12 States and Union Territories Against Electricity Amendment Bill: AIPEF Updated On Fri, Jul 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy AIPEF has claimed that as many as 11 states and 1 union territory have opposed many provisions in the proposed draft of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020. The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has claimed that as many as 11 states and one union territory have opposed many provisions in the proposed draft of […] Read more
AIPEF Requests all CMs to Reject the Electricity Amendment Bill Updated On Fri, Jul 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy AIPEF has urged all CMs to reject the Electricity Amendment Bill saying that the new amendments will weaken the authority of states in the power sector. The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged all chief ministers (CMs) to reject the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 saying that the draft amendments in the new bill will weaken the authority […] Read more
Floating Solar to Generate 900% More Electricity Across APAC: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Jul 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) note that power demand in the Philippines and Malaysia has dropped by as much as 16 percent during the COVID-19 […] Read more
The Missing Element in the Proposed Electricity Act Reforms Updated On Tue, Jun 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy India is the third largest producer and consumer of electricity worldwide. But it still has one of the lowest per capita power consumption (1,181 kWh) as compared to the world’s average per capita power consumption, which stands high at nearly 2,700 kWh. Because of this, our nation faces the challenge of ensuring sound financial health […] Read more
Tucson Electric Mulls to Supply 70% Electricity via Renewable to achieve CO2 Reduction Targets Updated On Sat, Jun 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a significant development, Arizona-based electric utility company, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), is mulling to supply over 70 per cent of its electricity from wind and solar energy resources. The move is seemed to be as part of its clean energy plan in which it is targeted to trim 80 per cent of its carbon […] Read more
CONSYST to Build State RE Data Center at Kerala State Electricity Board Updated On Tue, Jun 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Engineering and technology solutions provider CONSYST has secured a project from state-owned Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEB) to build the state renewable energy (RE) data center at Vydyuthi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram. Kochi-based CONSYST is a leading Industry 4.0 automation system integration company. Commenting on securing the project from KSEB, Jasir Sabri, Managing Director at […] Read more
AIPEF Appeals to the PM to put new Electricity Bill on Hold Updated On Tue, Jun 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy AIPEF has appealed to the PM to put the draft Electricity Bill on hold as it is against the federal structure of the country wherein electricity is a concurrent subject The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has appealed to the prime minister to put the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill on hold as it is against the federal structure […] Read more
Bengal Chief Minister Joins Building Chorus Against Electricity Act Amendments Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Electricity Act Amendment Bill (2020), slated for a possible introduction in the coming session of parliament, faced a predictable salvo yesterday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banejee termed its provisions ‘anti- federal’ and even ‘inhuman’ to be brought up at a time when the pandemic is raging. In a strongly-worded letter to Prime Minister […] Read more
IESA Proposes to Have Policy Framework for Energy Storage in Electricity Act Updated On Wed, Jun 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy IESA has submitted its recommendations on the proposed Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020, proposing a policy framework for energy storage in the bill India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading alliance working in the space of energy storage, electric vehicle, renewable integration & microgrids has submitted its comments/recommendations on the proposed Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, […] Read more
