CESC Arm Signs 1 GW Wind Turbine Deal With Envision Energy Updated On Fri, Jun 6th, 2025 by Saurenergy Kolkata-based Purvah Green Power Private Limited, a subsidiary of CESC Limited, has entered into a framework agreement with Envision Energy India Private Limited for the supply and commissioning of 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind turbine generators (WTGs). The agreement also includes operation and maintenance (O&M) services for 10 years following the commissioning of the WTGs. […] Read more
CESC Awards 150 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project To Purvah Updated On Wed, Jan 8th, 2025 by Saurenergy Kolkata-based power utility supplier, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), recently awarded 150 MW of wind-solar hybrid project to to its subsidiary Purvah Green Power Private Limited (Purvah). This was to meant to procure power from grid-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects. The project also offers an additional 150 MW capacity under the greenshoe option. The company […] Read more
Inox Wind Signs Pact For India’s Single Largest 1500 MW Order from CESC Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian wind energy company Inox Wind Limited (IWL) announced today that it has entered into a binding framework agreement with CESC Limited, one of the largest power utilities in India, for the installation/supplies of 1,500 MW of wind capacity over the next 3-4 years. The deal is for IWL’s latest DF/3000/145 Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs), […] Read more
CESC Seeks Solar Power Suppliers To Meet RPO Obligations Updated On Mon, Apr 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy CESC, the privately owned discom and power generator that is entrusted with managing power for the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, has advertised for its April to October renewable purchase requirements. RPO’s are considered key to driving demand for solar power, enabling the sector’s expansion. In fact, even as CESC has advertised for its […] Read more
CESC, Exide Partner For First Large BESS Project In Bengal Updated On Thu, Jan 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Kolkata Discom CESC and Exide, India’s largest battery manufacturer have partnered on a grid connected 315 kWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) at low tension (LT) distribution system for better peak load management. The project is the first of its kind for West Bengal at this scale. CESC is part of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. […] Read more
As BIPV Systems Boom Worldwide, Familiar Challenges in India Updated On Fri, Aug 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy At the much more low key SNEC Shanghai 2020 this year, a light global presence has not deterred China based majors from rolling out their best offerings. Among others, it was interesting to see firms offer up BIPV (Building Integrated Photo Voltaic) options, in anticipation of an expected boom in this segment. In China for […] Read more
5 Reasons Discoms Should Consider This For Financial Distress Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy That a financial crisis is pretty much business as usual for discoms in India has been well documented on this site, and elsewhere. Many solutions have also been suggested, most of which seem to fall short of actually settling the matter. So here is one we would like to suggest, without quite getting into the […] Read more
Price Cut in Per Unit Solar Power a Discouraging Factor Updated On Mon, Jun 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy “Coal and hydroelectricity have come cheaper, and it has become more viable for Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc) to buy power from neighboring states than getting it from households,” Sales manager of Evervolt Solar Private Ltd Karunakaran A said. After a steep decline in the prices offered for per unit of solar power generated by households and […] Read more
Airports to Generate 200MW of Solar Power as Per an Agreement between AAI and CESC (DISCOM) Updated On Tue, Dec 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy An agreement between AAI and private power utility CESC (DISCOM) is signed for supplying excess power to the grid. As a part of promotion of clean and green energy the civil aviation ministry is considering to generate 200MW of solar power at country’s airports. The aimed target of achieving 200MW in next five to six […] Read more
