France Awards 1.5 GW Solar Capacity, Largest Ever Updated On Wed, Oct 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Europe’s largest energy exporter France has finally awarded 1.5GW of ground-mounted solar PV capacity in its latest and largest such auction. Conducted under the Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Energie (PPE) scheme that focuses on renewable energy, the auction attracted some of the lowest bids ever seen in the country too. 129 projects were declared successful with […] Read more
EDF Wins 1 GW Offshore Wind Farm Project to be Set Up in Northern France Updated On Mon, Mar 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy French utility EDF has bagged a 1 GW capacity tender aimed at the development of a wind power farm. The 1 GW wind farm is to be established off the coast of Normandy located in northern France. France had revealed that it was developing the offshore project in 2019. This offshore wind farm is part […] Read more
ISA, MNRE & World Bank Conduct Workshop for ‘OSOWOG’ Updated On Wed, May 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA), the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of India, and the World Bank organized a two-day strategic initiation workshop on ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG). All the implementation partners came together and presented their roadmap for OSOWOG in that workshop which has set up the first milestone […] Read more
EDF Successfully Installs 100,000 Smart Meters in India Updated On Thu, Apr 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy EDF has successfully installed 100,000 smart meters in India under its EESL contract, commercial roll-out of 5 million smart meters is next. Global low-carbon electricity leader EDF has announced that it has successfully installed 100,000 smart meters in India under its contract with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), an energy service company under the administration […] Read more
EDF, Oceanus, Plan Power & Desalination, By Using Pumped Storage, Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Mar 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy French energy utility major EDF and Oceanus have announced plans to build a pumped hydro storage station along with a desalination plant powered by wind and solar. The plan is to use saltwater to produce hydropower during periods of high demand, while producing affordable freshwater using the same energy. The project will be located in […] Read more
EDF to Work on Augwind’s AirBattery Energy Storage System in Israel Updated On Wed, Dec 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Augwind and EDF Renewables Israel will work together on a 5 MW solar plant integrated with a 20 MWh Augwind’s storage system – AirBattery. Augwind has announced that it has signed an MOU with EDF Renewables Israel, a subsidiary of the global EDF conglomerate, for the two firms to work together on building and operating […] Read more
TAQA, Masdar-led 2 GW Al Dhafra Solar Project Achieves Financial Close Updated On Thu, Dec 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy TAQA and Masdar – alongside partners EDF and JinkoPower – have announced the successful financial closing of the Al Dhafra Solar project. The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Masdar – alongside partners EDF and JinkoPower – have announced the successful financial closing of the Al Dhafra Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Producer (IPP) […] Read more
Dubai’s 5GW Solar Park On Track With 3rd Phase Opening Updated On Wed, Nov 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) has formally announced the official opening of the 800 MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (MBRAM). Named after the UAE’s Prime Minister and Vice President, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum himself came to do the honours. With the latest opening, the park’s […] Read more
How World Record Low Solar Prices Moved Out of India Updated On Sat, Sep 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy Back in 2016, when Acme Solar surprised, nay, shocked everyone with a bid of Rs 2.44 per KwH at the newly launched solar auctions, everyone celebrated. It was believed that much like telecom, the era of lowest cost solar in India had also arrived. A long, sustained boom was duly predicted, and many of todays […] Read more
