45 Firms Now Manufacture Smart Electricity Meters For India, Reveals CEA Updated On Mon, Apr 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has now issued a list of smart meter and net meter providers in the country. CEA is a constituent body of the Ministry of Power. The CEA list indicated that a total of 45 companies provide smart electricity meters for India. On the other hand a total of 12 companies […] Read more
South Africa’s Solar Adoption Gathers Pace, But Challenges Remain Updated On Thu, Apr 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy South Africa has long been plagued by an energy crisis now. This has led to a situation where the nation faces rolling blackouts or load shedding as it has been called, for the past decade and more. It says something for the state of the power sector that a challenge that was predicted well over […] Read more
Leroy Merlin To Draw Power From Better Energy Poland Solar Park By 2025 Updated On Tue, Apr 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy Construction and decoration firm Leroy Merlin Poland has signed a PPA with Better Energy to draw power from latter’s Chelmno solar park which is currently under construction. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is expected to commence in 2025. According to Better Energy, the 10-year PPA will allow Leroy Merlin Poland to secure the long-term supply […] Read more
COVER STORY: India Gears Up For Solar Waste Recycling Challenge Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest report from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) states that India’s total solar energy capacity crossed 75 Gigawatts (GW) by the end of February this year. According to its own estimates, the country will need 292 GW of total solar capacity by 2030. With the steady additions of solar power to the Indian grid, […] Read more
Torrent Power Secures 450 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Torrent Power, a Gujarat power company has announced it has secured 300 MW power from wind-solar hybrid energy projects, with a greenshoe option of up to 150 MW through an auction. Further, the company also stated that it won the auction after quoting Rs 3.65/kWh The tender for 300 MW of power supply, with a […] Read more
Leeward Renewable Energy Secures 400 MW Solar Projects From Microsoft In Texas Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based renewable energy company, Leeward Renewable Energy has announced that it has entered into two 200-megawatt (MW) Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Microsoft Corp. Through these PPAs, Microsoft will purchase the power generated from two 200-MW LRE solar facilities currently under development at Morrow Lake Solar in Frio County, Texas, and Cradle Solar in Brazoria […] Read more
MNRE Amends Rules For Solar Mini-Grid Installations In Tribal Area Updated On Wed, Mar 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a notification released on March 26, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) amended the dedicated scheme aimed at electrification of unelectrified households belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). This initiative was launched under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) on January 4th. According to the original notification […] Read more
Adani Green Commissions 180 MW Solar Project In Rajasthan Updated On Wed, Mar 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy As the end of the financial year approaches, India’s sorry solar capacity addition figures for the year got a late boost with the commissioning of the project from Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL). AGEL, India’s largest and one of the world’s leading renewable energy (RE) companies, has commissioned a 180 MW solar power plant at […] Read more
Navi Mumbai Issues Tender For 100 MW Floating Solar Project Updated On Tue, Mar 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy A tender has been issued by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) inviting bids to develop a 100 MW floating solar project and a 1.5 MW hydroelectric project at Morbe Dam in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. According to the tender, the last day to submit the bids is April 2 while the bids will be […] Read more
