MNRE’s Plan To Boost Off-Grid Solar In Tribal Areas Gets Impetus Updated On Mon, Oct 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has secured the sanction of the President for the implementation of its revised funding for the Solar Power Scheme (for tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under PM JANMAN and Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PM JUGA). This replaces the previous New Solar Power Scheme (for Particularly Vulnerable […] Read more
Govt Should Relax DCR Mandate Temporarily For PM Surya Ghar: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Oct 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy A latest report from the International Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research advocated for temporarily relaxing the mandate of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) under PM Surya Ghar scheme. The suggestion was one of the key recommendations of the joint report which analysed the performance and challenges under PM Surya Ghar scheme. The […] Read more
NVVN Issues EPC Tender For Developing Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Sep 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a subsidiary of the NTPC has now issued a tender seeking EPC players to develop rooftop solar projects of the company. NVVN, has planned to develop several rooftop solar projects across India on government and private buildings. The tender mandated developing these projects and also taking care of Operations […] Read more
Is Community Solar A Key Piece In India’s Clean Energy Strategy? Updated On Tue, Aug 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy India’s ambitious renewable energy targets highlight a promising model for democratizing access to clean energy—community solar. Despite the global momentum and success stories, community solar has faced hurdles in gaining traction within India. With existing financial support for various clean energy schemes, the path from concept to a widespread adoption has not been smooth in […] Read more
In India’s Renewable Push, UP’s Energy Crop Farmers See Little Hope Updated On Thu, Aug 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy Ranjit Singh, 36, is a farmer in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. He owns 10 acres of fertile land in this region, which he mainly uses to grow sugarcane. After several months of arduous work on his farmland, he harvests this crop and sends it to his nearest sugar mill, around 12 km […] Read more
With A Focus On Gujarat, BHEL Executes 1155 MW Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Aug 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy Shripada Yesso Naik, Minister of State (MoS) for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said that BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) has executed solar energy projects of up to 1,155 MW. The minister shared the figures in his recent statements before the Lok Sabha. As per the information shared by the minister, the […] Read more
India Finds Lithium Resources in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka Updated On Fri, Jul 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy Minister of State For Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh in his recent statement before the Parliament talked about the steps taken by the government to expedite the exploration of Lithium in areas beyond Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan. The minister shared that Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of Department of Atomic […] Read more
Budget 2024 Announcements On PSP, Thermal- Hit Or Miss? Updated On Wed, Jul 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy As the dust settles on the budget announcements, by all accounts the budget continues to lose relevance in terms of the sort of disruptive changes it could bring earlier. For the renewable sector, that means even as the loud clamor for a reduction of GST rate on equipment like turbines and modules from 12% to […] Read more
DVC’s Investment Plan To 2030 Focus More On Solar, Pumped Storage Updated On Mon, Jul 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Kolkata based Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) on Friday announced that it plans to invest Rs 20,000 crore by 2030 to install nearly 4,000 MW of solar capacity. DVC currently is a primarily thermal power firm, with 6540 MW of its existing installed generation capacity of 6,700 MW thermal. the corporation and its plans can have […] Read more
