science-based Ayurveda major. Under this PPA, Dabur will be able to offset a significant part of the total power needs of its Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) factory. The PPA was signed in the presence of Dabur India Limited […] Read more
Andhra Biggest Beneficiary in India Under Ujala Scheme Updated On Mon, Aug 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The latest data furnished by the Minister of Power RK Singh claimed that Andhra Pradesh is the biggest beneficiary of the Union government Ujala scheme. This scheme is meant for promotion of energy-efficient LED street lights in the country. The data indicates that Andhra Pradesh tops the list with the highest number of installed LED street […] Read more
AmpIn Energy Transition Supplies 10 MW Solar Power to JK Cement Updated On Fri, Aug 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy AmpIn Energy Transition, an energy transition platform is supplying 10 MWp of solar power from its 30 MWp solar plant in Mishrikh, Uttar Pradesh to JK Cement, a leading cement manufacturer. “AmpIn Energy Transition has started the delivery of power to our Aligarh Unit from their recently commissioned 30 MWp Mishrikh Solar Project. It’s a […] Read more
Solar Aided In Electrification of 4.1 L Households Under ‘Saubhagya’: Govt Updated On Mon, Aug 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh, in his recent reply before the Lok Sabha, said that around 1.64 percent (4.1 lakh) of the rural and urban household-level electrification works undertaken under the Saubhagya scheme was done with the help of solar energy. “As reported by the States/UTs, a total of 2.86 crore […] Read more
Norfund Pumps Repeat Investment into Fourth Partner Energy for ₹350 Cr Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries – Norfund today announced a fresh investment of ₹350 Cr into renewable energy solutions platform, Fourth Partner Energy (4PEL). This is the second round of equity infusion by Norfund into 4PEL, following its $100 Mn investment in June 2021. Speaking about this development, Anders Blom, Vice President at Norfund […] Read more
SECI Projects Account For 18% of India’s Solar Capacity: Govt Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) claimed that 18.3 percent of India’s total solar energy capacity was contributed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The information was given by the Union New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh in his written reply before the Lok Sabha. The minister said that in […] Read more
Rockefeller Foundation Refutes Washington Post Story On India’s ‘Dysfunctional’ Mini-Grids Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy Last week, July 31st to be exact, a story in the Washington Post on India’s rural solar mini-grids grabbed a lot of attention. Authored by Karishma Mehrotra, the paper’s South Asia correspondent, the story headlined “India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid” was a clear indictment of India’s solar […] Read more
