Bigger & Faster – South India’s Renewable Comeback Updated On Wed, Apr 16th, 2025 by Saurenergy South India, which heralded some of the earliest large-scale solar and wind projects in the country, is now further expanding its clean energy footprint. Again, one could say that some of India’s most notable renewable achievements came from the region before 2020. From the then-largest solar plant at Kamuthi in Tamil Nadu with a 648 […] Read more
BC Jindal Forays Into RE Component Manufacturing With ₹4,000 Cr Investment Updated On Tue, Apr 15th, 2025 by Saurenergy BC Jindal Group has announced its entry into component manufacturing for renewable energy power generation. In the first phase of the project, the group aims to deploy an investment of Rs 4,000 crore to kickstart its renewable energy component manufacturing venture. This phase will include setting up 2 GW of solar cell manufacturing/ solar module […] Read more
SOFAR Debuts On Shenzhen Stock Exchange Updated On Tue, Apr 15th, 2025 by Saurenergy SOFAR, a China-based solar and energy storage solution provider, made its debut on the ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 301658) on April 2. Chairman Xu Tao rang the opening bell in the presence of government officials, partners, and industry stakeholders. The listing marks support the company’s role in China’s “Dual Carbon” […] Read more
CEA Green Lights 7.5 GW of PSP, Eyes 22 GW Expansion In FY26 Updated On Mon, Apr 14th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) cleared 7.5 GW of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for hydro-pumped storage projects (PSPs) in FY 2024-25, a significant milestone in India’s push for long-duration energy storage. The agency has also streamlined the appraisal process through its digital platform “Jalvi Store,” reducing documentation requirements and providing submission checklists to accelerate project […] Read more
Top 5: Largest BESS Projects in the World in 2025 Updated On Sat, Apr 12th, 2025 by Saurenergy As large battery projects become more and more common across the world, a new initiative, BESS100 has emerged to track the largest among them all. The BESS100, an open source visual database of the 100 largest operational batteries in the world based on rated power i.e. MW, and not on installed or usable energy – […] Read more
Tata Power Gets MERC Nod For 100 MW BESS In Mumbai Updated On Tue, Apr 8th, 2025 by Saurenergy Tata Power has received approval from the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) to install a 100 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Mumbai over the next two years. The BESS, equipped with ‘black start’ functionality, will enable the recovery of power supply to critical infrastructure, including the metro, hospitals, airports, and Data Centers, in […] Read more
Telangana Discovers BESS Tariff At ₹2.40 Lac/MW/Month Updated On Tue, Mar 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy Telangana has awarded its 500 MWh with a standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project tender at a tariff in the range of Rs. 2.40-2.45 lakh/MW/month. This is one of the first tenders released by Telangana Genco (TGGENCO) for a 500 MWh (250 MW x 2 hours) project. TGGENCO issued the tender with Viability Gap […] Read more
SECI’s 630 MW FDRE Project Moves Ahead With Adoption of Tariff Updated On Fri, Mar 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy A journey that started in September 2023 through the issue of a tender for Renewable energy with energy storage for 1260 MW of Firm and Dispatchable Power (FDRE) has moved a step closer to fruition with the adoption of Tariffs by the CERC. The five winning firms in the tender had finally been awarded capacities […] Read more
Brookfield Announces Sale of 1.6 GW of RE Assets To Gentari Updated On Wed, Mar 5th, 2025 by Saurenergy Brookfield Asset Management, an alternative asset manager headquartered in New York, and its affiliates (“Brookfield”) today announced the sale of 1.6 GW portfolio of solar and wind assets in India to Gentari Renewables India (“Gentari”). These will be structured in two phases. The first phase, comprising the sale of 1 GW of operating assets, is […] Read more
