The BCD Calculus: Will It Deliver The Right Outcomes? Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy As expected, once it did arrive, India’s Basic Customs Duty (BCD) plan for solar cells and equipment has managed to create just the sort of furore that the government claims it seeks to avoid. After all, for once, this was a decision that was long in coming, with intent having been announced last year itself, […] Read more
Will Module Price Skyrocket in 2021? Updated On Thu, Mar 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy 80% of the price of a PV module is based on the cost of raw materials. After Chinese New Year, glass price has not fallen a bit from its autumn highs while polysilicon continues to soar and the prices have been rising across the entire PV supply chain. Recently, from the bidding prices submitted by […] Read more
40% on Modules & 25% on Cells, MNRE to Impose BCD From April 1, 2022 Updated On Thu, Mar 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has finally finalised the new Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on solar PV cells and modules. As per an office memorandum, the Ministry is going to impose a 25 percent BCD on solar PV cells and 40 percent duty on solar modules without grandfathering of bid-out projects. However, […] Read more
NextEra in the US, Adani Green In India, More Similar Than They Seem Updated On Wed, Dec 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy One is the market cap leader among renewable firms in India, and going by its project pipeline, a potential global leader. The other is the world’s largest solar and wind energy firm owned by investors, poised to enter the next big opportunity in electric mobility too. The renewable energy boom, when it comes in, surprised […] Read more
Govt Role, Hydrogen In Focus At Plenary On Future Of RE At REINVEST Updated On Thu, Dec 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy At a plenary session of ReInvest 2020, called the Future of RE, the focus shifted to all that needed to be done to ensure the future arrives on time. Where renewable power forms the basis of the economy without causing the sort of upheavals and disruptions that many skeptics continue to warn of. Picking up […] Read more
The Case For Storage Is a Tough Sell At Reinvest 2020 Updated On Wed, Dec 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy RE-invest 2020’s session on battery storage, with a focus on innovation and sustainability, sent out mixed messages on the potential for, and need for battery storage in India. Thus, while some of the panelists drove home the point that long term storage was not really a requirement for India yet, considering the little gap between […] Read more
Preparing For a Renewable Future- The Business Models That Matter Updated On Tue, Dec 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy If there is one thing the renewable energy sector cannot be accused of doing, it is to look back too much. The solar sector in particular has everything to look forward to, considering the strong momentum it has built up globally. The Covid-19 crisis has only sharpened those opportunities, and possibilities of even more support […] Read more
Bifacial PV’s Getting Indian Developers Interested In Trackers Again: Dan Shugar Updated On Wed, Oct 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Since co-founding Nextracker in 2013, CEO Dan Shugar has made it one of the manufacturing success stories of the sector. The firm has delivered trackers for over 35 GW of solar plants till now. The firm has now expanded its portfolio to include yield and performance software and global services. SaurEnergy Group Editor Prasanna Singh […] Read more
Value Unlocking by Creating Demand and Not Just Supply-Side Incentive or Protectionist Policies Updated On Wed, Oct 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Most economic principles rely on the fundamental fact that both demand and supply exist and a market’s primary role is to bring this demand and supply to an equilibrium. However, demand is a summation of both Effective Demand (known) and Latent Demand (to be realized) and supply side incentives rarely work in the long term […] Read more
