2021: Counting On PSU’s To Flex Solar Muscles Updated On Wed, Jan 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Just 5 years ago, if you had looked around at India’s largest energy public sector firms or PSU’s, be they energy producers or consumers, you would have struggled to see ambition, when it came to their renewable energy plans. However, more has changed in the preceding 5 years than any 5 year plan devised by […] Read more
LONGi wins RETC “High Achievers” award for outstanding module performance Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy The US Renewable Energy Testing Center (RETC) has released its “Photovoltaic Module Index Report” (PVMI) for 2020. Having won a “High Achievers” award in 2019, LONGi has once again carried off the award for outstanding performance following comprehensive evaluation of global photovoltaic modules by RETC. LONGi’s performance in three indicators of reliability, performance and quality […] Read more
Neglecting Renewables Could Cost Indonesia’s Energy Edge: IEEFA Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy No country is immune to the rapid disruption occurring in the global energy sector. New technological innovations in both supply and demand have changed the technical versus economic discourse. Renewables are now cheaper than any fossil fuel in most parts of the world. And Indonesia’s no exception to this transition as per IEEFA. The sharp […] Read more
Despite Low Numbers, India Targets to Reduce Emission Intensity to 35% by 2030: RK Singh Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy India, despite having one of the lowest per capita emission numbers, has set a target to reduce its emission intensity to 33-35 percent by 2030 India has one of the lowest per capita emissions and per capita energy consumptions in the world. Despite this, the country has made ambitious commitments to meet the global challenge […] Read more
cKers Finance Ties Up with OTO Capital, Promoting E2Ws in India Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy cKers Finance, a ‘sustainable energy finance firm” yesterday announced its debt financing tie-up with OTO Capital, a finance startup for two-wheelers, for its electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) leasing program in India. cKers has set-up an initial line of INR 30 million for OTO. OTO will use this facility to purchase E2Ws in India, which will then be […] 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
Technical Complexities Will see Hybrid Tariffs Garner a Premium Over Solar: Ind-Ra Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ind-Ra believes technical complexities in hybrid renewable project development could weigh on the project economics and tariffs assumption. A new research note by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) believes that upcoming wind-solar hybrid auctions will spark cautious optimism among independent power producers. Technical complexities related to grid integration and inclusion of floor capacity proportion of […] 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
IndiGrid Completes Acquisition of RInfra Stake in PKTCL for Rs 900 Cr Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy RInfra has successfully completed the sale of its entire 74 percent equity stake in PKTCL to IndiGrid for an enterprise value of Rs 900 crore Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RIL) has announced that it has successfully completed the sale of its entire 74 percent equity stake in Parbati Koldam Transmission Company Limited (PKTCL) to India Grid […] Read more
