NPO GOGLA Invites Bids For Solar Market Consultants For Study On Solar Lanterns & SHS Updated On Mon, Aug 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) has issued a call for proposals for a solar market expert to do market research on solar household systems and lanterns in India. The consultants will have to conduct a short analysis of Bangladesh’s and Nepal’s distributed renewable energy markets. Offers must be submitted before September 9, 2022. The […] Read more
Solar Capacity Additions Continue to Slow Down, July 2022 Records Barely 270 MW Updated On Thu, Aug 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy In July 2022, India added 268.06 MW of solar capacity which is 66.03% less than what India added in June 2022. If we see the total solar capacity added in July 2021, it’s 1604.63 MW. Comparing it with this year in the same period, it’s almost 83% less than the previous year. The rise in […] Read more
Mahindra & Volkswagen Expand Collaboration To Speed Up Indian EV Sector Updated On Wed, Aug 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Volkswagen Group and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) recently declared that they will be furthering their collaboration. Earlier this year, the two companies signed a term contract for the delivery of MEB electric components for Mahindra’s new, specifically designed electric platform, INGLO. Five all-electric SUVs with MEB components are included in the cooperation, which […] Read more
Some Reassurance for Industry In Prime Minister’s I-Day Speech Updated On Wed, Aug 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy In his Independence Day speech on August 15, the Prime Minister’s advocacy for energy independence (Energy Self Sufficient Nation) must have been reassuring for industry in India. The stress on energy independence was noticeable as the Prime Minister launched into an exhortation to think big for the country. The announcement, coming at a time of […] Read more
Industry Reacts: Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the Electricity Amendment Bill (2022) finds itself drawing the ire of the opposition parties, some farmer organisations, and even employees from the public sector power sector, who are vehemently opposing it, industry leaders speak exclusively to Saur Energy International to offer their views on the Bill that has become synonymous with controversy. What The […] Read more
Enfinity Global Raises $242 Million Funding For Solar Plants Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Enfinity Global, a provider of sustainability and renewable energy services with headquarters in Belgium, has obtained $242 million funding (about ¥29 billion) in long-term financing for three utility-scale solar PV projects in Japan that were just finished and have a combined capacity of 70 MW. Under the feed-in-tariff (FIT) arrangement, the power plants have 18 […] Read more
Why The Solar Industry Needs To Push For A Circular Economy Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy By Bharat Bhut, Co-Founder And Director, Goldi Solar The latest IPCC report shows greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, and current plans to address climate change are not ambitious enough to limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels—a threshold scientists believe is necessary to avoid even more catastrophic impacts. This can be largely attributed to […] Read more
Green Jobs Are Finally A Mainstream Reality In India, Thanks To Solar Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The news of India’s ambitious solar and renewable energy targets has thrown up the possibility of as many as one million jobs in another three years’ time. These jobs matter, not only to an economy always seeking opportunities for its citizens, but also to ease the faster acceptance and spread of renewable energy, especially solar. […] Read more
SECI Extends Deadlines Of Two Solar Tenders Of 1710MW Cumulative Capacity Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the deadline for its two big solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 1710 MW. The 1710 MW cumulative capacity entails two tenders: a 1680 MW Domestically Manufactured Solar PV Modules tender and a 30 MW Floating Solar PV (FSPV) Plants at Koderma, Mejia, and Raghunathpur […] Read more
