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Solar Capital Cost 11 Times Higher In Developing Countries: IEA Report

A recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds that the cost of capital, required to make investment in solar energy in developing economies to be high. The report attributed this to the challenges such as, cost of capital in developing economies, less developed capital markets, fewer projects, and a lack of transparency around […]

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Growatt Introduces New Generation of MAX Inverter Series For C&I Segment 

Growatt has introduced an upgraded version of its MAX inverter series. The demand for solar panels with higher power outputs continues to grow, driven by the need for more energy generation in limited spaces, such as commercial and industrial scenarios. Ongoing development of solar cell technologies have contributed to the development of high-current modules. The […]

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Tata Power Acquires Bikaner-III Neemrana-II Transmission Renewable Energy Project

Tata Power Co Ltd has won a bid for the acquisition of the Bikaner-III Neemrana-II Transmission renewable energy project valued at about INR 1,544 crore. The renewable energy project is of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) established by PFC Consulting Limited, an arm of Power Finance Corporation. The transmission project is be undertaken on a […]

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Dogger Bank D Awards Projects for Technical Consultations to Three Firms

Contracts have been awarded to Genesis, H2GO Power, and Fichtner by project partners SSE Renewables and Equinor in an initiative to begin the production of large-scale green hydrogen from the 2 GW Dogger Bank D. Being developed in a phased manner, Dogger Bank is located off the coast of England. The project, which could be […]

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SGEL Looks to Buy Land for 200 MW Solar Project

SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a subsidiary of SJVN, has issued a tender to buy or lease 1,000 acres of land in Punjab for the construction of a 200 MW solar power project. This is for a period of 28 years. The last date to submit bids for the tender for land for the 200 […]

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K Shanmugha Sundaram Takes Over as Director (Projects) at NTPC

K. Shanmugha Sundaram has taken charge as Director (Projects), NTPC on December 1, 2023. K. Shanmugha Sundaram is a 1988 batch Electronics and Communication Engineering graduate from the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore with PGDM from MDI Gurgaon in the area of Strategy & Finance. Prior to joining as Director (Projects), NTPC Limited, he was […]

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Sierra Leone Set to Welcome its First Wind Farm in Sherbro Island

Sierra Leone is set to welcome its first wind farm at Sherbro Island. Towards this, the generation unit of Octopus Energy has joined hands with Idris Elba and Sherbro Alliance Partners (SAP) to realise this goal. Sherbro Alliance Partners is an infrastructure development firm. The significant announcement was made at COP28. The agreement will pave […]

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European New Trade Defense Measure To Impact Solar Jobs: Report

Solar Power Europe recently released a joint statement and warned that 433 European solar companies and associations may undertake trade measures. They add that, these measures could negatively affect solar jobs in EU, and cause detriment to EU’s green energy transition, which is currently at a critical moment in time. The report mentions that the […]

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Asia Likely To Have 55% Share Of Global Renewable Energy Jobs: IRENA

IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) recently released its world energy transition outlook report. Their report mentioned that Asia is expected to account for a 55% share of global renewable energy jobs, followed by Europe (14%), US (13%) and Sub-Saharan Africa (9%) till 2050 under 1.5-degree scenario. It adds that, the jobs are unevenly distributed as, […]

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