Renew-SECI Tussle At CERC Indicates Further Trouble For Wind Energy Updated On Mon, Aug 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s wind energy sector has been stuttering, even as solar has managed to escape the worst of the slowdown blues. So much so that multiple developers that were invested in growing both Wind and Solar energy projects, have quietly moved away almost exclusively to solar now, other than the odd Hybrid project that comes up. […] Read more
Rs 1.8 Tn Investment in Transmission Segment in India by 2025: ICRA Updated On Mon, Aug 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy ICRA expects an investment of Rs 1.8 trillion by 2025 in the power transmission segment in India, driven by evacuation infrastructure for RE projects. Independent investment information and credit rating agency ICRA has revealed in a new analysis that it expects an investment of Rs 1.8 trillion over the five-year period from FY2021 to FY2025 […] Read more
Explaining India’s 175 GW Renewables Target. The Big Change Making It Possible Updated On Mon, Aug 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Over the last few months, Mr. R.K Singh, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, has faced what must seem like a tiring […] Read more
Change-in-law Payments Worth an Additional Rs 4000 Cr for Solar Sector: CRISIL Updated On Wed, Aug 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Change in Law payments by Discoms and SECI for GST to SPDs, together with SGD reimbursements will lead to Rs 4,000 crore cash inflow for the solar sector, as per CRISIL. Recent commencement of Change in Law payments by state power distribution companies (Discoms) and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for Goods and […] Read more
ICRA Predicts 120-125 GW RE Capacity in India by December 2022 Updated On Thu, Jul 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy ICRA believes that the overall medium to long term outlook for the RE sector remains strong – supported by competitive tariffs, policies and schemes According to ICRA, capacity addition in the renewable energy (RE) sector is expected to remain subdued at about 8 GW in FY2021 given the continued execution challenges amid COVID-19, because of […] Read more
In Himachal, SHP Ordered to Pay Imbalance Charges Updated On Tue, Jul 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy HPPTCL Asked to Ensure Timely Commissioning of Barshaini Substation In a recent order, the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has directed M/s Sandhya Hydro Power Projects Balargha Pvt. Ltd. to pay imbalance charges amounting to Rs.2,14,18,511 to the Himachal Pradesh State Load Dispatch Centre (HPSLDC) for period beginning March 24, 2018 and ending December […] Read more
Electricity Demand in India to Shrink by 5-6% in FY21 due to COVID: ICRA Updated On Tue, Jul 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy With the re-imposition of lockdown restrictions in many parts across the country, the all India electricity demand is likely to decline by 5 to 6% in FY2021 With the re-imposition of lockdown restrictions in many parts across the country, the all India electricity demand is likely to decline by 5 percent to 6 percent in […] Read more
Buoyed by Offshore Wind, Renewable Investments in 1H 2020 Climb 5%: BNEF Updated On Tue, Jul 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Renewable investments showed great resilience in the first half of 2020 against the economic slowdown due to the COVID-19, thanks to offshore wind energy. Renewable energy capacity investments showed great resilience in the first half (1H) of 2020, in the face of the unprecedented economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest […] Read more
Sterling and Wilson Solar Board Pushes for Security From Promoters Updated On Thu, Jul 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy The board of Sterling and Wilson Solar has asked company promoters to provide necessary security in respect of default on the loan installment of Rs 500 crore that was due on June 30. This was communicated by the firm in a release yesterday. The firm, which has been struggling with the issue of its promoters […] Read more
