India’s Solar Panel Imports In Last 5 Years- Vietnam, Malaysia Pick Up Slack From China Updated On Fri, Dec 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh recently shared data on solar panel imports into India in the past 5 years. Sourced from the Export Import Data Bank of the Ministry of Commerce, the figures make for interesting reading. For instance, data claimed between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (6 months) even […] Read more
CERC Approves Trading Margin of Rs.0.07/kWh in SECI’s PSAs with Distribution Firms Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), in its petition, had asked the CERC for the approval of the trading margin of Rs.0.07/kWh agreed to by the distribution companies (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport; Tripura State Electricity Corporation) in the Power Supply Agreements signed for capacities of 334 MW and 100 MW respectively. The CERC […] Read more
Solar Bids Below Rs 2? BCD Holds Up Solar Tariffs In India Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Even as prices of China-made solar cells and modules continue to slide to unprecedented lows, power consumers are likely to benefit only partially, thanks to the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) of 40 percent that the government has on module imports, besides the 25% on solar cell imports. While the drop in prices is welcome to […] Read more
Have FTA Routes Become Conduits For Cheaper Solar Modules into India? Updated On Mon, Jul 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Export-related data has revealed that during April and May of this fiscal year, the quantum of imports of solar modules from countries with which India has a free trade agreement (FTA) has increased significantly, with a 48% share of total solar imports. The sharp move is beginning to hurt domestic manufacturers yet again, as they […] Read more
Icon Solar Aims To Touch USD 200 million sales by 2025: Shakti Dubey, Director Updated On Mon, May 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy Shakti Kumar Dubey is the Director of Icon Solar-En Power Technologies Private Limited (En-Icon), an Indian solar module manufacturing company. The company started its operations nine years ago and has expanded its base since then in the country. En-icon has also been important in supplying solar pumps under the PM-KUSUM and other solar pump schemes. In […] Read more
In Double Delight For RE Developers, R.K. Singh Confirms ALMM Exemption, CERC Relaxes DSM Conditions Updated On Sun, Feb 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Union Cabinet Minister and the Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh has confirmed that a 2 year exemption for buying exclusively from ALMM (Approved List of Module Manufacturers) will be coming for large renewable energy projects. Speaking at a conference, Singh, while taking credit for introducing the idea of expanding […] Read more
Budget 2023 Offers No Surprises, Focus On Continuity Updated On Wed, Feb 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy With the budget presented, it’s time to make a quick assessment of what it had for the renewable energy sector. With Green growth made a key pillar of the 7 focus areas for the government, it does seem like the government is looking at a broader push like enabling ease of doing business, skilling, rather […] Read more
Boost to SMEs, Easy Imports, Cheaper Financing: Solar Expectations from Budget ’23 Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Budget 2022 made major announcements. Primary among them was the earmarking of Rs 19,500 crore for production linked incentives towards the manufacturing of high efficiency solar photo voltaic modules. While this has been a source of hope for the industry, a major mood dampener has been the imposition of duties on solar cells and modules. […] Read more
Government Extends Deadline For Pending Solar And Solar Wind Hybrid Projects Updated On Mon, Jan 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy In an official letter addressed to management at SECI, NTPC and NHPC, the Ministery of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the deadline up to March 2024 for under implementation solar and solar wind hybrid projects. the new deadline is applicable for project bids finalized before March 9,2021. As per the announcement made by […] Read more
