First P2P Solar Power Trading In South Asia Launched By UPPCL Updated On Tue, Dec 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to launch blockchain-enabled solar power trading in India and South Asia in a project led by India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) with Australian technology company Power Ledger. Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and the subsidiary Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (MVVNL) will host a pilot project involving […] Read more
SECI Issues RfS for 1200 MW ISTS-Connected Wind Projects in India Updated On Tue, Dec 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI has issued the RfS for the selection of developers for setting up of 1200 MW ISTS-connected wind power projects in India (Tranche-X). The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a Request for Selection (RfS) for the selection of wind power developers (WPD) for setting up of 1200 MW ISTS-connected wind power projects […] Read more
NTPC Planning for Renewable InvIT in JV With NIIF Updated On Mon, Dec 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy NTPC is mulling over creating a JV with the central governments’ strategic investment fund NIIF to set up a renewable InvIT. State-owned power giant NTPC Ltd has proposed that it is mulling over creating a joint venture company with the central governments’ strategic investment fund NIIF to set up a renewable infrastructure investment trust (InvIT). As […] Read more
Power Sector Employees Protest Against Privatisation of Discoms: AIPEF Updated On Fri, Nov 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Power sector employees have held nationwide protests against the government’s decision to privatise Discoms, AIPEF has said. Power sector employees on November 26, 2020, held nationwide protests against the government’s decision to privatise Discoms, the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has said. They also demanded the withdrawal of Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 and scrapping of the standard bidding document (SBD). […] Read more
GAIL Seeking PMC Services for 2.64 MW Rooftop Solar Project Updated On Wed, Oct 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy GAIL has issued a tender for the hiring of PMC services for setting up a 2.64 MW rooftop solar power project at the GAIL Pata Plant in Uttar Pradesh. GAIL (India) Limited, the largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company and the youngest Maharatna, has issued a tender for the hiring of Project Management […] Read more
India’s RE Capacity at 89.22 GW, 436 MW Added in September: MNRE Updated On Tue, Oct 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has informed in its monthly summary that India’s total installed RE capacity reached 89.22 GW by the end of September 2020. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has informed that India’s total installed renewable energy (RE) capacity has reached 89.22 GW by the end of September 2020. The information was issued in […] Read more
NHDC Tenders for Price Discovery of Solar Modules for 1500 MW PV Projects Updated On Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy NHDC has issued a limited tender for the price discovery of solar PV modules for solar power projects of NHDC for RUMSL RFPs for 1500 MW. NHDC Ltd, a Joint Venture of NHPC Ltd and the Government of Madhya Pradesh, has issued a limited tender for the price discovery of solar PV modules for solar power […] Read more
Solar-led Renewables Sector Will Be A Top draw For Global Investors Updated On Sat, Oct 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable energy market led by solar energy will likely be one of the top five sectors for the country that will attract global investments, Deepak Bagla, chief executive officer of Invest India told a conference organised by the International Solar Alliance (ISA) on Friday. He said there was a high degree of innovation characterising […] Read more
Delhi CM Kejriwal Calls For Mass Movement for Solar, But Reality Stays Slow and Low Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy When the Delhi government announced its first ever solar policy in 2015, the target was 1000 MW by 2020, and 2000 MW by 2025. Call it inexperience, lack of focus, or a rapidly changing policy environment, but the state is nowhere close to, or even on the path to, those ambitious numbers. The Delhi government […] Read more
