Vikram Solar’s $1.5 Billion US Manufacturing Bet Updated On Mon, Jun 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy News about Kolkata-based Vikram Solar’s plans for a manufacturing push into the US might have surprised a lot of industry watchers, but it is really not as surprising as it seems. A new venture backed by one of India’s oldest solar panel manufacturers at a serious scale announced plans last week to invest up to […] Read more
Odisha Most Prone To The Adverse Impacts Of Net Zero Ambitions: Report Updated On Tue, Jun 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) claimed that Odisha is the country’s most vulnerable state regarding the adverse impacts of India’s net-zero ambitious net-zero plans. The international think-tank, in their ‘vulnerability assessment report,’ studied the risks faced by India’s coal-bearing states. It comes with the anticipated phasing out of coal and an increase in […] Read more
BSNL Issues Tender for 10 MW Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Jun 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has issued a tender inviting bids for the selection of project developers for the installation of 10 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects. These projects will be established across its buildings in several states. The projects are to be executed under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) model. The last […] Read more
South Eastern Railway Invites Bids for 13.54 MW Solar Rooftop Projects Updated On Mon, May 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy South Eastern Railway (SER) has floated tenders that invite bids for the establishment of 13.54 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in railway zones. These are for the three states of Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal and will be achieved through public-private partnerships. As per the tender, the projects will have to be […] Read more
UP Has The Highest Potential For Livelihoods With DRE: CEEW Study Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report by the Council of Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) claimed that Uttar Pradesh has the greatest impact opportunity in livelihood by deploying Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) solutions. The report was recently released by the Minister of New and Renewable Energy RK Singh in a national event in New Delhi recently. Following Uttar […] Read more
ISTS is poised to be gamechanger for renewable energy adoption by India’s corporate sector: Sashi Kant Mishra, Fourth Partner Energy Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tell us about your current ISTS-connected projects. Our portfolio entails Rajasthan with 330 megawatt of AC solar capacity, where we are in the phase two of connectivity. In Karnataka, we have another 300 megawatt of power capacity being set up. The said projects are in phase II of connectivity, with the Rajasthan project at an […] Read more
Renewable Energy: Looking Beyond Gujarat In 2023 Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian story of renewable energy is actually a story of paradoxes. Thus, even as the country has made remarkable progress in adding renewable capacity, it still fell comfortably short of the 175 GW target for 2022 Nationally, the country today has achieved 168 GW of renewable energy including large hydro power but the travesty […] Read more
Waiting To Take Off-The PM-KUSUM Story Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Satveer Singh is a 51-year-old wheat farmer based at Mohanpura village in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. Around a year ago, he enrolled online with the state government under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme. As a result, the solar developers installed a seven-Horse Power (HP) solar irrigation pump […] Read more
Godrej & Boyce Bags Tender for Durgapur Solar Project of 20 MW Updated On Mon, Apr 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Durgapur Projects Ltd had floated an e-tender cum reverse auction for design and engineering, manufacture, procurement, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of total 20 MW (ph i 8 MW, ph ii 7 MW and ph iii 5 MW) grid connected ground mounted solar photovoltaic power plants at Durgapur. The 20 MW project has been bagged […] Read more
