Will CoronaVirus Prove To Be The Force Majeure Of 2020 for Indian solar? Updated On Sat, Feb 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable, and especially the solar sector, has had a tough time since 2018. In 2018, it was the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which upended calculations of bid winners, especially those who signed their PPA’s just before the GST came in. If that wasn’t enough, it was followed by the Safeguard Duty, which muddied […] Read more
Govt Asks Solar Manufacturers to Submit List of Items for Basic Custom Duty Exemption Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a step towards providing further relief to domestic solar manufacturers in the country, the Government on Thursday has asked the solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers and related associations to submit their list of items to be included in the Basic Custom Duty (BCD) exemption list. In this regard, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy […] Read more
MNRE Opens Facilitation Centre to Strengthen Ease of Doing Biz Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy With an aim to further strengthen the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in the country, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has opened a new wing as an “Industry and Investors’ Facilitation Centre” in the Ministry. This centre will work as a focal point to provide correct and timely information related to policies and […] Read more
Amendments in Application Guidelines for Wind Projects Clearance Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has issued amendments in guidelines for forwarding applications to the Ministry of Defence for grant of clearance for the construction of wind projects The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued amendments in guidelines for forwarding applications to the Ministry of Defence for grant of clearance for the construction of wind power […] Read more
NISE to Organise Solar Analytics Workshop for Enhancing Plant Efficiency Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The MNRE-backed National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in association with Pragya Solar, a social startup, is organizing five-day training program on solar analytics. The program is aimed at developing CoE (Centre of Excellence) on analytics for organization as well as developing skills for managing the same. It encompass the combination of solar domain with […] Read more
Govt Modifies Provision; Cuts Application Fees for Small Solar Module Manufacturers Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a significant step towards providing further relief to small solar module manufacturers, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has modified its existing provisions related to application fees. As per the new provisions, for small photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers having total installed manufacturing capacity less than or equal to 50 MW, the application […] Read more
MNRE Clarifies on Manufacturers Exempt from BIS Registration Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a bid to provide further relief to solar module manufacturers, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued clarification on the ‘definition of model’, ‘quantum of application fee’ and provisions w.r.t. manufacturers currently exempted from BIS registration and certification for ALMM (Approved List of Models and Manufacturers) application purpose. As per the […] Read more
Why India’s Thermal Woes Cast A Shadow Over Renewable Plans Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy It’s all about the money. The money needed to clean up discoms, and soon, the money needed to clean up the mess in India’s thermal energy sector. By now, it is well known that one of the biggest impediments to India’s ambitious renewable energy goals is the state of its state distribution firms. Or discoms, […] Read more
Safeguard Duty Knots. Azure Power Wins Reprieve from CERC Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Azure Power, which had gone to the central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to get compensation from SECI for two of its bids, due to the imposition of Safeguard Duty (SGD) on 30.07.2018, has found a willing ear at CERC. The two cases here were petition numbers 356/MP/20198, and 51/MP/2019. In an order that mirrors the […] Read more
