India Can Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into the Electricity Grid: Study Updated On Sat, Jul 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The report developed under the U.S.-India bilateral program “Greening the Grid”, confirms the technical and economic viability of integrating 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy into India’s power grid by 2022, and identifies future course of actions that are favorable for such integration Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal recently released the first part of the study “Pathways […] Read more
Renewable Energy Will Be Reaching 49 percent in India by 2040: BNEF Updated On Mon, Jun 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy “Wind and solar energy account for 48 percent of installed capacity and 34 percent of electricity generation world-wide by 2040. This is compared with just 12 percent and 5 percent today. Installed solar capacity increases 14-fold and wind capacity fourfold by 2040. We anticipate renewable energy reaching 74 percent penetration in Germany, 38 percent in […] Read more
India’s installed renewable energy capacity crosses 57GW mark Updated On Wed, Jun 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy India is staying true to its ambitious renewable energy targets by showing a steady growth in renewable energy installations in the country India is staying true to its ambitious renewable energy targets by showing a steady growth in renewable energy installations in the country, which as of April 2017 account for 17.5 percent of the […] Read more
Ola and WWF-India join hands to support a renewable energy project in the Sundarbans Updated On Fri, Jun 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy Cab aggregator Ola and World Wide Fund for Nature-India joined hands to support ‘Sahasra Jyoti’, a renewable energy project in the Sundarbans Cab aggregator Ola and World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) on Thursday joined hands to support ‘Sahasra Jyoti’, a renewable energy project in the Sundarbans. The ‘Sahasra Jyoti’ initiative is aimed at bringing […] Read more
Cabinet approves Initial Public Offer of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited Updated On Wed, Jun 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to: (a) issue 13,90,00,000 fresh equity shares of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) of Rs.10 each to the public on book-building basis through the IPO; (b) issue shares to retail investors and IREDA employees at a […] Read more
India reaffirms its commitment to renewable energy Updated On Fri, May 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy “We are looking at expanding renewable energy very rapidly. Solar, wind, hydro, biomass – all forms of energy which can reduce the carbon footprint and help us leave a better planet for the next generation – are receiving unprecedented attention in India” India on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to renewable energy with the promise to […] Read more
India’s Energy Transformation from Fossil Fuel to Renewables is Gaining Rapid Momentum: Experts Updated On Thu, May 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy “Measures taken by the Indian government to improve energy efficiency coupled with ambitious renewable energy targets and the plummeting cost of solar has had an impact on existing as well as proposed coal fired power plants, rendering an increasing number as financially unviable,” India’s decision to cancel nearly 14 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations coupled […] Read more
Boost to India’s renewable energy plan as China steps-up investment in solar Updated On Fri, May 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy “Chinese investments in Indian coal projects have been declining. At the same time, Chinese investments in India on solar projects are slowly increasing,” India is treading a strong renewable energy path post-Paris Agreement as it witnesses a step-up in Chinese investments in solar energy. Additionally, there’s a significant slowdown in Chinese investments in thermal power […] Read more
