India’s Electricity Demand to Shrink 1%, Discoms Losses to Rise by Rs 200 Bn: ICRA Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Amidst the lockdown imposed across the country due to coronavirus, the demand slowdown is likely to lead to a de-growth of 1.0 percent in electricity demand for the full year of FY2021, as predicted by a leading credit rating agency, ICRA. The rating agency analysed after considering the full lockdown till May 3, 2020, partial […] Read more
Is Solar Market At Risk of Shutting Out Competition? Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy With the Coronavirus pandemic taking a heavy toll on renewable players also, it is interesting to see how the market is panning out in India. No one could have missed the frenetic efforts by the Ministry of new and Renewable Energy (MNRE), under whom the sector falls, to ensure obstacles are removed. And obstacles have […] Read more
China’s Solar Additions for 2020 Likely to Decline by 6.6 GW: Report Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy On the back of widespread coronavirus outbreak and its impact, China’s solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions for 2020 is expected to fall short by 6.6 GW against the earlier projections, said the data and analytics company. Earlier, Chinese solar PV capacity additions were projected at 40 GW for the current year, which is higher than […] Read more
NLC, SB Energy, ReNew Power Develops Maximum Solar Capacity in FY20 Updated On Thu, Apr 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Navratna company NLC, SoftBank-backed SB Energy, and ReNew Power, country’s largest renewable energy IPP, were the leading project developers added maximum solar energy capacity in FY20, as per the research and advisory services firm report. On the state level in solar, Rajasthan added a maximum capacity of 1.8 GW, followed by Tamil Nadu with 1.3 […] Read more
The Woodmac Weekly Update on Renewable Energy Worldwide Updated On Tue, Apr 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy In the third of its weekly updates for the global renewables industry, Wood Mackenzie, the global research firm has shared its report for the week ending April 20. Solar and storage expected to see ~20% coronavirus impact compared to base case. Onshore wind impact is more muted in near-term, but cascading supply chain and construction […] Read more
China’s March Jump in PV Exports Unlikely To Sustain Updated On Tue, Apr 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy China-based manufacturers got some relief in March, as PV equipment exports spiked 160 percent to 7.49 GW over the 2.83GW figure for February 2020. March was when most Chinese manufacturers restarted operations after the lockdown and disruptions caused there, by the Covid-19 outbreak. A resumption to full production is still in doubt, with restrictions rolling […] Read more
Amid Lockdown, India to boost Discoms With Electricity Despite Dues Updated On Tue, Apr 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy Generation, transmission firms in India will be involved in the continuous supply and transmission of electricity to Discoms despite their outstanding dues In India, the central public sector undertaking (CPSU) generation and transmission companies will be involved in the continuous supply and transmission of electricity to distribution companies (Discoms) despite the huge outstanding dues. As […] Read more
Solar Subsidies. Is It Time To End Them? Updated On Fri, Apr 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Solar subsidies, like every other subsidy before them, had a noble purpose. To encourage, and enable the adoption of solar power, a cleaner power. It also joined a relatively select group of subsidies, by being open to almost every category of consumers for a while, before being restricted lately to the rooftop solar category. However, […] Read more
106,000 Clean Energy Jobs Lost in March Due to COVID-19: Report Updated On Fri, Apr 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy More than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March, and more clean energy job losses are projected in the coming months. More than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March, and hundreds of thousands more clean energy job losses are projected in the coming months. […] Read more
