Indian Solar Firms Bank On Cricket To Popularise Renewables Updated On Mon, Mar 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian solar industry in the last few months has increased its reliance on cricket to bolster the popularity of renewable energy in the country. With the passage of time, we have seen more solar firms especially the Indian solar module manufacturers jumping onto the bandwagon of using cricketers and the Indian Premier League (IPL) to […] Read more
Sri Lanka Offers An Opportunity For India In Solar Updated On Thu, Mar 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy Sri Lanka, which joined the renewable energy bandwagon much later than many others, thanks to its extended civil war and the brush with bankruptcy till recently, is finally ready to move ahead on its targets. The island nation targets taking the share of renewable energy to 70% of its requirements, from a share of just […] Read more
5 Ways India Defies Global Rules For Solar Success Updated On Mon, Feb 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy At every large renewable energy event today India’s solar success is invariably taken as a given. Be it capacity additions (eventually), or manufacturing prowess (soon, we are told) industry and government in particular has been at pains to stress that it’s all practically ordained. We believe that despite the impressive progress India has made in […] Read more
Local Solar Module Industry To Face Low Import Prices: Borosil’s Kheruka Updated On Tue, Feb 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy The domestic solar module industry will be forced to continue facing ‘unrealistically’ low import prices, said Pradeep M Kheruka, Executive Chairman of Borosil Renewables. Kheruka made these comments during a conference call with institutional investors and analysts which was held on February 08. He further said that the ALMM mechanism remained suspended, keeping the door […] Read more
COVER STORY: Increased Govt Thrust Set To Give Rooftop Solar Financing A Fillip Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Days after the announcement of PM Suryodaya Yojana on January 22, its impact was felt in different parts of the country. Several states, ministries, energy regulators and companies seem to be in a race to enable faster adoption of rooftop solar. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy already announced increasing subsidies for residential rooftop […] Read more
Top 5 Challenges for Solar Financing in India Updated On Mon, Feb 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy While the tide has clearly turned in favour of more and better financing for solar, it’s instructive to understand just why it was not happening till now. We listed down all the top reason cited by financiers, to build this list of top 5. Understanding Solar. A key issue is the limited understanding of solar […] Read more
Rooftop Solar: Will PSUs Deliver For PM Suryodaya Yojana? Updated On Wed, Feb 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy The MNRE’s January 25 Office Memorandum, where it allocated states to specific PSUs for pushing the ambitious new Rooftop Solar targets, throws up some very interesting questions. With a target of 10 million households, and upto 3 KW of solar for each, the Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana is potentially a game changer, offering an opportunity […] Read more
COVER STORY: Rooftop Solar Enters Mission Mode In India Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The signs were already there. In the first week of 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) created ripples in the Indian solar market when it announced a 23 percent increase in subsidies for residential rooftop solar. As per the government notification, the ministry increased subsidies from Rs 14,588/kWh to Rs 18,000/kWh for […] Read more
Top 5 Implications of India’s New Rooftop Solar Scheme Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy PM Modi’s announcement of Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana, has energised industry, with hopes high for a massive impetus to rooftop solar from the scheme. From more funding and subsidies, to opportunities and jobs, the scheme holds potential to be a real gamechanger. We list the top 5 ways it will change the solar landscape in India. […] Read more
