The Potholes of 2019 for India’s Solar Drive Updated On Tue, Dec 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Looking back at 2019, there is absolutely no doubt today, that it has not been a memorable year for Solar power in India. Generators or manufacturers. With a closing installation figure of barely 7 GW as tracked by us, almost every hope from 2018 has been belied. The bad part? Some of the biggest obstacles […] Read more
STFI, IGCC Successfully Conducts Training on Solar Industrial Heat Updated On Tue, Dec 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI) and Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC) has successfully organised a training workshop on solar industrial heat in Pune. The move was part of the Solar Payback project in order to accelerate Solar Heat for Industrial Process (SHIP) along with to provide first-hand training on designing and understanding economics. During […] Read more
Double Standards? Thermal Power Auctions At Rs 4.41 Updated On Tue, Dec 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy In news that will cause a lot of heartburn among solar developers, news agency PTI has reported the cancellation of a 2500 mw auction to source power for a three year period. The bids were being conducted by state agency Power finance Corporation’s Consultancy arm.The amount being offered? Rs 4.41 per unit. The fact that […] Read more
Chattisgarh Issues Tariff Regulations for Renewable Energy Projects Updated On Thu, Dec 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy CSERC has issued the regulations for determining tariff for renewable energy sources for the purpose of sale of power to Discoms in Chattisgarh The Chattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued the regulations specifying the terms and conditions of tariff for renewable energy sources for the purpose of sale of power to Discoms in […] Read more
US Renewable Energy Consumption to Increase 4% Annually Updated On Thu, Dec 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy The consumption of renewable energy is set to increase by 4 percent annually in volume terms through 2024, according to a new report by the Freedonia Focus Reports The consumption of renewable energy is set to increase by 4 percent annually in volume terms through 2024, according to a new report. Renewable Energy: United States, […] Read more
AIIB Extends $200 mn Facility for Renewables, Energy Efficiency in Turkey Updated On Wed, Dec 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy A USD 200 million on-lending facility has been added to AIIB investments in Turkey to advance the country’s renewables and energy efficiency infrastructure. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors recently approved two investment projects in Turkey totaling USD 500 million. These projects will help the country advance its urban and energy infrastructure […] Read more
Energy Storage Market in India to Grow at 6.1% CAGR by 2026: IESA Updated On Fri, Dec 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy The energy storage market in India to be USD 2.8 billion in 2018 and forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 6.1 percent by 2026, said India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) report. As per the IESA’s 5th edition of India Stationary Energy Storage market report, the total annual MWh addition in 2018 hit 24.4 GWh […] Read more
BHEL Issues Tender for Detailed Study of NTPC’s 22 MW Floating Solar Plant Updated On Thu, Dec 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date and time for the bid submission is December 27, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Country’s largest power generation equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has issued tender seeking bids for detailed investigation and survey of a proposed project site of 22 MW floating solar power plant in Kerala. The last date and […] Read more
Poland to Meet its Renewable Energy Target With Amended Regulation Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy The share of RE in power capacity mix of Poland is expected to reach 39.1 percent by 2030 supported by the recently revised renewable energy sources act. The share of renewable energy in the power capacity mix of Poland reached 16.9 percent in 2018 and is expected to reach 39.1 percent by 2030 supported by […] Read more