View Online March 30th, 2022 PROJECT/ TENDER Jakson Signs Up For BOS package for 245 MW Nokh Solar Park of NTPC Jakson, one of the oldest and leading energy solution providers has entered into contract agreement with NTPC Limited for execution of “Balance of System (BOS) package... BMRCL to Run Metro Trains on Solar Power Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is mulling over harnessing solar power to run metro rail services. BMRCL is formulating plans for the installation of solar panels... BHEL Floats Inverter Transformers Tender for Raghanesda Solar Park Phase II Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has issued a tender for the development of ONAN type, 8.8 MVA & 6.4 MVA, 33kV/690V-690V, 3-phase, 3-winding, inverter duty transformers for... China’s Envision Energy to Supply 1.9 GW of Wind Turbines to India The second-largest wind manufacturer of China - Envision Energy Co – has revealed that the company has received 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of turbine orders from India. Envision is looking for overseas... Three Solar Parks Planned for Odisha: RK Singh, MNRE Minister Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, R.K Singh has announced that the Central Government has approved three solar power parks for the state of Odisha... POLICY MNRE Softens, Extends ALMM Compliance Date to October 1, 2022 for Open Access, Net Metering Projects In a major effort to reconcile the demands of developers vis a vis domestic manufacturers, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in a fresh... DISPA recommends keeping C&I projects outside ambit of ALMM List In response to a petition filed by the Distributed Solar Power Association (DiSPA), the Delhi High-Court has sought clarification from the Ministry of New and Renewable... Government Targets 4,000 MW Rooftop Solar Capacity Addition In Residential Sector Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh has informed the Parliament that MNRE is targeting 4,000 MW rooftop solar (RTS) capacity addition... ‘Grandfathering’ Of Solar Projects Bid Out Before March 9, 2021 Back on Agenda The thorny issue of protecting projects that were bid out before March 9, 2021 subsequent to which the Power and MNRE Minister R.K. Singh announced plans... FINANCE Delhi’s Budget Wakes Up To Green Potential, targets 2500 MW solar in 5 years Delhi's state government, run by the Aam Aadmi Party through it's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has finally woken up to the potential in green jobs. In... Arcelor Mittal, Greenko In $600 million deal for 975 MW RTC power In one of the largest corporate deals to mitigate carbon emissions in India, metals major ArcelorMittal has announced it will invest $600 million (Over Rs 4500... EVs Log9 Collaborates with Jitendra New EV Tech in the production of e-Scooters Bengaluru-based battery technology start-up Log9 Materials has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nashik based EV manufacturer Jitendra New EV Tech Pvt. Ltd for a long-term collaboration to roll... MHI sanctions 2877 EV charging stations under FAME Phase-II The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has sanctioned 2877 charging stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme. The details of... Adani Total Gas (AGTL) Enters EV Sector, Launches First EV Charging Station Adani Total Gas Ltd (AGTL) has launched its first electric vehicles’ charging station in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and thus forayed into the infrastructure segment of electric vehicles. As per... The Top 5: Biggest Automotive Semiconductor Manufacturers One of the most unexpected impact of the Covid pandemic has been felt in the automotive sector, where an acute shortage of microchips has roiled production... Crayon Motors Launches Electric Scooter – Envy Crayon Motors has launched its second low-speed electric scooter - Envy for the Indian markets. The scooter comes with a spacious boot space and a unique... MARKET Renewables Face An Oil Slick A month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the geo-political crisis has taken a heavy toll on human life, Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, and of course... Solar recharging of EVs far more efficient use of land than ethanol crops for blended fuel in India: IEEFA A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) shows that generating solar energy to recharge electric vehicle (EV) batteries would be... In Conversation with Vineet Mittal, Director & Co-founder, Navitas Solar Navitas Solar has been a well respected player in the solar sector with 200 MW of installed manufacturing capacity in the country. It produces state-of-the-art mono/multi... The Top 5: India’s Listed Renewable Energy Firms Enjoy A Fine Run At Bourses As India girds up for one of the biggest renewable energy transitions in the world, private sector participation as been a critical pillar of this transition.... GREEN HYDROGEN Six RE Players Form IGHPA for Hydrogen Advocacy Six companies dealing in renewable energy (RE) have come together to form an independent advocacy group to give a fillip to the Hydrogen Sector in India.... China Aims to Produce 200,000 Tonnes of Green Hydrogen Annually by 2025 The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China has come up with a target to manufacture 200,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2025. The... STORAGE First Battery Swapping Station Launched in Indore by e-Sawaari Electric Vehicle (EV) distribution company e-Sawaari has launched the first Battery Swapping station in the metropolitan city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Indore is enhancing the... Rs 18,100 crore Battery PLI Finally Picks 4 Firms Confirmation has finally come that the four companies selected for the Advanced Cell Chemistry (ACC) or the Battery PLI scheme ACC Storage are Reliance New Energy... GRID/TRANSMISSION IElectrix-Shakti, A Smart Grid Demonstrator, Starts in Delhi Indian Shakti Microgrid has been officially launched. Within a cooperation agreement signed by Enedis and TATA POWER Delhi Distribution Limited, the demonstration aims at showing in... INNOVATION CSIR-CMERI and their record-breaking solar trees need a pause Earlier this month on March 14th, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) unveiled the world's largest solar tree, officially... KPIT Sparkle’22 innovation contest’s winners include 4 Pune-based firms KPIT, a Pune-based provider of automotive software and mobility solutions, has announced the winners of KPIT Sparkle 2022, an annual national design and development innovation contest for... Gautam Solar launches G-2X Mono Solar Panels with Dual Power Generation Solar Module Manufacturer Gautam Solar has launched G-2X Mono crystalline series of Solar Panels upto 566 Wp. The G-2X module is a bifacial module  offering generation possibilities... EVI Technologies Launches EVI Grid App for EV Charging EVI Technologies has launched “EVI Grid” mobile application on the play store for android users which is a personalized mobile app that enables its users to... © 2022 Saurenergy International. All Rights Reserved.