Offshore Wind’s 2024 in India- Building Blocks Falling Into Place Updated On Mon, Dec 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy India’s offshore wind ambitions made slow but steady progress in 2024, egged on by multiple European partners pushing the country to try this ‘last frontier’ of renewable energy. For a country heading towards 100 GW of solar, and 50 GW of onshore wind, Offshore wind energy has been a distant dream, primarily because of cost […] Read more
Maharashtra Issues Tender For Solar Steam Cookers Updated On Fri, Dec 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has initiated plans to introduce solar steam cooking systems across the state. In a pilot project, the agency aims to meet the cooking needs of five State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) centers using this clean energy technology. To support this initiative, MEDA has issued a tender inviting bids. The […] Read more
NTPC Issues Tender To Build Solar Trees For Its Bongaigaon Project Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy NTPC recently issued a tender to build and commission solar trees for the NTPC’s Bongaigaon project located in Assam. It invited the bids till December 30, 2024. The NTPC project will be located at the Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project, managed by NTPC’s Central Procurement Group – 2, Sipat Super Thermal Power Station in Chhattisgarh. The […] Read more
The 10 Big Milestones That Will Define India’s RE Sector In 2025 Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Indian renewable energy market witnessed several historic events in 2024. These include policy changes, diversified and copious tenders, a record pace of green project installations, bulging order books across manufacturers, EPCs and more. While the overarching focus of the year was to be self-reliant in manufacturing, with real progress finally visible, China still cast […] Read more
SECI Floats 125 MW/500 MWh BESS Tender in Kerala With VGF Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) recently released a tender to set up a 125 MW/500 MWh standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Kerala with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support. The last date for bid submission is set as February 6, 2025. This marks the 22nd standalone BESS tender in India. This is […] Read more
Winning Bids Cross Rs 3/kWh In SECI’s 1 GW Solar Tender Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an ominous sign of changing market dynamics, SECI’s 1000 MW Tranche XVIII tender for ISTS connected solar projects has attracted winning bids, all over Rs 3/kWh. The tender, released in September this year, has ReNew Solar Power( 250 MW at Rs 3.04), Acme Solar holdings (300 MW at Rs 3.05) and Adani Green Energy […] Read more
NTPC 1.2 GW Solar Project Results- 6 Winners Announced Updated On Tue, Dec 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy NTPC has announced six winners for its 1.2 GW solar project tender with a greenshoe option. The winners are Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Onward Solar Power, ReNew Solar Power, Illuminate Hybren, Adyant Enersol, and DineshChandra R Aggarwal. Collectively, these projects amount to 1,020 MW, with an additional greenshoe option of 600 MW. According to […] Read more
India Needs Over A Million Additional Engineers by 2050 for RE Vision: IREDA Chief Updated On Mon, Dec 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), addressed the Visionary Talk hosted by the 39th Indian Engineering Congress at Kolkata on 20th December 2024. In his address, CMD, IREDA spoke about the critical need for talent to drive the Renewable Energy sector both in India and […] Read more
ALMM On Solar Cells Can Push Tariffs By 50p/unit: CareEdge Updated On Fri, Dec 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy A latest report by CareEdge Ratings said that the imposition of an Approved List Of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar cells in India can push solar tariffs up by up to Rs 40 paise per unit to Rs 50p/unit. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has planned to bring in ALMM for […] Read more
