As Range Anxiety Recedes, Enter Charging Anxiety For EVs In India Updated On Mon, Feb 24th, 2025 by Saurenergy Personal mobility solutions are increasingly about clean, mean electric machines. In India, that means big, bold, and beautiful electric crossover vehicles and SUVs offering the latest in battery tech, safety tech, and comfort tech that promise to go longer and higher on a full charge. As EV Range Improves… More importantly, improving batteries and battery […] Read more
Adani Electricity Tops In Integrated Discom Rankings Updated On Fri, Feb 21st, 2025 by Saurenergy The Regional meeting of Power Sector was held on 20th February 2025 in New Delhi. Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal chaired the meeting along with Union Minister of State for Power and NRE Shripad Yesso Naik. The meeting was attended by the Union Power Secretary, Additional Chief Secretaries/ Secretaries/ […] Read more
Budget: Rajasthan Promises 150 Units Of Free Power For Solar Users Updated On Wed, Feb 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy Rajasthan government has now promised to provide solar prosumers with free electricity. Today, the state government presented its budget for the next financial year in the state assembly. Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari in her budget speech announced the extension of the free power for solar consumers. “By leveraging the PM Surya Ghar Scheme, the […] Read more
MoP Advises REIAs To Co-Locate ESS With Solar Plants In Upcoming Tenders Updated On Wed, Feb 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has released an advisory on the co-location of energy storage systems (ESS) with solar plants. Its latest advisory aims to incorporate a minimum of a 2-hour co-located Energy Storage System (ESS) equivalent to 10% of installed solar capacity in future tenders. The notification stated, “This requirement will help mitigate intermittency […] Read more
Maharashtra Discom Stumps Consumers Again With Anti-Solar Move In Tariff Proposal Updated On Tue, Feb 18th, 2025 by Saurenergy One of the reasons Maharashtra has been a relative underperformer in Solar has been the approach taken by key discoms in the state, notable the MSEDCL or Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited towards the clean source of energy. From earlier efforts to limit net metering, to favouring gross metering, the MSEDCL has usually made […] Read more
NHPC Issues 500 MW/1000 MWh BESS Tender For Andhra Project Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2025 by Saurenergy NHPC Limited has now come up with a fresh tender to boost energy storage projets in Andhra Pradesh. The Navratna company issued a tender accordingly. The tender seeks developers to develop a 500 MW/1000 MWh energy storage project under Tranche II. These will be developed near substations of the STU network in Andhra Pradesh. The […] Read more
Waiver of ISTS Charges-Will Power Ministry Oblige RE Developers? Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2025 by Saurenergy Inter State Transmission Charges or ISTS charges are a key component of power bills across India. Thus, their waiver for renewable energy producers has been a major support on which the energy has grown, by helping keep costs lower than they would otherwise have been. Of course, most states have sought to extract their own […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh To Soon Have Five Model EV Cities Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Madhya Pradesh (MP) Urban Development & Housing Department recently released the draft Madhya Pradesh Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2025. The draft document aims to develop robust and accessible EV charging infrastructure for all, including differently-abled individuals. MP’s draft policy designates Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, and Ujjain as model EV cities, where detailed plans will […] Read more
PM Surya Ghar Powers 9,369 Varanasi Homes With Rooftop Solar Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy Varanasi, a key district in Uttar Pradesh (UP), has been performing well under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. The region witnessed an increase in solar installations, benefiting 549 households in February 2024, 2,856 in June 2024, 7,179 in October 2024, and reaching 9,369 in December 2024. The region has seen the installation of […] Read more
