MNRE invites comments/suggestions/views on Draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy by June 30 Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Government of India has set an ambitious target of generating 175 GW of renewable energy including 100 GW from solar and 60 GW from wind by the year 2022. So far various policy initiatives have been taken by the government to achieve this target. Studies reveal that solar and winds are nearly complementary to […] Read more
Tata Power Renewable Energy signs SPA to acquire Welspun Renewables Energy Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (“TPREL”), a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power, has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Welspun Energy (“WEPL”) to acquire its subsidiary Welspun Renewables Energy Private Limited (“WREPL”). It is estimated to be Rs 9,500 crore ($1.4 billion) deal. This is one of the largest transactions in renewables space in […] Read more
Two days conference of state Power, Renewable Energy & Mines Ministers to be held on 16th & 17th June Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of Power has announced that two days conference of Power, Renewable Energy & Mines Ministers of States & Union Territories will be held on 16th & 17th of this month in Goa. The aim of two days conference is to review the implementation of various ongoing Schemes/ Programmes & host of issues pertaining to […] Read more
MNRE sets new capacity addition target of 16,660 MW for green energy Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has set the uppermost capacity addition target of 16,660 MW for the clean power sector this fiscal. The target is close to four times the capacity target that the government set in the previous year. MNRE expects solar segment to achieve its highest-ever annual capacity in the current […] Read more
Indian Navy pledges 1.5% of its works budget towards renewable energy generation Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Indian Navy completed two years of its Green Initiatives Programme on World Environment Day. On the occasion the Navy has set itself an aggressive target of 21 MW Solar PV installations, to be implemented in three phases. The initiative is in line with the National Mission of Mega Watt to Giga Watt towards achieving 100 […] Read more
Small Wind Solar Hybrid System to provide electricity to un-electrified areas: MNRE Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing a programme to promote the installation of small wind solar hybrid systems. The objective of the programme is to provide electricity in unelectrified areas or areas with irregular electric supply. Under the programme, MNRE provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to community users for installation of such systems. […] Read more
Government to set up a pool of capital to fund research on green energy technologies: Piyush Goyal Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal delivering Keynote address on Tuesday at a conference on ‘The Future of Electricity’ said “the future of electricity in India rest on the pillars of affordability, sustainability and country’s energy security.” India’s electricity consumption is going to increase fourfold from 1.1 trillion units to […] Read more
36 CPSUs has committed to develop 18,988 MW of Renewable Energy projects: Piyush Goyal Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said while framing the Scale-up Plan for 1, 00,000 MW of Grid Connected Solar Power by the year 2022, it was envisioned that the Public Sector Undertakings will contribute around 10,000 MW of Grid Connected Solar Power. Goyal in […] Read more
AWS Truepower acquires the energy-related forecasting assets of MESO Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy AWS Truepower has announced that it has acquired the energy-related forecasting assets from its long-term partner MESO, Inc. AWS Truepower collaborated with MESO Inc. for years in providing wind and solar power forecasting services to the utility and renewable energy industries around the world. With this partnership, AWS Truepower has become the top wind and […] Read more