The Discom Love For EV charging Versus Rooftop Solar Illustrates The Challenge For Solar Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the world moves well into 2022, possibly one of the hottest years in a lifetime for most people on the planet, it is an important time for introspection here in India. Introspection is needed on just why and how we missed our renewable energy targets, especially those pertaining to solar power. After all, 2022 […] Read more
India’s Rooftop Solar Market – High on Opportunities and Loaded with Challenges Updated On Wed, Oct 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy Experts from the industry, policy makers and market researchers will share their experience and views and suggest the ways to accelerate the market during three rooftop conference sessions at Intersolar India on December 11-13, 2018 in Bangalore. Net metering was introduced in India as a measure to make rooftop solar more accessible and economical for […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Sector in India – Challenges and a Way Ahead Updated On Wed, Nov 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy Rooftop Solar Sector is going to be vital in achievement of Government targets for Solar Electricity Production in India. Many initiatives have been taken by Government for promotion of this sector in last couple of year. Some of them are: 1) Central Agency SECI and various state nodal agencies have come up with tenders for […] Read more
Poor implementation of net-metering policies poses a major challenge for rooftop solar Updated On Mon, Nov 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy India’s rooftop solar market has been growing rapidly with the country adding more capacity in the past 12 months than all previous years put together. However, grid interconnection regulations and processes remain challenging in most parts of the country despite almost all states announcing net- and/or gross-metering policies for rooftop solar. According to survey of […] Read more
Solar Water Heating Warms Up For A Second Innings In India Updated On Tue, May 6th, 2025 by Saurenergy From being the only visible solar application till a decade back, solar water heating (SWH) seemed to take a back seat as mainstream PV caught policy makers attention. Recently, India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) came out with a quality control order for solar water heaters. So what’s the big deal? A lot, […] Read more
5 Challenges For India’s 500 GW Clean Energy Target Updated On Mon, May 5th, 2025 by Saurenergy India’s aim to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based clean energy capacity target by 2030 may be one of the most ambitious goals for the decade across the globe. Yet, the probability of this happening may be bleak considering the factors adversely affecting the new capacity additions – comparatively sluggish progress, regulatory challenges, uncertainty in […] Read more
We Aim To Make Solar Biz Simple & Effective: Nishant Sood Updated On Thu, Apr 17th, 2025 by Saurenergy Tell us about your journey. How do you transition from a finance background to the solar industry? Nishant Sood: I’m a mechanical engineer by background—I graduated from IIT in the early 2000s, followed by an MBA in finance. It was a fairly typical path: IIT, then IIM, and straight into investment banking. I graduated from […] Read more
Attero, NISE Join Hands To Tackle Solar Panel Recycling In India Updated On Wed, Apr 16th, 2025 by Saurenergy Attero, India’s largest cleantech company and a lithium-ion battery recycler, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous body under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), to address solar panel waste management. Under the MoU, NISE will support Attero with its knowledge and expertise […] Read more
Kerala’s Draft Energy Policy Mandates Solar, Proposes Community Solar Updated On Mon, Apr 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy Kerala, among the net importers of energy in the country, has released a draft energy policy where the state continues to push for solar, and by extension, a degree of energy self sufficiency. The draft policy mandates solar for all consumers using over 500 units in a month, with a minimum requirement of 1 kW. […] Read more
