As Solar Spreads, Shrinking Space for Wind Updated On Wed, Mar 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy It was one of the lesser noticed misses caused by the 2020 pandemic. In fact, we had predicted it in our own January 2020 issue. When Solar capacity would overtake wind in India. But come 2021, and wind energy has finally been overtaken. The news, when it was finally confirmed, couldn’t have been announced with […] Read more
Premier Energies to set up new Rs 483 Cr Solar Manufacturing Facility in Hyd Updated On Thu, Feb 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Premier Energies is setting up a new state-of-the-art solar cells and modules manufacturing facility at the cost of Rs 483 crore in Hyderabad Premier Energies, a leading domestic solar PV cells and modules manufacturing company has announced that it is setting up a new state-of-the-art facility at E-City Hyderabad. A Greenfield Project, the new plant […] Read more
NTPC Tenders for 2 MW Solar Plant at Agartala Airport Updated On Mon, Feb 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy NTPC subsidiary NVVN has issued a tender for setting up of 2 MW solar PV power plant with net metering at the Agartala Airport. NTPC subsidiary NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN) has issued a tender, inviting builds from eligible bidders, for setting up of 2 MW solar PV power plant with net metering at […] Read more
Solar Industry Hoping for More Elaborate Support From Union Budget Updated On Tue, Feb 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy The new Union Budget for 2021 has attracted positive responses from industries and the stock markets alike, appreciating the government’s attempt to revive the economy. Evident from our first story the power industry had also welcomed the broad direction, however, there also were some requests for specifics. In a similar tone, three solar industry majors […] Read more
Policies & Incentives Needed to Boost Domestic Solar Manufacturing: Saibaba Vutukuri, Vikram Solar Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Saibaba Vutukuri, CEO of Vikram Solar, has said the domestic solar industry needs a comprehensive policy framework to boost manufacturing. As the industry awaits the Union Budget, Saibaba Vutukuri, CEO of Vikram Solar, has said that he believes there is an immediate need to build a robust eco-system for indigenous solar manufacturing and making it […] Read more
India’s Solar Manufacturing- A Tale of failed Government Initiatives Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s solar manufacturing prowess, or lack of it, has been a regular cause for concern ever since the country started powering forward in capacity additions from 2016 onwards. A new report from IEEFA and JMK Analytics puts the spotlight on the sector, especially on its failure to ramp up even as demand went up domestically. […] Read more
PV Manufacturer Alpex Solar Appoints Satish Gupta as CEO Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Alpex Solar, one of the renowned Photovoltaic Module manufacturing company, has announced the appointment of Satish Gupta as its Chief Executive Officer. Satish will be taking over the charge of the organisation effective 7th January 2021. The firm currently has module manufacturing capacity of 450MW and has plans for aggressive growth in the coming years. […] Read more
Delay in Imposition of BCD on Solar Equipment Impacting Investments: CII Updated On Tue, Dec 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy CII has urged the finance ministry to impose the BCD on solar equipment, stressing that the delay in implementation is impacting investments. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in a written memorandum to the Ministry of Finance has urged the ministry to impose the planned basic custom duty (BCD) on solar equipment as announced in the last general budget, stressing […] Read more
REInvest 2020- Decoupling From Solar, Higher Peaking Tariffs Key For Wind Energy Updated On Tue, Dec 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy At 38.26 GW of installed capacity till October 3, 2020, India is the fourth largest market for wind energy in the world. Yet, the industry has been overtaken by a sense of pessimism in the past couple of years, as fresh additions have slowed down, and multiple other issues have cropped up. Discussing this, and […] Read more
