Bigger & Faster – South India’s Renewable Comeback Updated On Wed, Apr 16th, 2025 by Saurenergy South India, which heralded some of the earliest large-scale solar and wind projects in the country, is now further expanding its clean energy footprint. Again, one could say that some of India’s most notable renewable achievements came from the region before 2020. From the then-largest solar plant at Kamuthi in Tamil Nadu with a 648 […] Read more
CEA Rolls Out Resource Adequacy Tool To Aid Discoms Updated On Mon, Apr 14th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has launched Stellar, an indigenously developed Integrated Generation, Transmission, and Storage Expansion Planning Model with Demand Response. The indigenously developed tool is specifically designed to assist the states in carrying out a comprehensive Resource Adequacy plan in line with the set guidelines issued by the Ministry of Power in June […] Read more
No Viability Gap Funding Released For BESS In FY25: Govt Updated On Fri, Apr 4th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said that it has not issued any viability gap funding (VGF) for battery energy storage system in FY25. The Union Cabinet approved the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) on September 6, 2023, to support sector development. Under the scheme guidelines, 10% of […] Read more
CEA Clarifies On New Energy Storage Rule Updated On Wed, Apr 2nd, 2025 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has amended its provisions to clarify that ongoing government schemes, such as the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, will continue under their existing rules without new energy storage mandates. It further specified that the energy storage system (ESS) co-location requirement applies only to future solar tenders and not to […] Read more
India’s Wind Energy Capacity Touches 48.5 GW Updated On Mon, Mar 24th, 2025 by Saurenergy India’s cumulative wind energy capacity has reached 48.5 GW, according to the latest data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The CEA’s most recent monthly report highlighted the addition of new wind energy capacities, indicating steady growth in the sector. As per the report, the country added 223 MW of new wind energy capacity in […] Read more
Gridlock Ahead? Transformer Shortage and the Renewable Energy Challenge Updated On Thu, Jan 9th, 2025 by Saurenergy Transformers play a vital role in energy distribution systems by converting high-voltage electricity from transmission lines into low-voltage electricity for consumer use. Thus any supply disruptions in the supply of this essential component, coupled with resultant rising prices in the global transformer market, can significantly affecting utilities. Over the past three years, this situation has […] Read more
CEA’s CO2 Baseline Database- Impact of RE On Indian Grid Emissions Intensity Updated On Mon, Jan 6th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has published the latest “CO2 Baseline Database for the Indian Power Sector, Version 20.0” in December 2024. The CDM tool, “Tool to Calculate the Emission Factor for an Electricity System” (Version 7.0), was used for the calculations. The calculations are based on […] Read more
CY24: India Adds 18.8 GW Of Solar Capacity In 10 Months Updated On Mon, Nov 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy India’s total installed solar energy capacity has now surpassed 92 GW, according to the latest data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The CEA’s most recent monthly installed capacity report revealed that the country added 1,717.36 MW of new renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro) in October 2024. The report further indicated that India’s total […] Read more
BII, Norfund & IndiGrid Enter 300 Mn Partnership To Expand BESS Project In India Updated On Wed, Nov 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy IndiGrid, a power sector infrastructure investment trust (InvIT), formed a new platform, EnerGrid in partnership with British International Investment (BII), UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, along with the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund, managed by Norfund. This platform focuses on developing greenfield transmission and standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects in India. The […] Read more