Draft National Wind Repowering Policy 2022 Finally Out Updated On Wed, Oct 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has finally come out with its draft policy for Wind Repowering. The move is significant, and potentially a game changer for the sector considering the possible impact it can have on existing wind energy capacities. Wind energy capacity in India, as of August 2022, was at 41.4 […] Read more
Reliance New Energy Picks Up 20% In US Solar Startup Caelux Updated On Fri, Sep 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Reliance New Energy Ltd (RNEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd that is spearheading its renewable investments, has signed definitive agreements to invest in Caelux Corporation, a company headquartered in Pasadena, California, in the U.S. engaged in the development of perovskite-based solar technology. Caelux’s fundamental premise is cheaper, more efficient silicon solar modules, […] Read more
Avaada Plea on Waiver of Charges Due To Supply Disruptions Fails To Work With CERC Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an order last week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ruled against a plea by Avaada Energy on charging of transmission charges for a 240 MW project during the period of delay. Avaada Energy had made a plea asking for extension of the start date of Medium Term Open Access by the Central […] Read more
AMP Energy Joins The Manufacturing Trail, To Make Solar Modules and Cells Updated On Fri, Sep 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Read more
At Reliance AGM, It’s GW Scale All The Way, With New Power Electronics Announcement Updated On Mon, Aug 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy At the Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries today, Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s plans for Renewable energy, among other things, were eagerly awaited. And he didn’t disappoint, with an update on the announcements made so far, as well as upcoming steps that the Rs 7.9 lakh crore ($105 billion) chemicals to telecom behemoth plans. Green energy […] Read more
Reliance’s Ambani Singles Out Green Initiatives As Game Changer In Message To Shareholders Updated On Mon, Aug 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director at Reliance Industries, in his annual message to shareholders, has highlighted progress on the group’s green energy initiatives as a key area to watch for the future. The group, which had announced a commitment to invest $10 billion into it’s new energy initiatives in 2021, has made significant progress […] Read more
Turmoil Ahead In Solar, As Key Suppliers Continue To Raise Solar Input Prices Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Consider this. The price of Polysilicon, the earliest processed input in the solar supply chain, averaged CNY (Chinese Yuan) 76/kg in 2020. In 2021, thanks to a series of incidents at key manufacturing plants and rising demand, prices averaged CNY 117/kg. However, prices as of July 24 have climbed to well over CNY 260/kg, after […] Read more
TotalEnergies, Trina Solar Head To Court In US Over 900 MW Of Missed Module Deliveries Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy French energy major Totalenergies and Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar, find themselves in court after Totalenergies alleged breach of contract over a 900 MW modules order that its US subsidiaries placed with Trina. The case was filed by Totalenergies in Alameda County, California for orders, all deliverable in the US. Interestingly, all the orders were […] Read more
APTEL Relief For Avaada From Transmission Charges Till Final decision From CERC Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an interesting order, the Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) has chosen to provide Avaada Energy relief from charges being claimed from transmission utilities for a project where it has been using Medium Term Open Access, instead of Long Term Open Access as mandated. The Issue Avaada had made both CERC (Central Electricity Regulatory Commission) […] Read more
