Ashok Leyland Planning two Green Mobility Subsidiaries in India Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ashok Leyland through its subsidiary Switch Mobility has announced its global expansion plans into India and its plan to create 2 subsidiaries Ashok Leyland through its subsidiary Switch Mobility, the U.K.-based EV producer of Buses and Vans, has announced its global expansion plans into India and its plan to create two subsidiary companies. The first, […] Read more
At ₹3.85, CERC Approves 7% Hike in APPC for Open Access Solar in 2020-21 Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy In its order notified last week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has set the national Average Power Purchase Cost (APPC) for open access at ₹3.85/kWh. This implies that for wind or solar generators that are regional entities and selling power under open access, which is not accounted for RPO compliance of obligated entities, and […] Read more
Could Deep Shaft Mines Get a Second Life As Energy Storage Sources? Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Finding a way to extend or wring some positives out of abandoned or exhausted mines, particularly deep shaft mines, has become a new challenge for many stakeholders. Startups like Gravitricity have got close to building a business out of using them for energy storage, for instance. Now Centennial, an Australian mining company which is a […] Read more
PLI Scheme for Solar Manufacturing Finally Gets Cabinet Approval Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Yet another piece in India’s solar manufacturing ambitions fell into place today with the union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approving the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy’s proposal for the implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme ‘National Programme on High-Efficiency Solar PV (Photo Voltic) Modules’ for achieving manufacturing capacity of […] Read more
What If- Renewable Powered Power Trade Between India And Pakistan Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Readers might be surprised to know that India’s trade in power is not insignificant when it comes to its neighbours. The country annually imports around 1,200 MW of power from Bhutan, exports 1,200 MW to Bangladesh, exports 450 MW to Nepal and 3 MW to Myanmar. India is also working on a plan to develop […] Read more
Even As Solar Glass Prices Retreat, Price Pressures To Continue On Modules in 2021 Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy The year 2020 was highly profitable for solar glass manufacturers everywhere. Not because they sold more, but because they could get much higher prices for their output. After being range bound for all of 2019 and right upto August 2020 between RMB 25-27 (1 RMB = Rs 11.3), solar glass prices shot up to a […] Read more
Vistra to Close Coal Plant in 2022 as it Transitions to a Cleaner Future Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vistra seeks to invest over $550 million across central and southern Illinois to build zero-emission renewable energy centers at plant sites Vistra and its subsidiary, Electric Energy, Inc., are today announcing the retirement of the Joppa Power Plant by Sept. 1, 2022, three years earlier than previously disclosed. The revised closing date is part of an agreement […] Read more
Backlog of Unsigned PSAs Risk Slowing India’s Renewable Energy Growth Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Delays in signing PSAs are a bottleneck in the growth of renewable energy capacity in India, jeopardising the 175 GW by 2022 target Delays in signing power sale agreements (PSAs) are a bottleneck in the growth of renewable energy capacity in India, jeopardising the government’s renewable energy target of 175 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, dampening […] Read more
LONGi Signs up for Green Hydrogen With Special Unit Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy LONGi Green Energy, the largest solar manufacturer globally, has gone ahead and incorporated a business unit in March to explore and get in early into the green Hydrogen market. LONGi has a targeted manufacturing capacity of 40 GW in modules, 20 GW in cells, and mono ingots at 65 GW. The move by LONGi really […] Read more
