Gadkari Urges Players for Electric Lane of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Nitin Gadkari has urged industry players to join hands with the government for the proposed electric lane on Rs 1.03 lakh crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has urged industry players to join hands with the government for the proposed electric lane on Rs 1.03 lakh crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway while promising to provide policy support to […] Read more
Policy Certainty Will Increase Renewable Investment in India: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Policy certainty will increase domestic and international investment in India, a new report issued by the IEEFA has found. Policy certainty around renewable energy will increase domestic and international investment in India, a new report issued by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has found. The new report ‘India’s Renewable Energy Policy […] Read more
Global Electric Vehicle Sales to Surge in 2020s: Wood Mackenzie Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy The electric vehicle sector requires external support to become competitive and while its market share is small, WoodMac expects a decade of growth Despite the electrification movement growing in popularity, Electric Vehicles (EVs) accounted for 3 percent of all vehicle sales and represented only 0.5 percent of all vehicles on the road in 2019. The […] Read more
Tariff of Renewable Plus Storage Tenders now Competing With Thermal Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last one year in India, there has been a growth spurt in storage tender issuance, however, only for a few small tenders, the auctions are successful. In most other tenders, the storage capacity was so high that it leads to infeasible tariffs, and eventually to cancellations of many of these tenders, JMK Research […] Read more
Hyundai & Canoo to Co-Develop Electric Platform for Future EVs Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Hyundai has engaged Canoo to jointly develop an electric platform based on Canoo’s proprietary skateboard design for upcoming Hyundai and Kia EVs Hyundai Motor Group and Canoo have announced that Hyundai has engaged Canoo to jointly develop an electric platform based on Canoo’s proprietary skateboard design for upcoming Hyundai and Kia EVs. As part of […] Read more
Progress in Sales of EVs/Hybrid Vehicles Under FAME Scheme Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy The DHI has been administrating FAME India for the adoption of EVs/ hybrid vehicles in India since 2015, and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has now shed some light on the progress The Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) is administrating Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (EVs) in India (FAME India) Scheme for […] Read more
Govt Set to Divest its 100% Stake in CEL; Invites EoI by Mar 16 Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy After BPCL and Air India, government is now set to privatise its solar products manufacturer Central Electronics Ltd (CEL) and invited bids for selling its 100 percent shareholding with management control. The last date for interested parties to submit the bids is March 16, 2020. CEL is a Government of India Enterprise under the Department of […] Read more
Sub-Saharan African Nations saw Record Jump in Renewables Investments in 2018: BNEF Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on RE projects in sub-Saharan Africa – a regional record and some USD 600 million more than the previous year The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on renewable (RE) projects in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) – a regional record and some USD 600 million […] Read more
Why India’s Thermal Woes Cast A Shadow Over Renewable Plans Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy It’s all about the money. The money needed to clean up discoms, and soon, the money needed to clean up the mess in India’s thermal energy sector. By now, it is well known that one of the biggest impediments to India’s ambitious renewable energy goals is the state of its state distribution firms. Or discoms, […] Read more
