Touchdown – Solar Power Makes a Smooth Landing at Indian Airports Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy With over 100 operational airports, civil aviation in India has emerged as one of the fastest growing sectors in the country during the last three years. India is currently considered the third largest domestic civil aviation market in the world. India’s passenger traffic grew at 16.52 per cent year on year to reach a whopping […] Read more
Discoms trip up India’s Move to Power-Surplus with Peak Deficit at 0.8% in 2018-19 Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy India missed its target of becoming a power-surplus nation after its peak power deficit stood at 0.8 percent and the overall energy deficit remained 0.6 percent for the financial year 2018-19. In its Load Generation Balancing Report (LGBR) for the fiscal year, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had pegged overall energy and peak power surpluses at 4.6 percent and […] Read more
BRPL and Shuttl Commit to EV Transition with Focus on Charging Infrastructure Updated On Thu, Apr 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy Through their EV100 membership, the two firms have pledged to switch their fleets to electric and install charging infrastructure where they have operations. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and app-based mobility company Shuttl have become the latest Indian companies to join The Climate Groups’ EV 100 initiative. Shuttl operates nearly 30,000 rides daily to commuters […] Read more
Hero Group & Azure Power Plan To Raise $500 Million Each Through Bond Sale Updated On Thu, Apr 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy Hero Group’s renewable energy arm and Azure Power are gearing up to raise $1 billion by selling bonds to overseas investors over the next few weeks in separate offerings, according to people briefed on the matter. Both the Delhi-based green power rivals are looking raise $500 million each and have appointed investment banks to underwrite […] Read more
Telangana to Add 1,000 MW Solar PV Capacity by the End of 2019 Updated On Wed, Apr 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy Telangana stands at second position with a generation capacity of over 3,500 MW commissioned through solar energy, which is expected to touch 4500 MW by the end of the year. Telangana will add another 1,000 MW of solar energy capacity in next six to eight months taking the total installed capacity to over 4,500 MW in solar […] Read more
Delhi Metro Plans to Run All Operations on Solar Energy by 2021 Updated On Wed, Apr 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy The corporation will start getting 99 MW solar energy from the 750 MW Solar Power Park in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh from May 2019. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) which currently meets nearly 60 percent of its electricity needs from solar energy, plans to drive up that number to meet all its energy needs from clean […] Read more
Ireland’s Energy Sector Transformation Lead by its Power Sector Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy Ireland has successfully advanced the transformation of its energy sector, led primarily by the power sector. In 2017, about a quarter of the country’s total power generation came from wind power, the third highest share among all 30 IEA member countries, according to the latest review of Ireland’s energy policies by the International Energy Agency. The electricity […] Read more
Oriano Solar Commissions Two Solar Plants For Aditya Birla Renewables Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy The firm is currently executing 134.5 MW of solar projects to be commissioned by September 2019 and will surpass cumulative installation of 350 MW by the end of this financial year. Mumbai-based Oriano Solar has commissioned two solar power plants worth18.75 MW capacity located at Rawan (12.5 MW) and Hirmi (6.25 MW) in Chhattisgarh. The company was the Engineering, […] Read more
India’s Solar Sector Expected to Outperform Globally Despite Challenges: Report Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report by Fitch Solutions has predicted that the Indian solar power capacity will grow at an annual average rate of 15.3 percent to reach 105.9 GW by 2028, up from 26 GW in 2018. The report highlights that India will continue to outperform rival markets over the next decade as recent problems such […] Read more