IEEFA Report on Pumped Hydro Storage in India Updated On Thu, Oct 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy Five years ago, India committed to an ambitious transformational target of 275 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy installations by 2027. The target for new installs of 30-40 GW annually puts India on track to be one of the largest developers of renewables globally, potentially second only to China. To do this, India must continue to […] Read more
IEEFA Report on Indonesia’s Solar Policies, Designed to Fail? Updated On Thu, Jun 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Consistent and market-relevant enabling policies are key to building affordable solar power. Unfortunately, this basic principle has been overlooked as Indonesia has cycled through a patchwork of solar policies that have driven many experienced investors and developers to the sidelines. The proof is in the numbers. Despite having substantial solar resources, Indonesia’s solar policy framework […] Read more
IEEFA Report on Electric Vehicles and Batteries Can Drive Growth of Residential Solar Updated On Thu, Jun 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy This report assesses the prospects for residential solar, batteries and electric vehicles (EVs) in Britain and Germany. These technologies are expected to be at the center of global energy system disruption in the future, because of declining costs and their close fit with a global energy system increasingly transitioning towards decarbonisation, decentralisation, digitalisation and democratisation. […] Read more
IEEFA Report on Advances in Electricity Storage Suggest Rapid Disruption of U.S. Electricity Sector Updated On Thu, Jun 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to a new report, momentum is gaining around an industry shift toward utility-scale battery storage systems nationally in the United States. It highlights that utility-scale batteries are giving renewables a big lift while undercutting coal and challenging fracked gas. The report ‘Advances in Electricity Storage Suggest Rapid Disruption of U.S. Electricity Sector’, details upstart […] Read more
IEEFA Paper on Post-Election, India Must Formalise Energy Reforms Already Long Deliberated Updated On Thu, Jun 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy Although renewable energy installation has seen tremendous progress due to policy initiatives, further energy reforms are necessary for the newly re-elected Government of India to meet its ambitious target to generate 275 gigawatts (GW) from renewable energy sources by 2027. This new paper by IEEFA, “Post-election, India must formalise energy reforms already long deliberated” provides […] Read more
IEEFA Report on GE Misread the Energy Transition: A Cautionary Tale Updated On Fri, Jun 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to a new report, investors in, once the most valuable company in the world, General Electric (GE) lost billions due to the company misjudging the pace of the global energy transition towards renewables. The report by IEEFA, ‘General Electric Misread the Energy Transition: A Cautionary Tale’, highlights GE and its primary shareholders as a case […] Read more
Growth in Renewable Energy Investment Slowing Due to Grid Limitations: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy An investment of US$ 60-80 billion will be needed in the next five years to keep pace with growing generation capacity. A brief report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, authored by Tim Buckley and Kashish Shah has revealed that India’s grid transmission infrastructure needs urgent modernisation to not limit the growth […] Read more
Solar at Forefront of India’s Electricity Generation: IEEFA Updated On Wed, May 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy A number of announcements in this April show momentum building. Solar technology continues to advance, with floating solar, hybrid wind-solar-battery and blended solar-thermal tariff developments now underway. Touching yet another milestone India in the years 2017-2018 installed 10 GW of solar electricity capacity across the country. As compared to previous years the capacity addition is […] Read more
What an Adani-CATL Battery Alliance Could Mean for India Updated On Fri, Jun 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy India’s battery energy storage market is on the cusp of explosive growth, and any high-profile meet-up at such a point suggests big moves may be afoot. Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Adani Group and one of India’s most ambitious infrastructure tycoons, has recently toured CATL headquarters, the global manufacturing plant, and reportedly held some […] Read more
