MERC Orders MSEDCL To Follow Rules On Wheeling Charges, Cough Up Refund On Excess Charges Updated On Wed, Jan 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy The CERC has directed the MSEDCL to refund the wheeling charges on open access to Sridevi Trading Company, which had filed a petition. The firm had claimed that MSEDCL had levied excess wheeling charges. The Commission has asked MSEDCL to refund the levy on excess amount incorrectly recovered as per it. In doing this, MERC […] Read more
India’s November ’22 Solar Capacity Addition Drops to 342 MW Y-o-Y, Wind Additions Rise Marginally Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy The statistics from last month’s RE installation indicate that November was not a terrific month for the expansion of Indian RE capacity. Comparing the current month of November 2022 to the previous one, the total RE capacity additions decreased. India only added 342.09 MW of solar energy and just 51.3 MW of wind energy in […] Read more
India’s October 2022 Solar Capacity Addition Drops To 810.3 MW, Wind Additions At 178 MW Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy October was not a great month for the Indian RE capacity additions. The overall RE capacity additions in comparison to the previous month declined. In October 2022, India added only 810.37 MW of solar energy and just 177.9 MW of wind energy. In the solar sector, India added less capacity in comparison to the month […] Read more
Panvel Municipal Corporation Floats Tender for Rooftop Solar at 5 Panvel Sites Updated On Mon, Nov 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy At a time when rooftop solar is gaining traction in Maharashtra, the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has come up with a tender seeking a contractor to install a rooftop solar power project at PMC’s five key properties in the city. The corporation has selected Adyakrantiveer Vasudev Basudev Phadke Natyagruha, Fire Office Building, Dr Ambedkar Bhavan, […] Read more
SolarSquare Secures 100 Cr Series A Funding by Elevation Capital and Lowercarbon Updated On Thu, Nov 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Mumbai-based solar installation and financing start-up, SolarSquare has announced recently that it has raised Rs 100 crore in a Series A round majorly sponsored by Elevation Capital and Lowercarbon, Chris Sacca’s multibillion-dollar fund for climate-tech companies. Existing investors Good Capital, Rainmatter, and Better Capital, as well as angel investors like Vidit Atrey and Sanjeev Barnwal […] Read more
Bangalore’s EV Manufacturer Altigreen Enters Maharashtra Updated On Wed, Oct 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Altigreen, the Bangalore-based manufacturer of three-wheeler electric vehicles, just opened its first-ever retail experience center in Mumbai. According to the company, this is the sixth retail dealership they have opened in India this month. Altigreen made the decision to partner with Jubilant Motorworks for this project. Jubilant Motorworks, which has locations in the states of […] Read more
Gujarat Leads With 379 MW Additions In Wind Energy In Jul-Sep Updated On Tue, Oct 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy After solar energy, wind energy holds the major share in the global renewable energy segment. Let’s have a look at the wind energy Installations of India in September 2022 and compare it with the previous month/year’s generation. September -2022 vs August 2022 In September 2022, India added 461.4 MW of Wind energy. Comparing it with […] Read more
CIDCO Floats Two Solar Tenders of 4.18 MW, 1.24 MW Updated On Mon, Oct 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) has floated two solar tenders to set up 4.18 MW and 1.24 MW of rooftop solar power plants. These solar tenders are under the gross metering arrangement at various locations on its properties in Navi Mumbai under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. The last date for […] Read more
India Crossed 11 GW of Solar Installations in First Six Months of FY 22-23 Updated On Fri, Oct 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The renewable energy capacity data for September is out. Let’s have a look at how much solar capacity India created in September and compare it with data from 2021 and the same months from 2022. Year 2022 Month Name Solar Energy Wind Energy Others Jan-22 956.87 18.23 0.5 Feb-22 474.19 28.85 17.46 Mar-22 3218.77 227.8 […] Read more