Maharashtra Races ahead in 2019 with Impressive Response to 1GW Tender Updated On Tue, Jan 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Maharashtra was also in the news late last year for its tender of 1400 MW across 30 circles in the state, besides a 1 GW tender for providing solar power purely for a dedicated agricultural grid. Maharashtra’s 1 GW solar tender, which saw the state extend the final submission deadline to Jan 22 (today) from […] Read more
POWERED Accelerator’s Second Cohort Shortlists 9 Women-Led Startups Updated On Tue, Jan 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Selected companies from the 2nd cohort will be supported with an equity-free seed fund of up to $10,000 after a successful first cohort in October. POWERED Accelerator, a first-of-its-kind global entrepreneurship programme, focusing on women-led businesses in the energy value chain, has shortlisted 9 women-led startups for its 2nd cohort. The 9 women-led startups shortlisted […] Read more
PGCIL’s Indu Shekhar Jha Takes Oath as Member CERC Updated On Tue, Jan 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Prior to this, Jha was holding the post of Chief Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) since 2015. The government has appointed Indu Shekhar Jha, former PGCIL CMD, as the Member of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). Prior to this, Jha was holding the post of Chief Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation […] Read more
DGTR Recommends Imposition of Anti-Dumping Duty on Textured Tempered Glass from Malaysia Updated On Mon, Jan 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The DGTR has recommended levy of anti-dumping duty of $114.58 (Rs 8,161) /metric ton for a period of five years. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has issued its final findings for the anti-dumping duty investigation concerning the import of textured tempered coated and uncoated glass from Malaysia. The DGTR has recommended levy of […] Read more
MNRE Issues Notification for Quality Control Order on SPV Goods Updated On Mon, Jan 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Domestic module manufactures whose annual module production capacity is less than 50MW are exempted for BIS certification for two years. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) under the BIS Act has notified the Solar Photovoltaics Systems, Devices and Components Goods Order 2017 for quality assurance in SPV Power Projects. It includes SPV modules, […] Read more
DERC Approves 100 MW Wind Power Agreements Updated On Mon, Jan 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The tariff of the PSA will be Rs 3.53/kWh, which will comprise of the Rs 3.46/kWh tariff quoted by developer and PTC’s trading margin of Rs 0.07/kWh. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has issued a notification with the approval of two power sale agreements between BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) and PTC India Ltd […] Read more
NTPC Seeks Contractors for Setting Up Bharat EV Chargers Updated On Mon, Jan 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission comprising both techno-commercial and price bid is February 14, 2019 The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has invited bids from eligible bidders for development of charging infrastructure package with Bharat EV Chargers ( DC & AC). The brief scope of work will include the complete turnkey solution including the […] Read more
EBRD Devoted 36% to Green Financing in 2018 Updated On Sat, Jan 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy It is well on the way to meeting a target of dedicating 40 per cent share of investments to the green economy by 2020. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has devoted 36 per cent of its total investments to the green economy in 2018. The bank said in a statement that, it […] Read more
BHEL, Libcoin to Build India’s 1st Lithium Ion Battery Plant Updated On Sat, Jan 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy The government is further expecting that, this project will bring energy independence by replacing oil imports with abundant renewable. Public sector electric equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and Libcoin are in talks to form a consortium to initially build 1GWh lithium ion battery plant in India, says government. The Ministry of Heavy Industries […] Read more
