Wind Energy Counts Its Losses From Coronavirus Updated On Wed, Mar 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy With the epicentre of the Covid 19 epidemic shifting to Europe and possibly the US, the global wind Energy industry is set o to take a big hit. According to research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie, global wind energy additions in 2020 could decline by 4.9 GW versus earlier projections. That means a drop from […] Read more
Solar Rooftop: Over to the States Updated On Mon, Mar 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The Missing Player Rooftop Solar. Right up till 2014, when India shifted gears in solar with an ambitious new target and a new focus on utility scale solar, solar usually meant rooftop solar, or even solar water heaters and other distributed solar products. And this was not because we had a lot of rooftop solar […] Read more
Too Early to Assess Impact of COVID-19 on European Wind Sector – WindEurope Updated On Mon, Mar 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy WindEurope believes the outbreak of COVID-19 still at a relatively early stage in Europe, and it is too soon to judge its impact on the wind energy sector WindEurope, formerly the European Wind Energy Association, an association based in Brussels for promoting the use of wind power in Europe, has stated that with the outbreak […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Calls off Annual Shareholder Meeting due to COVID-19 Updated On Fri, Mar 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa has announced that it has decided to call off the General Shareholder’s Meeting, due to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced that in its latest meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company has decided to call off the General Shareholder’s Meeting, which was scheduled to be […] Read more
GERC Cautioned for Delaying Open Access Regulations by APTEL Updated On Fri, Mar 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Indian Captive Power Producer’s Association, which had filed a complaint at APTEL (Appelate Tribunal for Electricity) against the stat regulator in Gujarat, earned a moral victory with the APTEL bench agreeing with them. Their key contention? That the Gujarat power regulator or Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) had been amiss in its failure […] Read more
India Imported Solar Equipment Worth $1.18 Bn From China Between April-December Updated On Fri, Mar 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy India imported solar cells and modules worth USD 1,179.89 million from China in the first nine months of the current financial year RK Singh has informed. India imported solar cells and modules worth USD 1,179.89 million from China in the first nine months — between April and December — of the current financial year (2019-20), union minister of new and renewable energy RK Singh has […] Read more
Ratings for Solar to Remain Stable, Wind Revised to Negative: India Ratings Updated On Fri, Mar 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy India Ratings has maintained a stable outlook for solar power projects for FY21 while revising the outlook on the wind sector to negative from stable. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has maintained a stable outlook on the overall energy and infrastructure sector, including solar power projects for FY21 while revising the outlook on the wind […] Read more
No Compulsion to Import Modules From China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak: RK Singh Updated On Wed, Mar 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s solar industry is under no compulsion to import solar modules from China following the coronavirus outbreak, Power Minister RK Singh has said India’s solar industry is under no compulsion to import solar cells or modules from China following the coronavirus outbreak, power and new & renewable energy minister RK Singh has said. “The solar […] Read more
Coronavirus Outbreak a Cause of Concern for Domestic Solar Energy Industry: ICRA Updated On Tue, Feb 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy ICRA has said that the outbreak of coronavirus in China poses a concern for domestic solar developers and OEMs due to disruption in the supply chain Rating agency ICRA has said that the outbreak of (COVID-19) coronavirus in China poses a concern for domestic solar developers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) due to disruption in the supply […] Read more