Coal India Issues Tender For 300 MW Khavda PV Solar Project Updated On Thu, Oct 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Coal India Limited has issued a fresh tender for a 300 MW solar project at Khavda. The government entity is now seeking EPC companies for executing the project in the region, touted to be India’s biggest renewable park. These are ground-mounted grid-connected solar projects. This comes at a time when Coal India has planned to […] Read more
Gujarat Set To Add Two New 700 MW Solar Projects At Khavda Updated On Wed, Oct 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a subsidiary of SJVN, has invited bids to build two new ground-mounted solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 700 MW at Khavda, Gujarat. SGEL is accepting bids until 19th November 2024. The SGEL project is divided into two parts. The first project falls under GUVNL Phase XXI and has […] Read more
Sharp Fall In BESS Tender Bids Signals Faster Energy Storage Additions In India Updated On Mon, Oct 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy In the past three months multiple BESS (Battery-based Energy Storage system) tender results have pointed to yet another mini-disruption in the fast-evolving Indian renewable energy sector. Energy storage targets for 2028 might be a lot closer in 2026 itself. The price drops have been attributed primarily to falling lithium cell costs, which have led to […] Read more
Gujarat Set To Build Its First Long Duration BESS Updated On Mon, Oct 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), the state electricity regulatory body, has taken the first step to transition from a battery energy storage project to developing its first Long Duration Energy Storage System (LDES) in Gujarat. It has released a draft tender to select developers for an 800 MW (200 MW x 8 Hrs) battery […] Read more
Gujarat: Zodiac Energy Secures 30 MW Solar Project From AMC Updated On Tue, Oct 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Gujarat-based Zodiac Energy recently secured an order from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to build a 30 MW ground-mounted solar project in its home state. The company is responsible for designing, supplying, installing, testing, and commissioning a grid-tied solar project. The contract also includes the erection, operation, and maintenance of the project for five years, […] Read more
GERC Reaffirms Right Of Developers To Replace Damaged Modules Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) in its latest order said that the solar generators are entitled to replace their older damaged solar panels with new modules by abiding with the committed CUF (Capacity Utilisation Factor). The order of the state power regulator came to the light while hearing a petition of solar power generator […] Read more
Saur Energy International August 2024- The Wait for Great Renewable Deals Updated On Thu, Sep 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy Editorial What happened to those unbelievably low solar tender bids? People still remember how bids breached the Rs 2 per unit floor, back in 2020 at an auction by GUVNL. However, after a brief time, prices climbed yet again, and in a period of volatility since that the industry has rarely seen, today rule in […] Read more
BluPine Commissions Its First 120 MW Solar Project In Gujarat Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy Renewable energy project developer BluPine Energy today announced the successful commissioning of its 120 MW solar project in Gujarat. This project includes a 70 MW solar plant at Radhanpur and a 50 MW solar plant at Nenava, both located in the northern part of the state. The project achieved financial closure under the GUVNL 16 […] Read more
SECI Awards 1 GW/2 GWh BESS Project to JSW And Reliance Updated On Mon, Sep 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy SECI has announced that JSW Neo Energy and Reliance Power are the successful bidders for 1,000 MW/2,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS), under tariff-based global competitive bidding. Both companies were awarded an equal capacity of 500 MW/1,000 MWh. JSW Neo Energy quoted a tariff of Rs. 381,000/MW per month, and Reliance Power quoted […] Read more
