Top 5 States Spearheading Rooftop Solar in India Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy India has made strides in new solar capacity addition in the last few years. However, a considerable gap exists between rooftop solar (RTS) and utility-scale solar installations. Despite existing national and state-level schemes promoting rooftop solar, including the National Rooftop Scheme and state government subsidies, participation rates remained low. This is mostly because of the […] Read more
Technical Glitches In PM Surya Ghar Portal Delay Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Wed, May 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy The much-hyped national scheme for residential rooftop solar-PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is now struggling temporarily on the technical front. For the last few weeks, the vendors involved in the installation of these projects and giving an impetus to the government scheme have been struggling. Several of them have complained internally and also spoke […] Read more
CERC Terms SC Order On GIB As ‘Change Of Law’, Awards Compensation To Azure Updated On Mon, May 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in a significant judgment termed the 2021 Supreme Court order on the Great Indian Bustards (GIB) as a ‘Change of Law’ event. It also granted compensation to Azure Power Maple Private Limited on account of its alleged additional expenditures. The case came to light after the petitioner Azure Power […] Read more
Top 5 States In Rooftop Solar In India Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy It is no secret now that even India has made strides in new solar capacity addition in the last few years, a considerable gap exists between rooftop solar (RTS) and utility-scale solar installations. The PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana might be the most ambitious scheme yet to reduce that gap, but its impact will probably […] Read more
PM Surya Ghar: Elections Defer Timely Disbursement Of Rooftop Solar Subsidies Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy The ongoing elections in the state country seem to have deferred the timely disbursement of central subsidies under the PM Surya Ghar scheme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year announced PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana with a target to reach out to 1 crore households. The revamped scheme, dedicated to the residential rooftop […] Read more
Everything You Wanted To Know About India’s Biggest Rooftop Solar Scheme Updated On Fri, Apr 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy Made For, Of and By India One of the biggest aspects of the PM Surya Ghar Scheme is the focus on mass markets, by limiting subsidies to systems upto 3kW in size. It is also meant to be a catalyst for India’s domestic manufacturing base for solar equipment, which has struggled to counter Chinese imports […] Read more
NHPC Invites Bid for 1200 MW Wind Plant in Central, South India Updated On Thu, Feb 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian public sector hydropower company NHPC has invited bids for wind power projects for a contracted capacity of 1200MW from Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connected Wind Power Projects under Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) that will be conducted online. The last date for the submission of the bid is 28th February 2024 and the opening […] Read more
COVER STORY: Rooftop Solar Enters Mission Mode In India Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The signs were already there. In the first week of 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) created ripples in the Indian solar market when it announced a 23 percent increase in subsidies for residential rooftop solar. As per the government notification, the ministry increased subsidies from Rs 14,588/kWh to Rs 18,000/kWh for […] Read more
CERC Grants Compensation To Azure Power Over ‘Change of Law’ Events Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy In its latest judgment, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) allowed Azure Power compensation for ‘change of law’ events. These events were related to the Goods and Service Tax (GST) surge on solar products. The detailed order said that the case was related to three projects of Azure. This includes two 300 MW solar plants, each situated […] Read more
