Renewables Rich Rajasthan can Lead India’s Energy Transition: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Sep 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy IEEFA finds that Rajasthan can play a key leadership role in India’s transition to a low-emission and low-cost electricity system. As India looks to expand its renewable energy capacity, a new report from IEEFA finds that Rajasthan can play a key leadership role in India’s transition to a low-cost, low-emission, profitable electricity system. The state’s installed […] Read more
Unlikely That India Will Match Record-Low Gulf Solar Tariffs: Report Updated On Sat, Aug 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new report finds it is unlikely that India will be able to overtake the Gulf region to provide the world’s cheapest solar power in the near term. A number of countries in the Gulf region have set record-low prices for solar in recent years, leading to hopes that India and other countries may soon be able […] Read more
As Oil and Gas Shrink, Wind Industry Takes Over in Texas: IEEFA Updated On Tue, Aug 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy The wind industry in West Texas is booming an area known historically for its boom-and-bust oil cycles, concludes a report published by IEEFA. The wind industry in West Texas continues to create jobs, increase local tax revenues and drive economic development in an area known historically for its boom-and-bust oil cycles, concludes a report published by the Institute for Energy Economics […] Read more
Maharashtra has Achieved 9.7 GW of its 22 GW by 2022 RE Target Updated On Mon, Aug 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy As of June 2020, Maharashtra has an installed renewable energy capacity of 9.7 GW, which is 44 percent of its 2022 target of 22 GW. Maharashtra has renewable energy potential of 75 GW, which is 8.3 percent of the country’s total potential. As per the state’s National Electricity Plan 2018, Maharashtra has a renewable energy […] Read more
Retiring old Thermal Plants the 1st Hurdle in Reducing Discoms Debts: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Aug 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Discoms need to work with state governments to retire their old inefficient and expensive thermal power plants as the first step in reducing their debts A new report by IEEFA proposes recommendations to reduce financial and operational inefficiencies across India’s power distribution sector, which as of May 2020 had accumulated massive overdue payment liabilities of […] Read more
Soon 20% of all C&I Solar Systems in India Will be Grid-Tied: Report Updated On Fri, Jul 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Increasing electricity demand and rising grid tariffs for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers are driving business users to rooftop solar, which is not only cleaner and cheaper but also gives them tariff certainty for 25 years. In ‘Powering up Sunshine – Untapped Opportunities in India’s Rooftop Solar Market’, a new report from JMK Research & Analytics […] Read more
One Sun, One World, One Grid Brings Opportunities and Challenges: IEEFA Updated On Tue, Jul 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi floated the idea of cross-border solar connectivity in October 2019. It was taken up by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and India is now pursuing a new vision of ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG). It looks ambitious, but if structured well could change the way […] Read more
Solar to Push Much of Remaining Coal Fleet in Texas Offline: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Jul 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy New utility-scale solar will push much of remaining coal-fired power fleet across Texas into retirement in the next few years, finds a new report by IEEFA New utility-scale solar is poised to push much of the remaining coal-fired power fleet across Texas into retirement in the next few years, finds a new report by the […] Read more
Floating Solar to Generate 900% More Electricity Across APAC: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Jul 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) note that power demand in the Philippines and Malaysia has dropped by as much as 16 percent during the COVID-19 […] Read more
