Technique Solaire Acquires 5 Solar Plants With 135.4 MWp Capacity Updated On Tue, Nov 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a strong indicator of its plans for India and overall international expansion, French developer Technique Solaire Group has acquired 5 ground-mounted photovoltaic power plants in the state of Karnataka, southwest India. The combined capacity of these 5 projects is 135.4 MWp, bringing the total capacity operated by the Group in India to 210 MWp. […] Read more
Tata Power Claims To Install 62,000 Home Chargers For EVs Till Now Updated On Thu, Nov 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy TATA Power, recently announced addition of 11,529 new Electric Vehicle (EV) home chargers in the second quarter of FY24. This brings the total count of Tata Power home EV Chargers to 62,000 across India. Tata Power claims that its home EV charging solutions enhance, convenience and accessibility of EV charging for Tata Power EZ Charge’s customer […] Read more
JA Solar Passes EPD Tests For Its N-Type Solar Products Updated On Thu, Nov 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy China-based solar module manufacturer JA Solar recently completed Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) assessments for multiple product lines through the French institution Kapstan, resulting in registration on the EPD systems of Norway and Italy. The p-type series products and the whole n-type DeepBlue 4.0 Pro products under JA Solar have successfully passed the EPD assessment in […] Read more
CEA Proposes ‘One Nation, One Licence’ Plan For Electrical Contractors Updated On Thu, Nov 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) issued an advisory to the concerned departments in the state to pave the way for a “One Nation, One Licence” plan for electrical contractors in the state engaged in different power and renewable projects. A series of meetings with the states follow this. The CEA, in its advisory, said that most Indian […] Read more
Australia Aims To Hike Its Power Capacity To 32 GW With New Investment Updated On Thu, Nov 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Australian government recently announced the expansion of its existing Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) and the National Energy Transformation Partnership (NETP), in conjunction with the states. It is set to expand the capital investment through CIS from the current pilot stage to 9 GW of dispatchable capacity and 23 GW of variable capacity nationally – […] Read more
Early Stage VC SeaFund Invests in 5 DeepTech Startups Updated On Tue, Nov 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy Early stage focused Seafund Ventures has invested INR 5 crore across five sustainability focused startups. The fund plans to invest 20% of its entire investible corpus in clean energy and the EV value chain including sectors like transportation, logistics and circular economy. SeaFund is currently raising its second fund with a target corpus of INR […] Read more
E-Mobility Startup Baaz Bikes Eyes New Subscription Models with $8 Mn Funding Updated On Tue, Nov 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy Baaz Bikes, an electric mobility platform that helps gig workers make deliveries by its in-house designed bikes supported by automated battery swapping infrastructure, has pocketed $8 Mn in its Series A funding round. The funding round was led by BIG Capital based in Singapore. It also saw participation from Japan-based Rakuten Capital, Kalaari Capital, 9Unicorns, […] Read more
Govt Amends Bidding Norms To Ease Early Starting Of Wind Projects Updated On Mon, Nov 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power recently notified a new resolution to amend the norms for tariff-based bidding process for procurement of wind power from the wind energy generators in the country. The new resolution paved the way for early clean energy production and distribution commencement. Earlier in 2023, the ministry had issued guidelines for tariff-based competitive bidding processes […] Read more
Top 5 Reasons Why India’s Power Demand Exceeded Projections Updated On Mon, Nov 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s power demand has been rising steadily. The country’s higher than anticipated peak demand has been in the news, with peak demand touching a lifetime high of 223 GW in June 2023 when peak deficit touched 0.17 percent. As per the Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR) released by the Central Electricity Authority, the peak demand […] Read more
